Celebrating the discipline of fine woodworking through thoughtful, hand-crafted design.
Josephine Jelicich is an Auckland-based furniture maker and woodworker whose practice centres on material understanding, traditional joinery and careful handwork. After studying at art school at Massey University in Wellington, she found herself drawn away from more conceptual work and towards practical, hands-on making, ultimately finding her calling in furniture and woodwork. This led her to complete the full-time Furniture Makers' Programme at the Centre for Fine Woodworking in Nelson in 2018. Since then, Josephine has built a practice focused on bespoke commissions and her own considered designs, working primarily with solid timber and time-honoured techniques. Her approach values patience and problem-solving, allowing the making process to unfold slowly, with close attention to detail, proportion and the natural character of the wood.