mamarua : designs

Our Designs

AROHA - the heart, the ultimate symbol of love

KORU – a spiral motif from our Pacific flora signifying new life

TAPA - a stylised flower
motif symbolic of the South Pacific

Recycled Resin
clear	fuchsia	indigo	lagoon
kauri	lime	karaka	rata
Recycled Rubber red & black rubber Recycled Composite granite Weight: 70mm H, 50mm W, 20mm D 26 grams resin 23 grams rubber 36 grams composite

Recycled Resin
clear	fuchsia	rata
kauri	lime	karaka
Recycled Rubber black rubber Recycled Composite granite Weight: 70mm H, 50mm W, 15mm D 27 grams resin 24 grams rubber 38 grams composite

Recycled Resin
clear	fuchsia	indigo	lagoon

kauri	lime	karaka	rata
Recycled Rubber black rubber Recycled Composite granite Weight: 70mm H, 45mm W, 15mm D 13 grams resin 11 grams rubber 18 grams composite

‘Mementos of the South Pacific’ are 100% made in Aotearoa.
The designs each originated as a carving. We then utilize a molding technique and use recycled material to create these beautifully crafted mementos.
Due to the nature of recycled material each memento tends to harness its own individuality. You may see a slight colour differentiation or unique air bubble giving each memento an original twist.
The recycled material Mamarua uses is a recycled synthetic resin, and using a process of molding, the material can be molded into the designed forms you see. The recycled material has numerous variations within it therefore the process of drying, re-grinding and screening is critical. The actual recycled material itself is waste / scrap from other molded products like display stands, covers, plastic components etc. The scrap is collected, chipped and screened – it is a lot more time consuming than using virgin material and if we didn't use it would go into our landfills.