Gorgeous Creatures is New Zealand’s leading specialist retailer in cowhide rugs, premium possum-fur décor, and other exotic leather home accessories such as ottomans and toy boxes.

Gorgeous Creatures is a quality-driven, New Zealand-owned and operated business that has been trading at the very top end of this specialist niche market since 2004.

Our mission at Gorgeous Creatures is to present to you an extensive range of the very best-quality cow skin rugs, possum fur products, ottomans and footstools, sheepskins and merino possum knitwear accessories in one handy central-city location and supported by excellent customer service.

Ensuring fabulous quality products

Excellence is the distinguishing feature that puts Gorgeous Creatures head and shoulders above others in the market.
 
Our stock is hand-selected at carefully chosen supplier tanneries by professionals who are trained in exacting quality procedures. They turn through hundreds of hides for us - one by one - and select only the stars in accordance with our strict criteria.

Our insistence on only buying export-quality hides means our selectors’ painstaking search can take several days to complete. This meticulous screening process results in us buying only from the top five to ten per cent of premium hides.


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Why do we opt for such high standards of excellence?

Because we are committed to ensuring that your purchase from Gorgeous Creatures is an investment in quality – lasting quality that will bring you pleasure for many years to come.

We know that poor quality hides will quickly bring disappointment and, because of this, we choose to leave the bulk buying of cheap hides found in local markets to others: bald patches and curling at the edges are just two of the unsightly consequences of low-grade hides. The former head of the Gucci business empire, Aldo Gucci, sums up perfectly the concept of ‘buying cheap’: “The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory”. We agree.

Giving you the best interior decor service

When buying from Gorgeous Creatures, you will enjoy the benefits of our knowledge and experience, and you have our promise that you will receive all the pre-sale advice and after-sales service you need to feel confident in your purchase.


Our showroom manager and product designer is Kirsty Mason, who has worked in the business since its establishment seven years ago. She is your main contact for enquiries and sales. With an extensive background in retail sales and customer service, Kirsty is accomplished in i nterior decoration.

Most importantly for you, after sourcing our hides for more than eight years, she has an extensive knowledge of the entire Gorgeous Creatures range and intricate knowledge about the hides and possum furs that she sells as well as the custom made products like ottomans and footstools.

Ask her advice on the best products for your purpose and interior décor, and you are ensured of an excellent customer experience.

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Environmental Production

All of our leather goods are derived from renewable resources and are humanely produced. The cowhides, calf hides and sheepskins are a bi-product of animals that have been farmed for food.

In the case of possums, they are a non-native pest that devours approximately eight million tones of New Zealand vegetation each year. Their skins are a bi-product of the pest control measures that exist in New Zealand to protect the country’s trees. For more information on this, please visit our environment concern page.

Gorgeous Creatures is a member of the New Zealand Retailers’ Association, and is
100% New Zealand owned and operated.