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Vince Letterpress
(02 October 2009) - Meaghan Barbuto scoured eBay, bought a half-ton vintage letterpress machine, and spent weekends experimenting with wedding invites, business cards and greeting cards for friends and family. Deciding upon a name was simple; she dedicated Vince Letterpress as to her late grandfather. "It was important for me to highlight my Italian background. Italians make beautiful paper and we had this stationary box of my grandfather’s...
(02 October 2009) - Meaghan Barbuto scoured eBay, bought a half-ton vintage letterpress machine, and spent weekends experimenting with wedding invites, business cards and greeting cards for friends and family. Deciding upon a name was simple; she dedicated Vince Letterpress as to her late grandfather. "It was important for me to highlight my Italian background. Italians make beautiful paper and we had this stationary box of my grandfather’s...
Fundraislinn Exhibition and Auction
(01 October 2009) - Raising funds for cancer treatments for copywriter Aislinn Andrews,The Fundraislinn exhibition at Helen Gory Galerie features the work of more than 100 artists from around the world, including Lily Piri, Ian Mutch (pictured below), Paul Meates, Yok, Jaqui Stockdale, Rinzen, Gary Seaman (pictured above), Laith McGregor, Justin Williams and Abbey McCulloch. A one-night-only affair, there’s also a selection of works that the international audience...
(01 October 2009) - Raising funds for cancer treatments for copywriter Aislinn Andrews,The Fundraislinn exhibition at Helen Gory Galerie features the work of more than 100 artists from around the world, including Lily Piri, Ian Mutch (pictured below), Paul Meates, Yok, Jaqui Stockdale, Rinzen, Gary Seaman (pictured above), Laith McGregor, Justin Williams and Abbey McCulloch. A one-night-only affair, there’s also a selection of works that the international audience...
Julie Parker Black Jewls Collection
(11 September 2009) - by Rebecca Harkins-Cross For the Tin man and Scarecrow in all of us, Julie Parker's latest collection Black Jewls offers an exquisite range of anatomically-correct wearable human organs cast in solid sterling silver and strung on hand-finished chains. Packaged in glass test tubes with cork stoppers, the collection of bodily charms include hearts, brains, vertebrae, ribcages and livers. By externalizing human internal organs, the Melbourne-based...
(11 September 2009) - by Rebecca Harkins-Cross For the Tin man and Scarecrow in all of us, Julie Parker's latest collection Black Jewls offers an exquisite range of anatomically-correct wearable human organs cast in solid sterling silver and strung on hand-finished chains. Packaged in glass test tubes with cork stoppers, the collection of bodily charms include hearts, brains, vertebrae, ribcages and livers. By externalizing human internal organs, the Melbourne-based...
Humble Vintage Bike Hire
(25 August 2009) - by Rebecca Harkins-Cross For moonlighting in Melbourne's obsessive cycling scene, The Humble Vintage steps in like a long-lost friend, offering vintage bicycles for short-term hire. Not just a more aesthetically pleasing way to explore the city, the experience allows tourists to roll incognito by skipping logos, mountain bikes and fluorescent helmets. Born in July 2009, after founder Matthew Hurst rented a bike during a...
(25 August 2009) - by Rebecca Harkins-Cross For moonlighting in Melbourne's obsessive cycling scene, The Humble Vintage steps in like a long-lost friend, offering vintage bicycles for short-term hire. Not just a more aesthetically pleasing way to explore the city, the experience allows tourists to roll incognito by skipping logos, mountain bikes and fluorescent helmets. Born in July 2009, after founder Matthew Hurst rented a bike during a...
Victoria Mason Miniature Readymade Jewelry
(20 August 2009) - Miniaturizing some of our favorite objects in sterling silver, Victoria Mason's line of sterling silver jewelry satisfies a penchant both for all things tiny and for readymades. Her designs replicate the beauty of the everyday, items like clothespins, sneakers and pencil shavings. A fork and knife earring set "feed your senses" and make the perfect gift for foodies or just those who love cuteness....
(20 August 2009) - Miniaturizing some of our favorite objects in sterling silver, Victoria Mason's line of sterling silver jewelry satisfies a penchant both for all things tiny and for readymades. Her designs replicate the beauty of the everyday, items like clothespins, sneakers and pencil shavings. A fork and knife earring set "feed your senses" and make the perfect gift for foodies or just those who love cuteness....
The Melbourne Design Guide
(05 August 2009) - by Kara Macleod A clever little book created and edited by industrial designers, The Melbourne Design Guide one-ups most guidebooks. The 450-page flip book teems with current design intelligence from Melbourne’s creative community, making the publication as attractive to design professionals as it is to savvy locals or travelers wanting a different take on the scene. Its twofold construction simplifies what can often be...
