Koru Phone Cases - iPhone and Android

Maori Kowhaiwhai Pattern. This traditional style design has been built up to form patch work like layers. The colours are black, red and white.

The koru reprensents in the Maori legend the fern frond as it opens as a new leaf. It means peace, tranquility, spirituality and new start (beginnings).

Be strong be brave

Be strong and have hope

Kia Ora!

Modern Koru Maori silver fern design and New Zealand text.

A common motif in Māori art that represents new life, growth, strength, and peace.

Pounamu of the Kiwi, a native bird found only in New Zealand. Koru maori jade design.

A vector illustration of a Kiwi, the national bird of New Zealand / Aotearoa. The bird is nocturnal, and is drawn at night with a full moon. The background is a Maori koru pattern in black and white.

An unfurling fern frond, a koru, close up and with dark green leaves, and a black background, in Ackers Point bush on Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Inspired the animated short "Lava" shown before "Inside Out".

Be strong nz

Modern New Zealand silver fern koru Maori design.

Astra and Koru

The Kiwi is New Zealand's national bird. This design features a stylised Kiwi, drawn in red, it has Koru designs on its body. The design in inspired by an airforce roundel.

The Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala) is a small bird which is endemic to New Zealand. It’s Maori name is Miromiro. This design features a stylised Tomtit, drawn in red, it has Koru designs on its body. The design in inspired by an airforce roundel.

Cute, talkative, curious and always on the move, fantails are an iconic New Zealand bird that always makes us smile.

Large Kiwi print designed with koru. The koru (Māori for loop) is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace. It is an integral symbol in Māori art, carving and tattoos. I drew this for a mural a few years ago, thanks to society6 it is getting a new lease on life. I also have this design with a black kiwi on a white background in my redbubble gallery.

A great map!

Two roosters sparing in ground of a full moon. They are framed by a red circle and the text reads HALLOWEEN.

The Rockwren (Xenicus gilviventris), or Rock Wren is a small bird which is endemic to the south Island of New Zealand. It’s Maori name is Piwauwau. This design features a stylised Rockwren, drawn in red, it has Koru designs on its body. The design in inspired by an airforce roundel.

Modern New Zealand koru silver fern Maori design.

Land of the long white cloud.

Black KIWI with Koru A Bold black Kiwi. The national bird of New Zealand / Aotearoa. New Zealanders are often referred to as Kiwi's, an name we use with pride. The image is drawn with koru designs, The koru (Māori for "loop") is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace.

Kiwi koru icon

Tauhou is a small bird that lives in the New Zealand forest. The European Name is Silvereye or Wax-eye. The bird in this print is drawn incorporating Maori Koru patterns. The koru (Māori for “loop”) is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace. This design started life as a stencil which I made for a New Zealand birds mural. The mural is long gone but I still had the stencils. I redrew them, using vector, to create a series of bird designs. Others in this series are KIWI, TAKAHE, FANTAIL, TOMTIT and the ROCK WREN.

A painted illustration of a tui in a kowhai tree. These trees have yellow flowers, full of sweet nectar, that tuis love. The background is Maori koru pattern. A great design for people who love NZ / Aoteraroa native birds.

Fantails, also know by the Maori name Piwakawaka, are wonderful birds, friendly, active and agile. The birds in this print are drawn incorporating Maori Koru patterns. The koru (Māori for “loop”) is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace. The tones of brown and white are inspired by the true colours of the fantail.

Gift for New Zealander From New Zealand

This is a model comma geometric take on a Maori Kowhaiwhai pattern. This design is drawn in traditional colours, red, white and black. The koru patterns represent new life.

This is my fun take on a popular wooden bee toy that nearly all New Zealand ( Kiwi ) children have when they are growing up. I have replaced the bees face with a stylized Hei Tiki design. Hei Tiki is an iconic Maori design. This bee toy is pulled along the floor by a string. As the wheels turn the wings spin.

Kiwi Koru sunset

The Takahe is a flightless bird which is indigenous to New Zealand. For 50 years the South Island Takahe was thought to be extinct, luckily that was wrong. If you have the time it is a great story of discovery, well worth googling. The North Island Takahe is extinct. This design uses Koru patterns. The koru (Māori for “loop” is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace. The colours are, purple-blue, greenish and brown. I also have this design for sale with the text Aotearoa, rather than New Zealand.

The Fantail is a small bird found across Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. In New Zealand it is also know by it’s Maori name, Piwakawaka. This design features a stylised fantail, drawn in red, it has Koru designs on its body. The design in inspired by an airforce roundel.

Aotearoa : land of the long white cloud.

Fantail, a native bird of New Zealand, called Piwakawaka in Maori. I have drawn this using Koru designs based on unfurling fern fronds. This vector design is bold and simple. 2 shades of brown, and on some products, an earthy, light brown background.