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EPOCHE, KALLISTA 

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

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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.

Latest from epoche on instagram

We are here! Open 10-2 today for Easter Monday trading. How beautiful is this totally handcrafted nest? Exquisitely rendered by Julie, featuring the loveliest wet felted eggs and lifelike autumn leaves. It speaks to me of tenderness, sacred space and promise. A beautiful one-off aesthetic piece for your home 🍂 available in store now. #epoche #kallista #weareopen #eggsinanest #handcrafted #waldorfstore
Blessings for Easter Sunday ✨✨✨✨✨✨ Our store is closed for this sacred holiday today. We will resume trade at 10am on Monday 22nd April May the light be experienced deeply in our world. May love fill our hearts. May we experience the earth with new reverence. May love and light illuminate our path ✨ ~ We appreciate your love of our dear little shop. Thank you for shopping local and supporting ethical brands. We continue to organically grow with your loyalty and support ~ #epoche #kallista #giftsofbeautyspiritwonder #honouringeaster #celebratingthefestivals #steinerinspired #inspheresoflove #waldorfstore
Easter Saturday! Our shop is open 10-4 today 🍁 These dear little autumn gnomes have just arrived in store. The handcrafted creations of the lovely talented Deb, made especially for us @__epoche__ 🍂 We also have an extensive range of wonderful print blocks in store. Thank you for the gorgeous autumn leaves Jae 🧡 Have a beautiful day x #epoche #kallista #pegdolls #steinerinspired #celebratingautumn #seasonaltreasures #printblocks #waldorfstore
Blessings for Good Friday! We are closed today ✨ We still have so many delightful Easter treats available, including these adorable soft angora bunny pouch dolls and intricately woven little grass nests with tiny felt eggs 🥚 Beautifully sweet heirloom Easter gifts without the chocolate sugar rush! We will be trading 10-4 tomorrow for Easter Saturday. #epoche #kallista #handcraftedtreasures #waldorfdolls #feltcraft #handmade #naturalfibres #easterdelights #steinerinspired
Epoche is open 10-5 today! We feature here our gorgeous Swedish letter postcards - we have every single letter of the alphabet available! Featuring timeless illustrations by Ottilia Adelborg, created early last century. Please remember that we will be closed tomorrow (Good Friday) and Easter Sunday. We are open 10-4 Saturday and trading on Easter Monday 10-2 🍂 #epoche #kallista #giftsofbeautyspiritwonder #steinerinspired
16 ply Australian merino - perfect for so many wonderful children’s craft activities. We sell a lovely range of colours in hand balled 50gm size. We have also just restocked our fabulous bamboo crochet hooks and knitting needles that are ideal for small hands. Have a beautiful day everyone 🌈 We are here 10-4 today #epoche #kallista #craftsupplies #steinerinspired #waldorfstore #merinowool
**NOW SOLD - thank you ** The most adorable little handcrafted forest cherub landed in our nest ... a gift of the autumn harvest to honour the season. Thank you Anna for another irresistible creation, using only organic fibres, inside and out 🍄🍁 #epoche #kallista #steinerinspired #forestfolk #handcrafted #naturalfibres #seasonaltreasures #babeoftheforest
We’ve got a lovely selection of sea grass baskets in baby and small sizes and an extensive range of wicker ones too! Perfect vessels for Easter treasure hunts and autumn nature foraging 🥚💙🍂🐇✨🐣🍁 This week we are open: Monday 10-2 Tuesday & Wednesday 10-4 Thursday 10-5 Friday CLOSED Good Friday Saturday 10-4 Sunday CLOSED Easter Sun And then regular 7 days/week trade from next Monday. Have a beautiful week! #epoche #kallista #eastertreasures #steinerinspired #waldorfstore
We are open 11-3 today A stunning autumn day in the hills of Melbourne! 🌈🍂 #epoche #kallista #giftsofbeautyspiritwonder #steinerinspired #waldorfstore
We are so very delighted to welcome another exquisite bunch of needle felted journals to our autumn table, crafted with such fine attention to every minute detail by local artisan @buttonandbeanbespoke. We are thinking this is the most beautiful batch to date and, sadly, they will be gone in a heart beat! Thank you for your incredible contributions to our store Amanda. I can’t imagine __epoche__ without the beauty you bestow upon us every week 💗🍂 #epoche #kallista #fibreart #beautifuljournals #needlefelting #locallymade #handcrafted #seasonaltreasures #giftsofbeautyspiritwonder #elsabeskowinspired
The sweetest Japanese ceramic bunny themed bowls in three sizes and tiny matching plate. Such organic imperfect shapes! And quirky wooden spoons with lovely felt bunnies for good measure. Goldilocks and the three bears’ table worthy! Happy Friday everyone 🐇 #epoche #kallista #japanesetableware #bunnybusiness
Bunnies, chicks and eggs! 🍂🐇🐣🥚🍂 Our quality handcrafted ethical treasures for Easter are unsurpassable! More little bunny children peg dolls from our wondrous “eh”, tiny little felt chicks 🐥 delicately hand stitched by Julie-Ann and an extensive range of fairtraded Kashmiri eggs in the most beautiful colourful designs. Sweetness overload - without the chocolate 😊 #epoche #kallista #pegdolls #waldorfcraft #steinerinspired #feltchicks #easterdelights #ethicalgifts