(05 August 2009) - by Kara Macleod A clever little book created and edited by industrial designers, The Melbourne Design Guide one-ups most guidebooks. The 450-page flip book teems with current design intelligence from Melbourne’s creative community, making the publication as attractive to design professionals as it is to savvy locals or travelers wanting a different take on the scene. Its twofold construction simplifies what can often be...
Julia DeVille: Cineraria
(04 August 2009) - Taxidermist, jewelry designer and artist Julia DeVille creates the type of wearable art rarely seen from other labels. Focused on working as a full-time artist, her exhibition "Cineraria" currently on display at Sophie Gannon Gallery in Richmond, Melbourne, is how deVille sees herself in the future. “I’ll still create my jewelry, but I aim to have two assistants producing this for me, while I...
(04 August 2009) - Taxidermist, jewelry designer and artist Julia DeVille creates the type of wearable art rarely seen from other labels. Focused on working as a full-time artist, her exhibition "Cineraria" currently on display at Sophie Gannon Gallery in Richmond, Melbourne, is how deVille sees herself in the future. “I’ll still create my jewelry, but I aim to have two assistants producing this for me, while I...
Native Design
(31 July 2009) - According to David Brown, graphic designer and former president of the Art Center College of Design, "good design is a form of respect on the part of the producer for the person who will eventually spend hard-earned cash on the product, use the product [and] own the product." If so, Native, the latest offering from renowned Melbourne industrial designer Dhiren Bhagwandas, represents truly good...
(31 July 2009) - According to David Brown, graphic designer and former president of the Art Center College of Design, "good design is a form of respect on the part of the producer for the person who will eventually spend hard-earned cash on the product, use the product [and] own the product." If so, Native, the latest offering from renowned Melbourne industrial designer Dhiren Bhagwandas, represents truly good...
Another Bloody Water
(29 July 2009) - Aussie-based water bottling operation Another Bloody Water brings some serious sass to the table. Their disregard for overly pretentious competitors shows in everything from their irreverent name to their simplistic design (consisting of a dazzling palette of white, gray and black) and the oft-acerbic commentary on their blog. Down with the flowery language. Down with the Caribbean vistas. It's just bloody water. Thankfully their...
(29 July 2009) - Aussie-based water bottling operation Another Bloody Water brings some serious sass to the table. Their disregard for overly pretentious competitors shows in everything from their irreverent name to their simplistic design (consisting of a dazzling palette of white, gray and black) and the oft-acerbic commentary on their blog. Down with the flowery language. Down with the Caribbean vistas. It's just bloody water. Thankfully their...
Junior Massive T-Shirts
(20 July 2009) - What's in the Australian water that keeps producing all these t-shirt brands? Junior Massive is the latest, a newly launched boutique label making limited edition tees using only Australian cotton. It's street meets indie; design meets durability; edgy fashion meets…well, edgy fashion. We like it already. ...
(20 July 2009) - What's in the Australian water that keeps producing all these t-shirt brands? Junior Massive is the latest, a newly launched boutique label making limited edition tees using only Australian cotton. It's street meets indie; design meets durability; edgy fashion meets…well, edgy fashion. We like it already. ...
Evo Hair Products
(17 July 2009) - With the amount of sun and surf streaming out of Australia, creating a top of the line hair product to tame their manes is a concept Evo takes seriously. The brainchild of Gavin Von Gavin, Evo's irreverent range of hair treatments saves "ordinary humans from themselves." Broken down into five Mane subranges—including Mane Attention, Contender, Craft, Rollers and Straight—Evo takes the boredom out of...
(17 July 2009) - With the amount of sun and surf streaming out of Australia, creating a top of the line hair product to tame their manes is a concept Evo takes seriously. The brainchild of Gavin Von Gavin, Evo's irreverent range of hair treatments saves "ordinary humans from themselves." Broken down into five Mane subranges—including Mane Attention, Contender, Craft, Rollers and Straight—Evo takes the boredom out of...
Daylesford and Hepburn Mineral Springs Co.
(09 June 2009) - Tired of seeing imported water from the other side of the world on tables of their local restaurants, the Melbourne-based founders of Daylesford and Hepburn Mineral Springs Co. decided to act. Today, the team bottles and distributes water from the heart of Melbourne's mineral springs capital. Not only are their products natural, sustainable and local, with bottling and packaging just 100 kilometers from the...
(09 June 2009) - Tired of seeing imported water from the other side of the world on tables of their local restaurants, the Melbourne-based founders of Daylesford and Hepburn Mineral Springs Co. decided to act. Today, the team bottles and distributes water from the heart of Melbourne's mineral springs capital. Not only are their products natural, sustainable and local, with bottling and packaging just 100 kilometers from the...
