A sunlit architectural homeA ceramic toggle switch on the plaster wall of a sunlit architectural home

Handmade in Queenstown, New Zealand

Give your home
the details
it deserves.

Handmade ceramic switches and sockets.
Composed to suit your architecture, materials and finishes.

FOR HOMES IN NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA

A piece of art.
A part of your day.

A work of art can be something you live with, touch, and use every day. A light turned on. A room brought to life.

Shaped and glazed by hand in Queenstown, each Gaia fitting carries the character of its making. Ceramic pieces commissioned for the architecture, the materials, and the people who call it home.

Meet the forms
A single Gaia ceramic switch on the entrance wall of a limestone bathroom
THE BATHROOM

The first light.
A softer start.

A single handmade ceramic switch.

One copper toggle and two sockets in a flowing mineral ceramic fitting above a kitchen worktopTwo mineral ceramic sockets in the same kitchenOne switch and one socket in the same kitchen
THE KITCHEN

Power.
In its place.

The sculptural double ceramic socket in architectural light

Part of the architecture.

A flowing ceramic form brings light and power into the material language of your home.

Explore the forms
Ivory ceramic switch and socket beside a linen bed in an architectural bedroomThree ivory ceramic switches above the bedside table
THE BEDROOM

Light and power.
By your bedside.

A composition
of your own.

Single, double, triple. Switches and sockets.
Composed around the way you live.

Single blue-grey ceramic toggle switch with brass fixings
Choose your size
Make it yours
One switch1 fitting

YOUR COMPOSITION

One small gesture.
A whole new mood.

A sculptural ceramic surround, a metal toggle and the simple pleasure of turning on the light.

Finish

Mineral

Form
Single toggle
Material
Handmade ceramic
Made for
New Zealand & Australia
The room at dusk with the compact toggle down and electric lights offThe same room with the compact toggle up and warm lights on
THE EVENING

Handmade ceramic.
Working beautifully.

Handmade ceramic. Solid metal hardware.
See the room in a different light.

QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND

From our hands.
Into your home.

Gaia is a ceramic studio creating handmade switches and sockets in Queenstown. Each fitting is a small, functional artwork, made to become part of everyday life.

We work with homeowners, architects and interior designers to compose pieces for a whole home or a considered detail. Choose a form, bring your material palette, and explore a custom glaze with us.

Currently commissioning for homes in New Zealand and Australia.

Meet your next project

Made by hand.
Made for your home.

Commission ceramic pieces with our Queenstown studio.
For homeowners, architects and interior designers in New Zealand and Australia.

YOUR GAIA PROJECT

Let’s make
something yours.

Tell our Queenstown studio about your project. We currently work with homes in New Zealand and Australia.

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