I bet you could name a thousand ways to reuse a milk crate, but what about the bottles they once carried? Turns out that strangely textured white plastic can be used for much more than a funny looking flower vase. Brisbane design store Luxxbox have just launched their new Calcium collection which features a rather stylish…
Say hello to our little friend Helpful Harriet! This cute lil’ creature brought to life by Quill and Ink Handmade is on a mission to find a new home – and brighten your day in the process! Ever the helpful friend, she and her other cuddly mates will be on hand this Friday evening to…
Oh Lydra, you’re making us weak at the knees! Whimsical Romance is the new collection from Melbournian design talent Linda Vydra: a vision of stunning bags and clutches all elegantly crafted from preloved fabrics and upholstery. Lose yourself in more images from the collection below, or view the nifty flip-book catalogue here – the perfect…
Hankering for some fresh ideas in sustainability that are as easy on the eye as they are on the planet? Then look no further than the art world. Collingwood gallery Off the Kerb are presenting [in]FLUX, a new exhibition that takes positive inspiration from the things that might typically get us down – consumerism, overuse…
Documentary filmmaker Natalie McComas is currently in the process of filming a brave and beautifully eye-opening series about people who have lived their lives with dramatic, visible birthmarks. Inspired by the gorgeous Patience Hodgson (from Aussie band The Grates), Natalie will be exploring the effects of these birthmarks on people’s lives and psyches. And she…
Before you go kicking your current smartphone to the kerb as soon as there’s so much as a whisper about a new Apple release, consider this: your iPhone has had quite a life before it landed in your pretty little hands, and it will continue to have one the moment it leaves them. To give…
As any online shopping enthusiast might tell you, there’s nothing quite like running for the mailbox Katrina-and-the-Waves-style and tearing open that package whose contents you’ve been, shall we say, quite eagerly anticipating. Ebay has forever been the face of the virtual marketplace, but what you might not know is that they have recently launched their…
The lavish decadence of a chandelier paired with the soft elegance of wool – now there’s a match made in heaven. If I had a ladder tall enough, there’d be no stopping me from reaching up and having a feel of these glorious creations. They are of course lighting installations handmade by local textile artist…
In exciting news for vintage lovers, the Hello Sailor Vintage Fair at St Kilda’s Memo launches this Sunday in Melbourne, kickstarting what promises to be a fine legacy of events. Under the incredible plaster ceilings of this gorgeous art deco theatre and against a lively backdrop of music, go go dancing and high tea, 30…
Protect your eyes while restoring the eyesight of others? That’s genius in our books. SOLO Eyewear have just unleashed a new line of unique bamboo sunglasses, where every purchase of their stylish specs will help those in need to see again through either prescription eyeglasses or eye surgery. With 80% of the world’s blindness being…
We want to go to Marnie Skilling’s Garage Sale. If you live in Sydney, you can. The rest of us will just have to make do with the hundreds – potentially thousands – of other garage sales happening around the country as part of the second national Garage Sale Trail on May 5th. With just…
Shockingly, there are only 55 Maui dolphins remaining off the waters of New Zealand’s North Island, and only a few hours left to sign a petition to help save this rarest of dolphin species from extinction. This is just one of a range of marine conservation projects supported by designer Miranda Brown and the Free the…