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Tristan Still
(23 April 2007) - Sydney-based photographer Tristan Still shoot raw and confronting images. "I started when I was sixteen; around the same time I started skateboarding. I loved how the camera could catch and freeze any moment in time. I'm almost always trying to engage the audience in some way, to draw them in and wonder about the who, why and where of the photo." There's a full...
(23 April 2007) - Sydney-based photographer Tristan Still shoot raw and confronting images. "I started when I was sixteen; around the same time I started skateboarding. I loved how the camera could catch and freeze any moment in time. I'm almost always trying to engage the audience in some way, to draw them in and wonder about the who, why and where of the photo." There's a full...
Spoonbill
(20 April 2007) - An electronic producer with a string of international sound installation accolades, Melbourne's Spoonbill delivers his second album Nestegg with a crispness and precision that plays across a broad audio spectrum. Blending both modern and antique sounds from live performances and electronic creations, Spoonbill delivers hard beats, sweeping musical landscapes and everything in between. It's an incredibly unique sound, and is riddled with conversational sound...
(20 April 2007) - An electronic producer with a string of international sound installation accolades, Melbourne's Spoonbill delivers his second album Nestegg with a crispness and precision that plays across a broad audio spectrum. Blending both modern and antique sounds from live performances and electronic creations, Spoonbill delivers hard beats, sweeping musical landscapes and everything in between. It's an incredibly unique sound, and is riddled with conversational sound...
Sofia Minson
(18 April 2007) - As her bio suggests, New Zealand artist Sofia Minson's "massive, emotionally charged oil paintings of faces, bodies and landscapes are inspired by her Maori ancestry and her respect for the land and mythology of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Having lived in Samoa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and China, her bold, yet soft and finely detailed work also celebrates the richness of cultural diversity. Graduating with...
(18 April 2007) - As her bio suggests, New Zealand artist Sofia Minson's "massive, emotionally charged oil paintings of faces, bodies and landscapes are inspired by her Maori ancestry and her respect for the land and mythology of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Having lived in Samoa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and China, her bold, yet soft and finely detailed work also celebrates the richness of cultural diversity. Graduating with...
Numskull
(17 April 2007) - One of the creative minds behind limited edition art book Without Reason, Numskull opened his second solo exhibition in Sydney titled "Friday the 13th" on, needless to say, Friday, 13 April 2007. "The Sydney-based artist, more known for his iconic stencil imagery brings a spooky new bag of illustrations and characters inspired by the day considered by us all to be the day of...
(17 April 2007) - One of the creative minds behind limited edition art book Without Reason, Numskull opened his second solo exhibition in Sydney titled "Friday the 13th" on, needless to say, Friday, 13 April 2007. "The Sydney-based artist, more known for his iconic stencil imagery brings a spooky new bag of illustrations and characters inspired by the day considered by us all to be the day of...
Neco
(16 April 2007) - An Australian-based online eco store, Neco carries the gear we need to battle the worst drought in Australian history and fight the global climate change disaster. The soy candles and bokashi bin pictured will assist your household in improving every day practices, but it's the water saving and renewable energy solutions offered by Neco that will really minimize your home's environmental footprint and move...
(16 April 2007) - An Australian-based online eco store, Neco carries the gear we need to battle the worst drought in Australian history and fight the global climate change disaster. The soy candles and bokashi bin pictured will assist your household in improving every day practices, but it's the water saving and renewable energy solutions offered by Neco that will really minimize your home's environmental footprint and move...
All of the Above
(04 April 2007) - The collective workspace of "a fashion designer, artist and screen printer with a retail space up front," Melbourne's All of the Above is designed with an open plan so visitors can observe and interact with the production of fashion, art and prints. The retail space also features the work of other like-minded brands; in the words of the owners "the goal is to have...
(04 April 2007) - The collective workspace of "a fashion designer, artist and screen printer with a retail space up front," Melbourne's All of the Above is designed with an open plan so visitors can observe and interact with the production of fashion, art and prints. The retail space also features the work of other like-minded brands; in the words of the owners "the goal is to have...
Non-Fiction T-Shirts
(03 April 2007) - We love the finer details of the Non-Fiction range. The girls tees are feminine and highly wearable, and feature visuals which are playful and mischievous. Even better, they're "designed and made in Australia using quality fabrics and union-based labour."...
