You know exactly what
belongs in your life.
Everyone else
is guessing.

A registry designed around the couple, not the occasion — art · travel · gastronomy · culture · interiors · objects · expedition.

Begin your registry
Ceramic vessel — Ruwa
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The registry. The wishing well. Dom Pérignon. None of it was built to reflect who you actually are.

A Ruwa registry is
for the life you're actually building.

Each of you builds a portrait. Ruwa assembles one considered list from what they reveal. Guests see the list. They never see the portraits.
  • Each partner answers seven questions. No account required to begin.
  • Art, travel, gastronomy, culture, interiors, objects, expedition — whatever form it takes
  • Bespoke commissions placed directly with makers — original works, objects made to order, experiences designed for you alone
  • The list can be as specific or as open as you choose — guests can select from it or place a bespoke commission through Ruwa.
  • You review, adjust, and open it to guests when ready.
  • The registry closes. The portraits don't — what you built here is the beginning of something that grows with you.

Each portrait belongs to the person who built it. What guests see is what you chose to put in front of them — nothing more.

See what a registry looks like

The portrait

Essence,
not inventory.

A self-portrait expressed in words. What you reach for, how you live, what you tend, where you've been and where you're going. Built from your own answers — nothing inferred, nothing assumed. The most honest account that will ever exist of you.

Portable. Exportable. Private.

Ruwa Network

The makers, producers,
studios and places the
curators know personally.

Founded in Australia, where craft meets restraint. Extended to find what meets the same standard — wherever it exists. From the Southern Highlands to Luberon Valley, the Kimberley to Kyoto.

Furniture

Custom timber, natural finishes

Robertson

Ceramics

Wood-fired, functional objects

Barossa Valley

Glass

Studio blown, one-of-a-kind vessels

Hobart

Jewellery

Reclaimed gold, native gem

Matauri Bay

Wine

Small-production, direct from estate

Luberon Valley

Private stays

Architect-designed, not listed publicly

Kimberley

Experiences

Private table, closed cellar, guided passage

On request

Art commission

Original work, sourced direct from the studio

International

The network is not publicly listed. Access is by commission only.
Every commission includes coordinated delivery — from studio to door.

Pricing

The portrait is free to build.
Choose how far it goes.

Beginning your portrait begins your registry — the two are built at the same time.

Founding registries open 30 April 2026  ·  Places are limited

One-time

Registry

$600

Curation fee

  • Full registry portrait for both partners
  • Guest access — unlimited
  • Commission access for guests
  • Registry live for 12 months
  • Converts to Member portrait after the wedding
Begin your registry

Individual membership, corporate accounts, and family office access are also available. Enquire →

The portrait is always yours. The $600 curation fee covers the curator's work in reading both portraits and building your registry. Commission is charged on what guests give — there are no further platform fees. Physical items within Australia are delivered by Ruwa. Artworks, large commissions, and international delivery attract a disclosed logistics fee, quoted before commitment.

What you build here is only the beginning of what it can hold. The portrait grows with you — across occasions, across years, across every dimension of a life lived with intention. What begins here does not stay small.

Begin your portrait

The portrait is always open

Every occasion is an opportunity to deepen it.

Wedding Registry Where most portraits begin
Significant Birthday A milestone deserves something more than guesswork
New Home A space that reflects you, not just what was available
A Thank You When you want the gesture to land
A Corporate Gift No portrait required. Ruwa works from your brief.
No Occasion The portrait is useful all the time

Begin

The most accurate document
that will ever exist
about you.

No account required to start. Seven questions. Beginning your portrait begins your registry — the two are built at the same time.

Begin your registry Build your portrait

The portrait belongs to you. Ruwa holds it. You decide who sees it and when.

Give through Ruwa

Something that could only
be for them.

Every commission Ruwa places is drawn from a portrait — a self-portrait in words built by the person themselves. Tell us where you are and we'll take it from there.

Where would you like to start?

01

They have a portrait and have shared it with me

They sent you a portrait link. The brief is ready. A curator will begin immediately.

A partner, close friend, or someone who uses Ruwa

02

They don't have a portrait yet — they can be involved

Ruwa will reach out to them, invite them to build their portrait, and return to you with a commission.

An anniversary gift, a significant birthday, a valued colleague

03

It's a surprise — they can't know anything

You tell us what you know about them. The curator builds the brief from that and sources accordingly.

A surprise gift, corporate commission, group contribution

Enter the portrait link they shared with you. A Ruwa curator will read it and contact you within two business days to discuss the commission. Nothing is sourced until you've approved the direction.

Their portrait

The link they sent — ruwa.com.au/portrait/…

The occasion

BirthdayAnniversaryWedding New homeThank youCorporateOther

Commission minimum is $800. No ceiling.

Optional — for corporate or fixed budgets.

Optional. Any direction, constraint, or occasion detail worth naming.

Your details

Delivery

Where should the commission be delivered? Objects within Australia are delivered by Ruwa. Artworks, oversized pieces, and international delivery attract a disclosed fee — quoted before anything is placed.

Optional — any access instructions, preferred delivery window, or special handling.

A brief fee applies when the curator begins work — the amount is confirmed before any work proceeds. Delivery of physical items within Australia is coordinated by Ruwa at no additional charge. Artworks, oversized pieces, and international commissions attract a disclosed logistics fee quoted before commitment. If you would like complete end-to-end delivery management, let us know and we will include a fee proposal.

Ruwa will contact the recipient and invite them to build their portrait. Once complete, a curator will return to you with a commission drawn from it. Nothing is sourced until you've approved the direction.

Who you're giving to

Ruwa will explain that someone who cares about them has commissioned a gift. How much do you want us to reveal?

Tell them a gift is coming — nothing more Tell them who it's from Tell them the occasion

The occasion

BirthdayAnniversaryWedding New homeThank youCorporateOther

Commission minimum is $800. No ceiling.

Optional — for corporate or fixed budgets.

Optional. Anything you know about their taste, what they love, what they've been looking for.

Your details

A brief fee applies when the curator begins work — the amount is confirmed before any work proceeds. Ruwa will contact the recipient before anything is commissioned. Delivery is coordinated by Ruwa — the curator will confirm the delivery address with you before anything is placed. Artworks, oversized pieces, and international commissions attract a disclosed logistics fee quoted at that stage.

Tell us what you know about them. The curator will build a brief from your answers and source a commission from the Ruwa network. The recipient is never contacted — they will simply receive something that says someone was paying attention.

About the person

Not their job title — how they are. What makes them them.

Objects, places, foods, experiences, makers, materials — anything they reach for.

Values, not virtues. What they actually orient their life around.

Optional.

Optional.

The occasion

BirthdayAnniversaryWedding New homeThank youCorporateOther

Commission minimum is $800. No ceiling.

Optional — for corporate or fixed budgets.

Your details

Delivery

Where should the commission be delivered? Objects within Australia are delivered by Ruwa. Artworks, oversized pieces, and international delivery attract a disclosed fee — quoted before anything is placed.

Optional — access instructions, preferred delivery window, or any special handling required.

A brief fee applies when the curator begins work — the amount is confirmed before any work proceeds. The recipient will not be contacted at any point. Delivery of physical items within Australia is coordinated by Ruwa at no additional charge. Artworks, oversized pieces, and international commissions attract a disclosed logistics fee quoted before commitment. If you would like complete end-to-end delivery management, let us know and we will include a fee proposal.

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Received.
A curator will be in touch.

We'll reach out within two business days. Nothing is sourced until you've approved the direction.

A brief fee applies when the curator begins work — confirmed before any work proceeds.