Our MISSION
Sharing the joy of working with wood
OUR VISION
Through the highly diverse and inclusive BenchSpace community, anyone who wants to work with wood can:
learn skills and work with others
access tools and workshop facilities
acquire the necessary materials
OUR VALUES
Hapori / Community
We believe collaboration, connection, and mentoring relationships are vital in a healthy community and are a great way to transfer knowledge, keep craftwork alive and support wellbeing.
Whai rawa / Resourcefulness
We believe in encouraging people, individually or with others, to solve problems, invent solutions, and make vs buy.
Whakauru / Inclusivity
We believe woodworking should be accessible to everyone. A desire to create and willingness to learn are all that is required.
Kaitiakitanga / Sustainability
We believe in socially and environmentally sustainable craft principles and practices,