Hi, I’m Annette, living in sunny Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand who dreams of rescuing cute fluffy dogs, curating a light filled art gallery, spending Euro Summers hunting antiques across open markets, and retreating to a tropical island haven to recharge.

While that's still a daydream, I'm focused on surrounding myself with beautiful and colourful objects that spark joy, and sharing these gems with others to enjoy.

At Lucentia, I curate little treasures designed to brighten your day; pocket trinkets, joyful memories, colourful dopamine hits, and daily moments of magic. 

Each piece is a sprinkle of happiness to make life feel a little more beautiful.

Lucentia began with a simple idea: that the objects around us should delight us and feel good to be surrounded with, bought with intention more than just function.

We live in a world that moves fast, everything instant, everything disposable. Lucentia is my small act of resistance against that. It's a return to a slower pace, to finding wonder in simple items, to things that took time to make and are made to be kept, reused, treasured.

Every piece, whether it's a reglowed homeware, an original photographic print, or a handmade piece of art, is chosen for the way it makes you, a room, or a moment, sparkle a little brighter.

Lucentia is an invitation to curate your space with a little bit of whimsy, a touch of magic, a sprinkling of glitter, and a symphony of rainbows.

To stop scrolling and start noticing: the way light falls across a table in the late afternoon, the scent of spring flowers in the air, a rainbow appearing like magic on a gloomy day, the quiet nostalgia of a summer holiday with nothing to do but simply be.

I hope these pieces bring a little of that feeling into your home and allow you to stop, just for a moment, and let that inner glow you feel radiate out and carry you into the day with a little extra spring in your step.