Elke Kramer: Miracles & Wonder
(05 May 2009) - Given that she's one of Australia’s most respected and recognized accessories designers, Elke Kramer's announcement last month that she was branching out into a line of leather bags, scarves and belts is a welcome one. CH caught up with the designer, artist and all-round nice girl to chat about totes, tunes and technical design. You're renowned for bracelets, bangles, pendants and rings. Why did...
(05 May 2009) - Given that she's one of Australia’s most respected and recognized accessories designers, Elke Kramer's announcement last month that she was branching out into a line of leather bags, scarves and belts is a welcome one. CH caught up with the designer, artist and all-round nice girl to chat about totes, tunes and technical design. You're renowned for bracelets, bangles, pendants and rings. Why did...
Emerald Peacock Bar
(05 May 2009) - Following the success of their Red Hummingbird on Russell Street in Melbourne (famous for its hummingbird wallpaper), the owners recently opened The Emerald Peacock bar and restaurant on Londsdale Street. While I'm sure the food and drink is fantastic, it's the sumptuous interior that's creating all the buzz. It again features signature wallpaper, used as the starting point for the entire design. Each space...
(05 May 2009) - Following the success of their Red Hummingbird on Russell Street in Melbourne (famous for its hummingbird wallpaper), the owners recently opened The Emerald Peacock bar and restaurant on Londsdale Street. While I'm sure the food and drink is fantastic, it's the sumptuous interior that's creating all the buzz. It again features signature wallpaper, used as the starting point for the entire design. Each space...
Kate Bernauer Photography
(23 April 2009) - The photography of Brisbane-based artist Kate Bernauer contains a narrative and that's no accident. She constructs her pictures with theatrical lighting and props in specific locations to construct a story. For example, the intention of her Sydney exhibition, "I’ll Be Home For Dinner," is to "address the contradictions and absurdities of everyday life." Ideas for her pictures come from dreams, along with absurd true...
(23 April 2009) - The photography of Brisbane-based artist Kate Bernauer contains a narrative and that's no accident. She constructs her pictures with theatrical lighting and props in specific locations to construct a story. For example, the intention of her Sydney exhibition, "I’ll Be Home For Dinner," is to "address the contradictions and absurdities of everyday life." Ideas for her pictures come from dreams, along with absurd true...
Ceres Environmental Park
(22 April 2009) - The Ceres Environmental Park in Brunswick, Melbourne is a little inner-city oasis and is as close to a hippie commune as anything found in the city. Not-for-profit and sustainability are the keywords here, and the park plays host to regular events from live gigs to programs about everything related to the environment. The café provides ridiculously healthy food, sustainable innovations are in action on...
(22 April 2009) - The Ceres Environmental Park in Brunswick, Melbourne is a little inner-city oasis and is as close to a hippie commune as anything found in the city. Not-for-profit and sustainability are the keywords here, and the park plays host to regular events from live gigs to programs about everything related to the environment. The café provides ridiculously healthy food, sustainable innovations are in action on...
Photographer Mark Gambino
(06 April 2009) - Working full-time as an online editor and magazine writer, Melbourne-based Mark Gambino found himself the recipient of numerous after-work events. Finding little to converse about with drunken musicians and statuesque models, the 30-something photography enthusiast started snapping. The result is a candid look at the music festivals, fashion events and VIP parties taking place in Australia. CH recently caught up with Gambino to talk...
(06 April 2009) - Working full-time as an online editor and magazine writer, Melbourne-based Mark Gambino found himself the recipient of numerous after-work events. Finding little to converse about with drunken musicians and statuesque models, the 30-something photography enthusiast started snapping. The result is a candid look at the music festivals, fashion events and VIP parties taking place in Australia. CH recently caught up with Gambino to talk...
Illustrator Sarah Carter-Jenkins
(27 February 2009) - Australian illustrator Sarah Carter-Jenkins creates luminous, sensual artwork which practically glides across the page with its elegance, subtle coloring and intricate detail....
(27 February 2009) - Australian illustrator Sarah Carter-Jenkins creates luminous, sensual artwork which practically glides across the page with its elegance, subtle coloring and intricate detail....
Illustrator Andrea Innocent
(23 February 2009) - Melbourne artist Andrea Innocent's illustrations are beautiful, stylized and surreal. Borrowing from the Ukiyo-e tradition of woodblock printing that became popular in Japan in the seventeenth century, Innocent uses crisp lines and monochromatic color to create poster-style works. Ukiyo-e, meaning "pictures of the floating world," were often images of otherworldly scenes and people. Like those of her forebears, Innocent's works are ethereal, populated by...