(03 April 2007) - We love the finer details of the Non-Fiction range. The girls tees are feminine and highly wearable, and feature visuals which are playful and mischievous. Even better, they're "designed and made in Australia using quality fabrics and union-based labour."...
Ben Backhouse
(02 April 2007) - Australian artist Ben Backhouse creates artwork across a number of mediums and channels, with his portfolio spanning illustration, paintings and typography, along with various cover designs for CDs, books and magazines. Diverse skills. Nice creations.[Eds. note: To learn more about some of Backhouse's source material pictured in the above images see CH's Jill Greenberg video.]...
(02 April 2007) - Australian artist Ben Backhouse creates artwork across a number of mediums and channels, with his portfolio spanning illustration, paintings and typography, along with various cover designs for CDs, books and magazines. Diverse skills. Nice creations.[Eds. note: To learn more about some of Backhouse's source material pictured in the above images see CH's Jill Greenberg video.]...
Purest Cut
(02 April 2007) - Showcasing Australia's acclaimed independent designs for fashionistas across the globe, Purest Cut is an online boutique featuring labels including Alpha60, LIFEwithBIRD, Material Boy, Mjölk and Schwipe. Freeing cutting edge fashion from the racks of chic boutiques and casting designers into the global online fashion market, Purest Cut has detected a market shift in recent times and believes "the edge is the new centre." We...
(02 April 2007) - Showcasing Australia's acclaimed independent designs for fashionistas across the globe, Purest Cut is an online boutique featuring labels including Alpha60, LIFEwithBIRD, Material Boy, Mjölk and Schwipe. Freeing cutting edge fashion from the racks of chic boutiques and casting designers into the global online fashion market, Purest Cut has detected a market shift in recent times and believes "the edge is the new centre." We...
Alison Whittington
(06 March 2007) - Photographer Alison Whittington shoots evocative, thematic photo essays which subtly hint at layers of meaning that sit just below the surface. Her work is tinged with a sense of introspection, but also encourages the viewer to question their own interpretation of the series. See more images here. ...
(06 March 2007) - Photographer Alison Whittington shoots evocative, thematic photo essays which subtly hint at layers of meaning that sit just below the surface. Her work is tinged with a sense of introspection, but also encourages the viewer to question their own interpretation of the series. See more images here. ...
Jane McKay
(01 March 2007) - Australian artist Jane McKay creates swirling artworks that convey a sense of unrest and visual chaos as the colours clash in magnificently elaborate patterns. Her paintings are "abstractions of the landscape in which the land is portrayed as place and life essence…responses to the vast open spaces of the natural environment which reveal existential themes. The distant horizon line conveys the great expanse of...
(01 March 2007) - Australian artist Jane McKay creates swirling artworks that convey a sense of unrest and visual chaos as the colours clash in magnificently elaborate patterns. Her paintings are "abstractions of the landscape in which the land is portrayed as place and life essence…responses to the vast open spaces of the natural environment which reveal existential themes. The distant horizon line conveys the great expanse of...
NikoRoo Tees
(20 February 2007) - NikoRoo's inaugural collection of 10 tees features heavy does of Japanese influence including styles that incorporate Kimono fabrics. The hand-printed designs range from woodblock-style tribal and nautical patterns to the appliqued simple graphic shapes of Japanese silks and cottons available as one-offs. Also unique are shirttail hems and a few models that come with a hood. All are 100% cotton and limited to only...
(20 February 2007) - NikoRoo's inaugural collection of 10 tees features heavy does of Japanese influence including styles that incorporate Kimono fabrics. The hand-printed designs range from woodblock-style tribal and nautical patterns to the appliqued simple graphic shapes of Japanese silks and cottons available as one-offs. Also unique are shirttail hems and a few models that come with a hood. All are 100% cotton and limited to only...
Nique
(15 February 2007) - Australian streetwear label Nique's clothes are distinctive and edgy, with great cuts and fabrics. The designers behind the label. Nick and Lucy Ennis. have no formal training in fashion and have therefore come at it from a completely fresh and unaffected perspective. Working out of Melbourne, Nique are slowly infiltrating hip boutiques throughout the country. They have given Lost at E Minor five t-shirts...
(15 February 2007) - Australian streetwear label Nique's clothes are distinctive and edgy, with great cuts and fabrics. The designers behind the label. Nick and Lucy Ennis. have no formal training in fashion and have therefore come at it from a completely fresh and unaffected perspective. Working out of Melbourne, Nique are slowly infiltrating hip boutiques throughout the country. They have given Lost at E Minor five t-shirts...
