Our high-quality tableware and kitchenware products are designed by independent artists and made in Europe. I live in Australia where I’m now a citizen. Mor lives in Sweden. We’re hemispheres apart, but now use modern technology to work on product design. My name is Rickard Vikström. I grew up near the Arctic Circle in Sweden, working with my parents in our home decorating shop. Mor was always ver
y creative, something my father jokingly said made more work for him. When she suggested we make some trays together, it was very random! But — not at all unlike her, so I wasn’t surprised. She’s full of good ideas like this. She’d discovered textile designs by Swedish brand Kinnamark. They work with Scandinavian designers to create stunning textiles. Mor thought we should collaborate with them, and a Swedish tray maker, to create hand-crafted, wooden trays with embedded pieces of textiles to bring to Australia. So, 14 years after leaving Sweden to work as a business consultant in several countries, I’m back where I once thought I’d be – working in homeware design. The result is THETRAY.SHOP and our first collection of hand-crafted wooden trays with embedded textiles. Our mission at THETRAY.SHOP is to source the best trays from around the globe. If we can’t find what we’re looking for, or what you like, then we’ll create it ourselves.
