When you take a chance and the stars align, magic happens. Just ask florist Lucy Houghton of Lu Diamond Flowers and interior/product designer Sally McDonald of The Arc Dept. This time last year, they didn’t know each other; now they share a studio on one of Ngāmotu/ New Plymouth’s main streets.
The pair opened their doors in October to provide a place where people can purchase Lucy’s fresh flowers and Sally’s handles and homeware, while they create in the workshop at the rear. “Out the back is where