Lyford Rustic takes its name from a remote alpine village high in the Southern Alps - log cabins, native bush, and mountains that have never been in a hurry. It's the same spirit behind everything we make: honest, hand-finished timber goods, crafted right here in Canterbury by the same hands behind Imperial Shell Works.

Each piece is shaped from a mix of native and locally sourced timbers - totara, matai, rewarewa, rimu, tawa and mountain beech among the natives, alongside macrocarpa, pine, Lawson's cypress, London plane and jarrah. Chosen for grain and character rather than a fixed spec sheet, no two boards are ever quite the same.

Stories from the Village

A few of our pieces carry more than good timber - they carry a bit of Mt Lyford folklore. Our Whisky Sharing Set, for instance, is engraved for Cloudy Range Spirits -  a (fictional) distillery on a (very real-sounding) street in the village. It's a small thing, but it turns a gift into a bit of a story worth telling over a dram.
(Glassware and metal fittings are sourced in; the timber work is all done in-house.)

From Native Bush & Beyond

Native & Local Timbers — Totara, matai, rewarewa, rimu, tawa, mountain beech, plus locally sourced macrocarpa, pine, Lawson's cypress, London plane and jarrah

Hand-Finished — Shaped, sanded and finished by hand, no two pieces identical

Village Lore — Select pieces engraved with original Mt Lyford-inspired stories

Made in Canterbury, NZ — Crafted by the same team behind Imperial Shell Works