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One World Collection

Travel the world without leaving your living room

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One World Collection is an Australian wholesaler and retailer of global-inspired homewares, furniture, lighting, textiles and decorative accessories. The range spans small gift items under $20 to statement timber or rattan furniture above $1,000, placing the brand in mid-market territory with occasional premium pieces. Products are sold through the company’s Sydney showroom, a nationwide network of 1,200+ independent gift and homeware stores, and a trade-only e-commerce portal that opened to the public during 2020. The business was founded in 1998 by a husband-and-wife team returning from Asian travels; today it releases 300+ new SKUs each quarter sourced directly from family workshops in India, Indonesia and Vietnam. Best-known lines include hand-loomed Kantha quilts, reclaimed-timber “boat furniture”, and oversized rattan pendant lights that have become staple props for coastal cafés. All timber is FSC-certified or reclaimed, and the company offsets freight carbon through an in-house reforestation program in East Java. Buyers are primarily 30-55-year-old female retailers and interior designers styling coastal, boho or “global-eclectic” homes, cafés and Airbnb properties. They value the mix of ethical sourcing, small minimum order quantities and the ability to replicate Pinterest-ready looks without long import lead times. End-consumers who discover the brand online are typically eco-aware, travel-minded Australians wanting layered, story-rich interiors rather than mass-produced Scandinavian minimalism. One World Collection competes with both high-volume furniture chains and niche fair-trade importers; it sits between flat-pack modernity and artisan-only boutiques by offering repeatable, design-led pieces that still carry handmade variance. Its advantage lies in holding 40,000 units of stock in a Sydney warehouse, allowing next-day dispatch to retailers and consumers, while maintaining direct workshop relationships that keep unit prices 20-30 % below comparable ethical brands.

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