About - Wellington business-led designers

Founding Eden Design straight after university nearing 16 years ago, has given Hannah a unique on-the-ground business perspective enabling her to approach client relationships with understanding and practical realistic design solutions in a competitive business market. Owning her own business has left Hannah in the unique position of being exposed to a vast array of business marketing skill sets, print and web design, and supplier/client relationship skills. Communications, information design, publications and brand work are a particular strength of Hannah's, all requiring engagement, consistency and creativity across multiple dimensions. Leading a full life away from work, Hannah loves being a wife, a mum of two little ones, the beach, health and fitness, and cooking up a good wholesome meal.

A results-orientated business leader with a proven track record in driving growth, management and business development. Justin demonstrates a strong entrepreneurial drive with an excellent reputation for building relationships based on integrity and trust across multiple stakeholders (both internal and external). He has proven capability in achieving goals in highly competitive markets and extensive commercial experience around both government entities and corporate organisations. Outside of work life, Justin is a keen supercar enthusiast, loves his family and enjoys keeping in shape at the gym.

Michelle has a Bachelor in Design from Massey University. Specialising in print, brand and social media design. Michelle has a keen typographic eye, loves photography and has experience designing for small to medium sized businesses and not-for-profit organisations. When she’s not designing, she is spending time with family and running around after her three children. She enjoys a good flat white, and watching her kids play sports.

Scott is a multi disciplinary designer and illustrator having worked in everything print-based from children’s books, magazines and annual reports, to digital-based including websites, animations and e-learning modules. In the two decades since graduating from Massey with a Bachelor of Design in Illustration he has worked with multiple Government agencies and corporations throughout New Zealand, creating engaging designs with a splash of illustration and personality. When he’s not busy doing ALL of the above, he likes to spend time with his wife and two boys, and paint in his studio.

Nathan has over 20 years' experience working in advertising and design, in Wellington, Auckland and Marseille, France. He has wide experience in branding, advertising, layout and retail design, and has enjoyed working with packaging and digital projects. He loves ideas and is inspired by clever thinking and good design. Aside from being a design geek, Nathan also enjoys spending time with family, watching a good movie and going for a run.

Sashini is the general manager of our web development partner. With a team of 15, she manages overall operations and works closely with Eden to manage clients’ expectations. Her input is highly valued as she is very capable of understanding project requirements and translating them into technical jargon that the web development team is more familiar with. Sashini is currently reading for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Hannah has a Bachelor of Communications from Massey University and over 13 years communications experience working for mid-tier corporate organisations, high growth businesses, and small business entrepreneurs. At Eden Design, Hannah creates value-aligned messaging and provides copywriting expertise for websites, social media, marketing collateral, and an array of communication pieces. Hannah enjoys stakeholder management and creating outcomes that teams resonate with. Outside of work Hannah loves spending time with family and friends, reading a good book and being creative.

Jacinta is well known for her work in Articulate Storyline, sharing complex game templates with the e-learning community and in demand to run training courses for organisations such as Telecom, Auckland Council and New Zealand Police as well as several government agencies. She has spoken at conferences in New Zealand and overseas, as well as running instructional design courses. Instructional design hovers in the medium between art and science - analysing both the problem we want the learning to solve, and our learner profile. Jacinta then uses her creativity, experience and learning theory to work out what will be most engaging and relevant to the learner and, at the same time, get the results our clients are looking for. Over time Jacinta has become more and more passionate about engaging and effective learning design and upskilling our learning and development professionals. In her spare time, she likes to learn new technology and grow plants in her vertical farm using sheep's wool.

With over 20 years of experience in the visual communications industry, Jeff has worked with many national and international clients to create engaging and impactful campaigns that connect with audiences. Jeff loves bringing ideas to life through engaging visuals and making complex information easy to understand. Whether working in a team, or leading projects, collaboration of ideas is important and he is always looking for ways to achieve the best outcomes. Jeff is driven by delivering high-quality work that makes a real difference and values building strong, lasting relationships with both clients and colleagues. When not behind the camera, you will either find him with a guitar in his hands, mountain biking, or hanging with his family.