Sarah Hankinson
(02 February 2007) - Melbourne illustrator Sarah Hankinson creates distinctly feminine yet bold and dramatic works which play off broken lines and occasional splashes of colour. She uses a variety of mediums, from ink to pencil, fabric to cut paper. Some of her illustration work is currently exhibited at Design A Space Retail Gallery, on Chapel St, Windsor in Melbourne....
(02 February 2007) - Melbourne illustrator Sarah Hankinson creates distinctly feminine yet bold and dramatic works which play off broken lines and occasional splashes of colour. She uses a variety of mediums, from ink to pencil, fabric to cut paper. Some of her illustration work is currently exhibited at Design A Space Retail Gallery, on Chapel St, Windsor in Melbourne....
Without Pockets
(02 February 2007) - Australian-based online t-shirt store and design competition, Without Pockets, have their first range of t-shirt goodies up for purchase. And it's a fine looking crop as well—customized, cool and comfortable. ...
(02 February 2007) - Australian-based online t-shirt store and design competition, Without Pockets, have their first range of t-shirt goodies up for purchase. And it's a fine looking crop as well—customized, cool and comfortable. ...
Christian de Vietri
(01 February 2007) - Like householders the world over, Perth sculptor Christian de Vietri has been spending time in IKEA. Loitering in the Faktum kitchen and between the Billy bookcases, slumped on the Klippan two-seater and filling his pockets with allen keys, de Vietri is assembling something of a different order. For his latest work "Configuration 3: Nuclear family fusion" (2006) currently on show at new Sydney gallery...
(01 February 2007) - Like householders the world over, Perth sculptor Christian de Vietri has been spending time in IKEA. Loitering in the Faktum kitchen and between the Billy bookcases, slumped on the Klippan two-seater and filling his pockets with allen keys, de Vietri is assembling something of a different order. For his latest work "Configuration 3: Nuclear family fusion" (2006) currently on show at new Sydney gallery...
Lenka Kripac
(01 February 2007) - It's good to hear that Aussie singer/songwriter Lenka Kripac is kicking around Los Angeles doing interesting things with interesting people. Her "breathy, strangely haunting Björk-style voice" [Rolling Stone, 2004] has been featured in Sydney band Decoder Ring for the past few years on the critically acclaimed albums Fractions and Somersault and now she's branching out to create atmospheric pop songs as a solo artist....
(01 February 2007) - It's good to hear that Aussie singer/songwriter Lenka Kripac is kicking around Los Angeles doing interesting things with interesting people. Her "breathy, strangely haunting Björk-style voice" [Rolling Stone, 2004] has been featured in Sydney band Decoder Ring for the past few years on the critically acclaimed albums Fractions and Somersault and now she's branching out to create atmospheric pop songs as a solo artist....
Note To Herself
(31 January 2007) - Want to stop that nasty habit of defacing photos of your ex-boyfriend or simply take control of the Myspace addiction that has taken over your life? Paint, write, collage or scribble it on a postcard, send it to Melbourne's Queen Victoria Women's Centre (QVWC]) before 1 March 2007 and contribute to the anonymous Note to Herself exhibition as part of International Women's Day. Based...
(31 January 2007) - Want to stop that nasty habit of defacing photos of your ex-boyfriend or simply take control of the Myspace addiction that has taken over your life? Paint, write, collage or scribble it on a postcard, send it to Melbourne's Queen Victoria Women's Centre (QVWC]) before 1 March 2007 and contribute to the anonymous Note to Herself exhibition as part of International Women's Day. Based...
Ku-ture
(24 January 2007) - The Australian based Ku-ture is a new concept in online stores. It will specialize in one-off garments, accessories and jewellery with a focus on up-and-coming designers. They are currently on the look out for designers who would like to sell their wares on the site. It doesn't matter if you make stuff in your garage or are a fully fledged designer, as long as...
(24 January 2007) - The Australian based Ku-ture is a new concept in online stores. It will specialize in one-off garments, accessories and jewellery with a focus on up-and-coming designers. They are currently on the look out for designers who would like to sell their wares on the site. It doesn't matter if you make stuff in your garage or are a fully fledged designer, as long as...
