About Us

We are Hunter Imports Ltd trading as Ancient Mariner established in May 2024 after a trip to Indonesia where we met with James, one of the original founders of Ancient Mariner Furniture. James and his family wanted to concentrate on other projects and were looking to step away from the business. Having been customers of Ancient Mariner Furniture for over 10 years we saw the opportunity to set up our own business trading the same kind of wholesale products and to continue with the established supply chain.

Hunter Imports remains a family business run by husband and wife team Jodi and Carrina in Cornwall. Our aim is to keep building on the Ancient Mariner journey, to continue to supply customers with excellent value, good quality products with a personal and efficient service, keeping the best sellers from current ranges along with regularly introducing new products and ranges.

Meet the team

Jodi & Carrina

Jodi’s background is in retail with a focus on ethical and fair trade, he hopes that his extensive knowledge of the furniture retail business will be helpful to other retailers looking for something a little different. ‘We would like to hear your feedback on what we do, or if you have ideas for new products you’d like to see, which you may be struggling to source.’

Carrina’s background is in communications and project management, and will be heading up the office operation. ‘This is an exciting opportunity for us. Having spent time with our kids traveling around Indonesia visiting the crafts people and viewing factories, having those initial conversations over a Bintang, to now having a warehouse with containers on their way from all over Asia, all within 3 months seems a bit crazy but we’ve done it!’

Isaac

Isaac is the first person to join the team, you'll find him in the warehouse, meticulously checking and carefully packing your products for dispatch whilst keeping everything in order.