Wide view of the gate into Waimoana homestead
Unrecipied

Founded 2024

Unrecipied is an editorial space founded by Louise Thompson and Phillida Perry in 2024.

From Waimoana in the Wairarapa, it traces creative sustenance sourced in food, art, writing, gardening and gathering — honouring the handmade, the imperfect and the rituals of making together.

Documenting the pleasure of cooking for people you love, the quiet satisfaction of growing things and the abundance of creative chaos. Unrecipied is an invitation, not instructions.

Hallway with Axminster carpet at Waimoana
Patinaed blue gate at Waimoana
Drizzling gravy onto a plate at the table

The makers

Louise and Phillida bring together a shared love of food, place and the art of making. Unrecipied is their ongoing conversation with the land, the kitchen and the table.

Illustrations by George Savill
Photography by Russell Kleyn

Knife marks on a chopping block
Currants and sultanas
Children's heights on a door frame