(23 February 2009) - Melbourne artist Andrea Innocent's illustrations are beautiful, stylized and surreal. Borrowing from the Ukiyo-e tradition of woodblock printing that became popular in Japan in the seventeenth century, Innocent uses crisp lines and monochromatic color to create poster-style works. Ukiyo-e, meaning "pictures of the floating world," were often images of otherworldly scenes and people. Like those of her forebears, Innocent's works are ethereal, populated by...
McBride Charles Ryan Architects: Klein Bottle House
(06 February 2009) - by Kelsey Keith Applying the logic of a mathematical principle—called "Klein Bottle," a continuous volume with no inside and outside—to architecture, this breathtaking private residence is the work of Australian firm McBride Charles Ryan. Nestled among the trees on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne, the principal architects on the project thought an "origami version of the bottle would be achievable and hold some ironic...
(06 February 2009) - by Kelsey Keith Applying the logic of a mathematical principle—called "Klein Bottle," a continuous volume with no inside and outside—to architecture, this breathtaking private residence is the work of Australian firm McBride Charles Ryan. Nestled among the trees on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne, the principal architects on the project thought an "origami version of the bottle would be achievable and hold some ironic...
Subzero Installations x ENESS: The Color Of Snow
(08 December 2008) - Leave it to the Aussies to figure out a way to combine extreme sports with innovative design. Using their own software program, Pixile, the interactive designers at ENESS were able to calibrate video projections of eyeballs onto giant snowballs, creating an eerie Big Brother feeling as skiers go by. Using a laptop and a projector and snow, ENESS illuminated the slopes at Mount Buller until...
(08 December 2008) - Leave it to the Aussies to figure out a way to combine extreme sports with innovative design. Using their own software program, Pixile, the interactive designers at ENESS were able to calibrate video projections of eyeballs onto giant snowballs, creating an eerie Big Brother feeling as skiers go by. Using a laptop and a projector and snow, ENESS illuminated the slopes at Mount Buller until...
Adam Goodrum: Stitch Chair
(25 November 2008) - Thanks to Adam Goodrum's Stitch Chair, we no longer have to choose furniture that fits over what we would actually like to have in our homes. And thanks to Cappellini, having recently added Stitch to its roster, it's now available in wider distribution. The cleverness of the chair come from a nontraditional approach to folding, the result of the Australian industrial designer's goal of...
(25 November 2008) - Thanks to Adam Goodrum's Stitch Chair, we no longer have to choose furniture that fits over what we would actually like to have in our homes. And thanks to Cappellini, having recently added Stitch to its roster, it's now available in wider distribution. The cleverness of the chair come from a nontraditional approach to folding, the result of the Australian industrial designer's goal of...
William the Brave Bronze Rings
(21 November 2008) - These stylish hoops of bronze have a profound effect on me. Created by Australian jeweler Stannard Inc., William the Brave bronze rings are stunning, look like something a crusader from the middle ages would wear and the raw look exudes an air of individuality. But the nice thing is that despite their virile attributes, you can actually get away with wearing them if you're a...
(21 November 2008) - These stylish hoops of bronze have a profound effect on me. Created by Australian jeweler Stannard Inc., William the Brave bronze rings are stunning, look like something a crusader from the middle ages would wear and the raw look exudes an air of individuality. But the nice thing is that despite their virile attributes, you can actually get away with wearing them if you're a...
Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics x Target
(28 October 2008) - Move over Collette Dinnigan and Stella McCartney. We've all seen Target collaborate with fashion designers, but the recently-launched Napoleon Perdis line, a designer budget cosmetic range, is an Australian first. As a Napoleon enthusiast who swears by his eyeliners, lip gloss and mosaic powder, I'm curious to see how these budget versions will take off....
(28 October 2008) - Move over Collette Dinnigan and Stella McCartney. We've all seen Target collaborate with fashion designers, but the recently-launched Napoleon Perdis line, a designer budget cosmetic range, is an Australian first. As a Napoleon enthusiast who swears by his eyeliners, lip gloss and mosaic powder, I'm curious to see how these budget versions will take off....
Bholu Housewares and Toys
(17 October 2008) - With a mission to help impoverished women in India, Australian designer Jodie Fried's line of designer housewares and children's toys has finally reached the United States. The whimsical designs are embroidered by underprivileged skilled artisans, keeping alive their traditional technique and simultaneously offering them a sustainable income. All of the handmade wool products are Fair Trade and range from kids toys to rugs. Fried's...
(17 October 2008) - With a mission to help impoverished women in India, Australian designer Jodie Fried's line of designer housewares and children's toys has finally reached the United States. The whimsical designs are embroidered by underprivileged skilled artisans, keeping alive their traditional technique and simultaneously offering them a sustainable income. All of the handmade wool products are Fair Trade and range from kids toys to rugs. Fried's...
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