Our Story
INKON started with a simple conversation.
I had always been designing. Mostly for our own walls. I would create pieces of wall art for the house, print them, swap them out and tweak them again. My Auntie Dawn even asked me to design a few commissioned pieces for her new house, which made me think maybe this was more than just a hobby.
And then there is my mum. She has a serious thing about eucalyptus. If you walk around her house you will find more fake eucalyptus plants than you can count. So naturally, I ended up designing eucalyptus prints for her too.
One night, after talking about it for the hundredth time, Joanne said, why don’t we just open an Etsy shop?
So we did.
There was no big plan. Just the two of us at the kitchen table figuring it out. I focused on creating modern prints and clean, intentional wall art. Joanne kept everything organised, handled customers and made sure I did not jump from one idea to the next before finishing the last one.
Most of it has been built in the gaps of family life. Early mornings. Late nights. Our baby on my knee while I try to use a mouse one handed.
The first time someone ordered one of our prints, we could not quite believe it. The first time we sent one to Australia, it felt surreal.
What started as me designing for our own home has grown into INKON. Right now we focus on creative wall art and premium art printing, but the goal is to design more for the home, all in the same considered style.
It began with a conversation, a bit of belief and a decision to try.
John and Joanne
INKON Print Store
