Behind Luckie Foo

Luckie Foo began simply — from my love of things that feel natural, imperfect, a little aged, and made with a human touch.

I’ve never been drawn to things that look too perfect or exactly the same. I love the uneven weave of hand-spun cotton, the unpredictable shades left by plant dyes, the marks and textures created by hand, and the tiny inclusions and variations found inside natural stones.

To me, these aren’t flaws.

They are what make something feel alive.

Why “Luckie Foo”?

The name Luckie Foo carries a little story of its own.

Luckie comes from lucky — just written in a slightly sweeter, more playful way. It keeps the same feeling of luck and good fortune, but feels a little more like me.

Foo comes from the Chinese character 福 (fú) — happiness, good fortune and blessings.

I chose the spelling Foo rather than Fu partly because I have always loved traditional Chinese symbols associated with good fortune, protection and prosperity — especially the Pixiu (貔貅), a mythical creature traditionally associated with attracting and safeguarding wealth. The familiar English expression Foo dog, used for Chinese guardian lions, also inspired the sound and spelling.

So, in my own little interpretation, Luckie Foo is a combination of luck + 福 — a wish for a life with a little more luck, happiness and good fortune.

It doesn’t have to mean something grand.

Sometimes “福” can be something very small — finding an object that makes you smile, enjoying a quiet cup of tea, carrying a bag that becomes softer and more familiar with time, or opening a parcel and finding a tiny unexpected surprise inside.

That feeling is part of Luckie Foo too.

Made Slowly, One at a Time

Luckie Foo is a small independent shop based in Perth, Western Australia.

Most pieces you see here are made, assembled or selected by me in very small quantities — and many are completely one of a kind.

I work with materials I genuinely enjoy: hand-spun and handwoven cotton, plant-dyed fabrics, persimmon dye, botanical prints, natural jade, agate, tourmaline, crystals, pearls and other stones that catch my eye.

Sometimes I begin with a clear idea.

Sometimes a piece simply grows from a piece of fabric, a stone, a colour combination or a small detail that I happen to love that day.

I don’t try to recreate everything once it is sold.

Sometimes, there really is only one.

Beauty in Imperfection

A lot of what inspires Luckie Foo comes back to the quiet beauty of Wabi-Sabi — appreciating things that are natural, imperfect, changing and individual.

Hand-spun cotton may have little slubs, uneven fibres or traces of the plant it came from. Plant dyes develop their own shades and marks. Natural stones carry inclusions, mineral lines, variations in colour and textures formed long before they reached my hands.

I don’t want to hide all of those things.

I don’t want every piece polished into looking factory-perfect.

I would rather let the material remain itself.

That means two pieces may never look exactly alike — and that is exactly what I love about them.