The name Pineapple Designs comes from a moment I’ll never forget. After spending eight incredible months travelling around Australia in a van, I found myself—on New Year’s Eve—sitting inside a massive pineapple surrounded by people I’d only just met. It was midnight, fireworks lit up the sky, and I felt an overwhelming sense of happiness and clarity like never before. We laughed, thinking how bizarre it was—if someone had told us at the beginning of the year that we’d end it inside a giant pineapple, we never would’ve believed them. That night taught me something important: life doesn’t always go as planned, but it’s the unexpected moments that shape us. It was right then that I knew I wanted to stay in Australia and pursue this creative path full-time. Pineapple Designs is a reminder of that leap of faith, that joy, and that magic in the unexpected.