JACK RIEWOLDT X WAVERLEY MILLS
Home Grown
Jack Riewoldt grew on the eastern shore of Hobart. While his life and football career have taken him well beyond the island, Tasmania has remained a constant thread throughout his story.
Today, Jack works across media, storytelling, leadership and community. This spring, he returned home to spend a morning with us at the mill, talking Tasmania, family, making things here and the objects worth keeping.
“ There's a lot of history here, but it's not just about preserving the past, Waverley Mills are still making things here every day "
— JACK RIEWOLDT
Being Tasmanian
Tasmania has an identity disproportionate to its size. It tends to produce a particular kind of pride. Quieter than boastfulness, but firmly held.
"I'm really proud to be Tasmanian," Jack says. "There's something special about the people, the landscape and the sense of community here. Tasmania has such a strong identity for a small place, and I think there's a real pride in doing things well and doing them our own way."
That last part is the thread. Doing things well. Doing them our own way. It is not a bad description of what happens inside a 150-year-old mill, either.
"It's a place I'll always feel connected to," he says, "and something I'm proud to share with my own family."
Still Made Here
Most people arrive at the mill expecting a museum. What they find is a working floor, noisy, warm, and entirely occupied with the business of the day.
"There's something pretty special about seeing something still being made here in Tasmania after more than 150 years," Jack says. "You can walk through the mill and see the people, the machinery and the skill that goes into every piece."
It is the distinction he draws next that matters most to us.
"There's a lot of history here, but it's not just about preserving the past, they're still making things here every day. I think there's something very Tasmanian about that."
Jack's Edit
Given the run of the range, Jack chose along two lines: things his family would genuinely use, and things that carried something of home in them.
"I wanted to choose pieces that felt connected to Tasmania, but also things we'd genuinely use as a family."
Terrain was the natural starting point. "Cradle Mountain is such an iconic Tasmanian place, so I was naturally drawn to the Terrain pieces."
The Double Crossed Throw was claimed for movie nights. The Tasman Tartan Camp Blanket was chosen for the car, "camping, weekends away and family adventures."
For gifting, his brief was simple. "I like things that are useful and made to last." The Classic Scarves were an easy call. The Sandy Bay Summer Plaid is for his wife.
Discover Jack's Edit
Terrain Throw Cradle Mountain
Terrain Cushion Cover Cradle Mountain
Wellington Blanket in Olive
Classic Scarf in Eclipse
