Triumph & Disaster - Ponsonby
About Triumph & Disaster
I come from a long line of boxers and tailors, boxers on my dads side, tailors on mum's. Needless to say I grew up well dressed and prepared to defend myself, but the contradiction was never lost on me.
At about 13 years of age my father gave me a framed poem called ‘IF’ by Rudyard Kipling. It was at a time when son was rebelling against father, so the poem was promptly defaced and thrown in a bottom drawer, but never thrown away.
The poem is advice from a father to his son on how to be a man. It is about humility, honour, risk and reward.
More than two decades later when the seed of an idea for a range of skincare products was born, values like these were ruminating through my mind. They are values I thought would help mould a brand capable of reminding us that acts of ritual and preparation are worthy endeavours and that healthy skin is something to aspire to and be proud of.
So when a tattered poem that my dad had given me years before was uncovered in the bottom of an old chest and I read the line, ‘if you can meet with Triumph & Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same’, well, the deal was done and the brand born.
Triumph & Disaster's philosophy is to use the best of science combined with the best of nature to produce naturally derived but scientifically engineered products that work. We use local indigenous ingredients such as Horopito oil and Ponga fern extract blended with scientifically proven and natural ingredients from around the globe, such as clay from Australia, Jojoba extract from Mexico and Tamanu oil from Polynesia.
Finally we believe that the future of sustainable business is a path of integrity and honesty (great marketing and a rocking distribution system may also help) and that customers deserve at least this much from the brands they support.
We aim to respect nature, utilise science, create products of ritual and tools for preparation - so we can treat Triumph & Disaster, those two imposters just the same.
Dion Nash
Founder
Contact Triumph & Disaster
| Address : | Triumph & Disaster 271A Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland 1011, New Zealand |
| Postal code : | 1011 |
| Website : | https://triumphanddisaster.co.nz/ |
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Susie Calderwood on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My go to "Man Present Shop" , beautiful packaging and products and great gifts with purchase.
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Alice McKinley on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Bought the lip balm from the Ponsonby Flagship store and fixed my chapped lips up within a couple days!
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Jay Corkery on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The team here are always very helpful and a pleasure to deal with! I could easily buy this product anywhere but always choose to shop in the Flagship store.
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leighton howl on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Have used the various products for over 5 years. Smells good, works great, nice branding well priced. Keep's you looking laser...
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Ruttika Mitchell on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My partner is on his third pot of old fashioned shaving cream already ! , Rachel from Ponsonby store is very helpful ! Thanks guys for great products and service ?
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Julian Maloney on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Long time user, love the moisturiser which keeps me looking young and the shaving cream is rich and easy to lather up. Support local, buy kiwi made too easy!
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Jonathon Radford on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great products! Use them daily and love the shearer’s soap. Highly recommend you order some of there products or head into their shop if your in Auckland.
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Griff Jones on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Been going here since I moved to NZ over two and a half years ago - I pretty much exclusively use their grooming products, and love them! I’ve gotten into an actual skincare routine thanks to them, and they’re super friendly and warm in store, too. Highly recommend!
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