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EPOCHE, KALLISTA

has recommenced 7 days per week trade from MONDAY 30th JANUARY, 2017

 

Come and see our beautiful shop front - double the size of our original shop - always so many new treasures to behold!

Blessings to our wonderful customers and your families. May the light continue to shine brightly for each of you. We wish you a year of joy, love & compassion.

Enjoy the golden days of summer and stay safe x

View our store trading hours

Welcome to epoche

Our delightful store is located in the heart of the Dandenong Ranges, in Kallista, overlooking Sherbrooke Forest.

Epoche is for the child at heart in everyone and is filled with beauty, spirit and wonder.

Our exclusive range expresses an innate reverence for children and the natural environment. We offer a discerning choice of finest quality natural products that nourish the whole child/adult and nurture creativity.

We are dedicated to the provision of merchandise made from safe, non-toxic natural materials that have minimal impact on the environment and are ethically made.

 Epoche is an enchanting Steiner-inspired gift store that specialises in:

  • traditional, quality wooden & natural fibre toys - Gluckskafer, Grimms, Debresk, Nanchen, Moulin Roty, De Noest, Hjelms Forlag, Maileg, Evi Dolls, Egmont, Drei Blatter, Drewart, Kraul, Verneur, Lautenbach
  • beautiful illustrated children's books
  • anthroposophical and inspirational texts
  • handmade Waldorf dolls and felted crafts & gifts
  • premium European & USA art and craft supplies - Stockmar, Filana & Lyra
  • 100% wool and cotton clothing and other locally crafted items
  • original, handcrafted Australian made jewellery and other earthy creations
  • pure 100% beeswax candles 
  • fairtrade handcrafts and toys 
  • Sophie Digard exquisite crocheted fine wool/linen scarves & necklaces
  • Wilson & Frenchy baby wear range - Melbourne based - original, beautiful designs
  • Weleda & Flora Remedia personal care range
  • Quintessence gorgeous handmade soaps, made in the Dandenong Ranges
  • 100% leather satchels, backpacks, wallets & journals
  • wonderful, whimsical, unique gifts & homewares for adults as well

The healthy social life is found

when in the mirror of each human soul

the whole community finds its reflection,

and when in the community

the virtue of each one is living.

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This Saturday - November 17th - is Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School’s wondrous Open Day & Fair! 10am - 4pm 213 Wonga Road, Warranwood For a decade now epoche has been a vibrant presence in the marketplace and our stall is such a considerable undertaking that we close our Kallista shop for the entire day As usual, we will be there at MRSS with so many beautiful treasures to help with your Christmas gift buying. But please note: This year we have been significantly RELOCATED. We will be in THE MIDDLE OF THE BIG OVAL - NOT in the central driveway, where there are a lot of other stalls around the children’s activities. And our Kallista shop is CLOSED for the day as all staff will be on deck in the marketplace. Please come and visit us there and enjoy the bounty that this incredible school has to offer in its beautiful classrooms & performance spaces, showcasing the riches of Steiner education and the dedication of its teachers who passionately bring this impulse to the children. #epoche #weareonthebigoval #closedonsaturdayinkallista #warranwoodfair #mrss #steinerinspired #waldorf
As @joguines_grapat say on each of their lovely products - “Enjoy playing!” More of the sweetest embroidered miniature bendy dolls have arrived in store today made by our star 🌟 tiny pipe cleaner dolly maker, Bree. They had such fun playing with the 12 coloured Grapat bowls and taking turns on the mini wobbelboard! #epoche #kallista #grapat #breesamoth #wobbelboard
Our wonderful wooden kitchen knives handmade for little children. They are easy to use and are highly effective for cutting fruits and vegetables. Crafted from sustainable olive wood and treated with food grade plant based oil, so your little ones can enjoy safe and fun food preparation with you! And for home play you can’t look past our gorgeous felt fruit and vegies fairtraded from Nepal and handcrafted from pure Australian merino wool. These have been epoche favourites for years and years! So many lifelike foods to choose from 🥕 🍓 #epoche #kallista #madefromolivewood #giftsofbeautyspiritwonder #olivewood #papoosetoys
A big bowl of fresh Est soap balls and soft knitted washcloth sets - our book room is smelling especially lovely! #epoche #kallista #estaustralia #personalcare #steinerinspired
Our dear little handcrafted dolly necklaces have been replenished! Thank you ‘eh’ for your beautiful Steiner inspired craft! These have sold like hot cakes for over 7 years and bring so much delight to so many children and adults too! 🌈 #epoche #kallista #throughtherainbow #louharveyzahra #eh #handcrafted #ostheimerwoodentoys #grimmswoodentoys #steinerinspired #waldorfstore
Plants, creatures, human life all need water to survive 💦🌧 The Story of Water is a beautiful story book for children #epoche #kallista #honouringchildhood #h2o #thejourneyofwater #waldorfstore #steinerinspired #grimmswoodentoys #ostheimerwoodentoys #romaniandolls
Dreaming of summer and beach life ...and mermaids...🐚 Such gorgeous handcrafted delights from Bree, our lovely local dollmaker of tiny, bendy embroidered friends! #epoche #kallista #breesamoth #ostheimerwoodentoys #treasuresfromthesea #pipecleanerdolls
The wisdom of fairy tales And the wonder of beautiful wooden toys to foster imaginative play 🌲 #epoche #kallista #ostheimerwoodentoys #grimmsfairytales #steinerinspired #waldorf
We are so thrilled to finally have our Evi doll families back in stock! Lovingly handcrafted by an ethical women’s co-operative in Brazil, they make perfect dolls house companions 🌱 #epoche #kallista #evidolls #waldorf #steinerinspired #handcrafted #ethicallymade
epoche - our beautiful treasure trove 🌈 #epoche #kallista #waldorfstore #honouringchildhood #fosteringimaginativeplay #forthechildatheart #giftsofbeautyspiritwonder
Line up, line up! We are open 10-2 tomorrow for the public holiday. epoche holds delights far more alluring and ethical than a horse race Come for a drive in the beautiful hills of Melbourne! #epoche #kallista #forthechildatheart #giftsofbeautyspiritwonder #waldorf #steinerinspired #ostheimerwoodentoys
Another exquisite needle felted hoop picture for Spring by the evertalented @josephinefromheaventoearth - sweet mama & baby deers at rest ⏱Our trading hours for the remainder of the long weekend are: Monday 5th Nov 10-2 Tuesday 6th Nov 10-2 #epoche #kallista #fibreart #needlefelting #woolfleece #josephinefromheaventoearth