Last Maps — Gratitude for Listening into Form

Some relationships begin with direction. Others begin with trust.

When Last Maps — Tom and Angel — arrived at BROOMHILL in 2023/24, no brief was offered. There were no guidelines, no timelines, no design criteria, no visual identity requirements to meet. Instead, there was an invitation: to be with the land, to listen as we had listened, and to allow whatever wished to emerge to take its own time and shape.

For three months, they lived alongside the rhythms of the sanctuary. They walked the contours of the hill, sat with weather and light, observed growth and decay, and attuned themselves to the subtle intelligence that lives within place. The land spoke — not through instruction, but through presence. And they listened.

What emerged from this deep immersion was not a logo in the conventional sense. What was gifted to BROOMHILL is something timeless — a living form that feels less designed and more remembered. The BROOMHILL mark is not from here or there. It has always been. It nourishes, holds, and gently guides the path forward, carrying a resonance that continues to unfold as the sanctuary itself unfolds.

Alongside the primary mark, Last Maps gifted five emblems — small worlds in themselves. Each one feels like a microclimate: an expression of nature’s art translated into line, texture, and symbol. Together, they offer a language of place that can be entered, explored, and returned to.

Yet what Tom and Angel offered goes far beyond form. They gifted us an identity that does not confine, a path that remains open, and a vision that invites ongoing listening and reflection. In their work, BROOMHILL is not explained — it is allowed to speak for itself.
The finesse of detail, the care for subtlety, and the humility with which they held the creative space was a rare and generous experience. Their communication was clear, spacious, and deeply respectful of the unseen dimensions of creation. To witness — and support — this process was a gift in itself.

We are more than grateful that Last Maps walk alongside BROOMHILL Sanctuary, and that Tom and Angel now call Aotearoa New Zealand home. Their presence continues to shape how this place expresses itself — not through branding, but through belonging.

This work reminds us that when we listen deeply enough, form arises naturally. And when it does, it carries a knowing that needs no explanation — only care, trust, and time.