Litmus Journal
(22 January 2007) - The mysterious Melbourne-based Litmus Journal has been in bookstores for a while now—from Australia to London—starting with Litmus Minus Three and building momentum through Minus Two, Minus One and Zero to the inevitable Issue One, currently on sale. Each issue is themed and publishes work by an expanding community of emerging writers, artists, illustrators and photographers. Recently the founders launched Litmusphere, an "online magazine...
(22 January 2007) - The mysterious Melbourne-based Litmus Journal has been in bookstores for a while now—from Australia to London—starting with Litmus Minus Three and building momentum through Minus Two, Minus One and Zero to the inevitable Issue One, currently on sale. Each issue is themed and publishes work by an expanding community of emerging writers, artists, illustrators and photographers. Recently the founders launched Litmusphere, an "online magazine...
Master/Slave
(19 January 2007) - The next time you're walking down Liverpool Street, just off Oxford St in Sydney, you may notice an eye-catching window display that draws you into an unknown world. Meet new kids on the block Roderick Ng and Elenie Kondos, owners and founders of clothing brand Master/Slave. The name Master/Slave was chosen as it signified a symbiosis of sorts, meaning one cannot exist without the...
(19 January 2007) - The next time you're walking down Liverpool Street, just off Oxford St in Sydney, you may notice an eye-catching window display that draws you into an unknown world. Meet new kids on the block Roderick Ng and Elenie Kondos, owners and founders of clothing brand Master/Slave. The name Master/Slave was chosen as it signified a symbiosis of sorts, meaning one cannot exist without the...
Zanerobe
(17 January 2007) - Australian streetwear label Zanerobe create sporty casual wear for guys and gals with a distinctly retro feel. It's all tight tees with old school numbering, skimpy "Grease-inspired" shorts and loose fitting jeans in an assortment of styles. The label recently released its Fantasy League collection which was inspired by Australia's fanatacism with sport. ...
(17 January 2007) - Australian streetwear label Zanerobe create sporty casual wear for guys and gals with a distinctly retro feel. It's all tight tees with old school numbering, skimpy "Grease-inspired" shorts and loose fitting jeans in an assortment of styles. The label recently released its Fantasy League collection which was inspired by Australia's fanatacism with sport. ...
Janet Pogorelc
(16 January 2007) - Queensland-based artist and designer Janet Pogorelc works for RED-i Design and combines a passion for illustration with an equal passion for Irish Dancing. She describes her work as being "organic, feminine and psychedelic. I look back on old doodles and they're very similar to the ones I do now. I've always been drawn to swirling and organic shapes and have been told that my...
(16 January 2007) - Queensland-based artist and designer Janet Pogorelc works for RED-i Design and combines a passion for illustration with an equal passion for Irish Dancing. She describes her work as being "organic, feminine and psychedelic. I look back on old doodles and they're very similar to the ones I do now. I've always been drawn to swirling and organic shapes and have been told that my...
Swami Safari
(10 January 2007) - Sydney-based t-shirt label Etc have based their new Swami range around the mystical imagery of ancient mythology. (Click image for detail.) Says designer Alex Singh, "the basic concept is exploring this Swami character we've created who's running around on his inner safari in the ether. During his safari he interacts and meets all kinds of gods, crazy creatures and fantastical people and places taken...
(10 January 2007) - Sydney-based t-shirt label Etc have based their new Swami range around the mystical imagery of ancient mythology. (Click image for detail.) Says designer Alex Singh, "the basic concept is exploring this Swami character we've created who's running around on his inner safari in the ether. During his safari he interacts and meets all kinds of gods, crazy creatures and fantastical people and places taken...
Liz McKay
(08 January 2007) - Sydney-based Liz McKay is a young figurative artist whose vibrant works draw their essence from "smoky bars, sultry jazz singers, romantic couples and European cafes." Her work is about love, seduction, music and Casablanca-style cool. "Painting is my eternal search to find something of beauty, an expression, a face, a smile. The figures in my works convey intriguing expressions and the interaction between the...
(08 January 2007) - Sydney-based Liz McKay is a young figurative artist whose vibrant works draw their essence from "smoky bars, sultry jazz singers, romantic couples and European cafes." Her work is about love, seduction, music and Casablanca-style cool. "Painting is my eternal search to find something of beauty, an expression, a face, a smile. The figures in my works convey intriguing expressions and the interaction between the...
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