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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

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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

Delightful new bird themed goodies have winged their way to us for Spring! 🕊 A delightful new illustrated children’s book & large format card game, each filled with images of Australian natives and the most lovely matching bird mobiles featuring handprinted linocut indigenous birds of Australia. Just some of our favourite new arrivals waiting to greet you!! #epoche #kallista #nativeaustralianbirds #birdmobiles #kookaburra #cardgame #birdhooks
We have had the pleasure of unpacking a new box of Romanian handmade miniature dolls that arrived to us yesterday! So many gorgeous new flower fairy designs (which we will share soon!) but also these lovely seasonal children- Sunshine, Wind, Raindrop and Rainbow - such sweethearts! The sun is shining in our neck of the woods this morning but, knowing Melbourne weather, we could well experience four seasons in one day! #epoche #kallista #romaniandolls #handcrafted #steinerinspired #waldorf
Blessings on the blossoms Blessings on the roots Blessings on the leaves and stems And blessings on the fruit #epoche #kallista #spring #flowergarden #marjanvanzeyl #seasonalpostcards #steinerinspired #waldorfstore
Gorgeous Liberty of London fabric in our latest Eva’s Sunday collection for women. Such beautiful floral inspiration for Spring 🌸🌼 #epoche #kallista #evassunday #springdrop #libertyoflondon
Pastelly springtime goodness! 💗🧡💛💚💙💜 Delightful peg dolls - original creations of our most treasured “e.h.”, Grimms large pastel rainbows & Grapat baby Nins and coloured bowl sets. So inspiring for wonderful, open ended imaginative play!! #epoche #kallista #steinerinspired #waldorf #joguines_grapat #grimmswoodentoys #eh #pastel #rainbow
The great sun is rising above the green hill, His golden light shining over meadow and rill. He shines on the flowers, they wake one by one And spread out their petals to greet the great sun. 🌸☀️🌺☀️🌼 Meet these dear little floral Spring cherubs! Freshly in store today made with such love and care by @moss_and_the_gypsy #epoche #kallista #steinerinspired #waldorfdoll #springbabes
Spring has sprung! 🌸🌿🌺🌿🌼🌿 We are blessed today with glorious sunny spring weather. A perfect day for a drive in the hills of Melbourne ☀️🌸 So many new delights, our shop is brimming with goodness! This pretty little love has journeyed from another continent to be with us - thank you Tania, we love all your handmade treasures 💗🌳 #epoche #kallista #springtime #waldorfdoll #handmade #giftsofbeautyspiritwonder #ethical #naturalfibres #steinerinspired #celebratingtheseasons
A lovely epoche friend, @_kat_barwick_ , has written and published a beautiful new children’s picture book called Charlie’s Stars. It is a heartfelt story that journeys through the seasons & explores family and remembering loved ones with richly illustrated pages of starry reminders 🌟 #epoche #kallista #steinerinspired #beautifulbooksforchildren #waldorfstore
Beautiful unique seasonal images - available as both A4 prints and large postcards - and Dutch picture frames handcrafted from birch in three styles and sizes. Framed here is “Spring” - so so pretty! #epoche #kallista #steinerinspired #localseasonalart #birchpictureframes #waldorf #honouringtheseasons #seasonaltreasures
Wishing you all a beautiful and joy-filled weekend, wherever you are in the world! It’s a heartwarming vision to think that we are each striving in our own unique ways to create meaningful lives, raising our families to the best of our abilities with loving hearts & open minds and that our fortunate little ones may be playing in their homes with beautiful and enriching treasures & ethically and artisan made toys of wood and natural fibres... in countries all over this Earth we each call home 🌎 Please send love and light to all our brothers & sisters who live in persecution and suffering, for whom their human rights are denied 🕯And count our blessings! 💛 #epoche #kallista #giftsofbeautyspiritwonder #steinerinspired #waldorftoyshop #blessed
New collection of Eva’s Sunday in store now! Thanks to this beloved human we have many gorgeous new seasonal displays and Spring treasures now on offer. Thank you Miranda 💗 for the countless hours you devote behind the scenes to transform and refresh our shop space & add to the beautiful aesthetic with the changing seasons ☀️🍂🌸❄️ #epoche #kallista #ourepochefamily #mirandarosie #steinerinspired #evassunday #seasonaltreasures
Through the shop window by night... #epoche #kallista #steinerinspired #waldorfstore #giftsofbeautyspiritwonder #spring #egg #thegardenofhope #shoplocal