Ancient Kauri is not a material.

It is time itself

— preserved underground

for over 50,000 years.

We do not create Ancient Kauri.
We reveal what time has already made.

Preserved in peat swamps, recovered with care, and crafted with restraint — each object is a quiet proof that time can become form.

Ancient Kauri

The oldest workable wood

— held intact by the earth.

From museum-grade slabs to collectible objects, Icewood presents Ancient Kauri as a time entity: documented, traceable, and made to last beyond a human lifetime.

Materials

Certified Ancient Kauri slabs, timbers, and root forms — selected for stability and character.

Objects

Tables, museum pieces, and custom commissions — designed for permanence, not trends.

Provenance

Floral Ancient Kauri table

Every piece carries origin, process notes, and archival references — time, recorded.

ICEWOOD.AI STUDIO

Film division of Icewood

— documenting time.

Short films and brand visuals for Ancient Kauri and TimeObjects. Museum-grade pacing, cinematic restraint, and deep-time atmosphere.

Archive

Registered. Documented. Preserved.

An archive for time-based objects — where material history and craft records remain attached to the object for decades to come.

How to

Contact Us

ICEWOOD Ancient Kauri

242 Main Road, Kumeu, Auckland 0810, New Zealand

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

+64 9 527 8556

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