Yes, all of our products are safe to send overseas, and we dispatch products around the world every day.

Please add your items to the cart and proceed through the checkout to view the freight cost. While we aim to provide accurate shipping rates, variations in order size, weight, and dimensions may occasionally require a freight adjustment. If you’re placing an extra large order, please contact us directly for a custom freight quote.

New Zealand Abalone Shell, or Pāua, is harvested under a quota management system. Commercial divers using a blunt metal tool, which doubles as a measuring device, loosen the Pāua from the rock. Each Pāua is recorded by the diver who is wearing a data logger, which tracks their location and how many Pāua are collected. The information collected is used by the New Zealand Pāua industry council to ensure the Pāua resource is managed sustainably.

Shell veneer coated, solid shell, shell composite and resin coating; see our Luthiers, Woodcrafts and Paua flyer for more information.

We don’t hand-sort our blanks for quality, as our customers use them in a wide variety of ways, and what’s considered “acceptable” can vary greatly depending on the intended use. Rather than grading and raising prices, we keep our standard stock at a fair, low price - allowing you to purchase extra pieces and select according to your own preferences. As a natural product, each piece is unique, and beauty is often in the eye of the beholder. This approach ensures affordability while giving you the flexibility to hand-pick to your own exact standards.

Luméa is our global shell materials brand. Ocean Shell Studios is proud to use Luméa shell products. Seeing the Luméa brand assures you of a premium, genuine, sustainable, quality product. For more details visit our Luméa website.

Luméa genuine shell veneers are light, flexible and versatile. Finely sliced strips of genuine shell are laminated and formed into a 0.3 mm flat sheet. The shells are first cut into strips and then sliced into featherlike, paper thin pieces. A perfect material for inlaying and easy to cut into intricate designs. For Luméa veneer specifications, click here.

Our Listello tiles are decorative tiles suitable for walls and low wear flooring applications if specifically requested. For Luméa listello tile specifications, click here.

Our Shell Mosaic Tiles are decorative tiles suitable for walls including wet areas. For Luméa shell mosaic tile specifications, click here.