Toetoe

Close-up view of decorative string lights with small, warm yellow lights, intertwined with metallic gold rods, creating a festive ambiance.
Decorative gold wire and string lights with small glowing bulbs on a white wall background.
Close-up of a showerhead with water flowing out.
Close-up of a bundle of golden metallic rods held together by a shiny band, situated near a window with natural light.
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Decorative golden wire sculpture with tiny embedded lights hanging from a ceiling.
Close-up of golden decorative sticks intertwined with string lights, creating a warm, festive glow.

New Zealand’s largest native tussock, producing flowering stems that can reach towering heights between 2.5 to 6 meters.

Ancient Māori historically valued every part of the Toetoe. Its leaves were used for traditional medicine (rongoā), weaving baskets and mats, and thatching whare (houses). The sturdy, hollow flower stems (kākaho) were utilized as arrow shafts, straws, and decorative tukutuku wall panels in meeting houses.

Unlike the stiff, upright plumes of invasive weeds, toetoe blooms in spring and early summer, displaying soft, drooping, and delicate golden-cream flower heads that sway gracefully.

Toetoe features 40 brass arms that seem to emerge from the ground and extend into the impressive space above, with hints of new growth peeking through. Standing over 4 meters tall, Toetoe gently curves toward the center of the room, with thousands of twinkling LEDs illuminating this beautiful space.

Materials: Brass Tube, Stainless Steel, miniature LED