An Exciting Announcement: The Oskar's Wooden Ark Family is Expanding
Simon Till | February 16, 2022
For the past few months we have been working on something very special and we are delighted to finally share our BIG NEWS with you.
The Oskar’s Wooden Ark Family is extending to welcome some of our most loved toy, art and learning brands. We are taking on the guardianship and the Australian distribution for Gluckskafer and NIC Toys, Grunspecht Marble Trees, Drei Blatter, Debresk and all the brands currently represented by the Mercurius umbrella, including Stockmar, Lyra, Das Clay and Filges Craft materials.
During the second half of last year we were approached by the owners of Mercurius Australia to see if we could imagine ourselves continuing their business – a business that they built and established over decades! This has been by far the most exciting decision that we have made since starting the Oskar’s Wooden Ark journey nearly four years ago. We feel incredibly humbled to have this opportunity to grow, evolve and strengthen our foundation, to even better support our retailers and customers and to champion the educational focus of Mercurius.
Mercurius Australia is now part of the Oskar's Wooden Ark Family
Visiting the Mercurius Team in Melbourne, January 2022
Getting our warehouse ready to welcome some exciting new brands
The OWA/Mercurius Connection
Mercurius are well known in Australia. With a product selection inspired by Steiner education, Mercurius are focused on supporting and nurturing children as they develop, working with head, heart and hands. Oskar’s Wooden Ark and Mercurius share a passion not only for healthy childhood development, but also for quality, innovation and craftsmanship.
What's Coming Next?
Watch this space as we introduce our new products; a selection of which will become available for direct purchase on the Oskar’s Wooden Ark website over the coming months. We are sure that you will love them as much as we do!
For our extensive and growing range of School and Home Schooling dedicated resources, please visit and browse our Mercurius site.
If you are a retailer interested in working with us, please visit our Wholesale Page where you can find a full list of the brands we distribute and where you are invited to apply for a wholesale account.
Please bear with us over the coming weeks and months while our team work to ensure that this transition is as smooth as possible. We are confident that in these challenging times around freight and disruptions across the whole supply chain, we will remain a reliable partner and supplier of top quality products for Australian families, retailers and schools.
We pride ourselves on our excellent customer service and the strong and meaningful relationships that we have built with our customers and suppliers over the past years. Without you we wouldn’t have been able to make this happen. We are truly grateful for your continued support, and to all existing Mercurius customers – we are looking forward to working with you in the future.
With warmest wishes,
Simon, Thuy and the team at Oskar’s Wooden Ark
Here is a sneak peek of some of the exciting new art, play and learning brands that we now distribute through Wooden Playroom PTY LTD. A selection of products will also be available for direct purchase from Oskar's Wooden Ark and Mercurius Australia.
Visit our Wholesale Page to see more