About us!
I say “us” but really it’s just me! Hi I’m Kalea, I was born and raised in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand and have always loved expressing myself through what I wear. I think it’s so cool how we can dress up our wee bodies how ever we like and be completely unique from everyone else in the world!
I created WabiSabi in October 2020, it started as a hobby and I would make jewellery just for myself, then my friends asked for some, eventually more and more people started wanting my jewellery, and here we are today!
Wabisabi Jewels is a New Zealand established business which moved to the Gold Coast in early 2024.
The name WabiSabi is a Japanese term that in a nutshell means “appreciating the beauty in the imperfect'“ I chose this as a business name in 2020 because I thought it was cool, although as I have grown as a person the name has become progressively meaningful to me. I have realised how my business name accurately represents not only me, my lifestyle and my mentality but how it also represents everyone as an individual.