Do you like unique, contemporary, designer jewellery? And what about doing good stuff – do you like that too? Well, the Lucky Charm Fundraiser blog is going to make your day. Over 40 local and international jewellery designers, including Lucy Folk, Julia deVille, Yuko Fujita and Lucy Hearn, have donated their work for an online…
Time to get romantic for planet earth. This Saturday, March 26th, the candles again come out for Earth Hour – the biggest global gesture of eco solidarity around. As lights and power points are switched off around the world, Earth Hour this year asks us to reflect and send prayers to the people of Japan…
Are you a Miss Sew & Sew in the making? Love seeing what other people are stitching up? Then sign up for Me-Made-March! Blogger Zoe Edwards is inviting crafty citizens from all over the world to show off their own creations by wearing at least one me-made item every day during March. The items can…
Not all chain stores are created equal. In some good news for fast fashion, European chain H&M has just announced that, come April, they will be launching their first Conscious Collection: a women’s, men’s and children’s range made from environmentally-adapted and greener materials such as organic cotton and recycled polyester. Although green in ethos and…
There’s a new way to combine two of our favourite things: animals and the internet. (And no, it’s not another LOL cats blog). As big fans of the work of PETA, we were excited to learn that they have a new, easily-downloadable web browser toolbar that raises money for the organisation every time you click!…
View Festival Promo from SLF on Vimeo. If you’re in Melbourne at the moment, Captain Planet’s calling. It’s Sustainable Living Festival time again, where everyone from environmental superheroes to everyday folks gather to take part in a fortnight of green festivities. Taking place until February 27 in Melbourne’s Federation Square, this year’s line up includes…
If your wrist is feeling a little bland and lonely, quietly pining for the sweet upcycled goodness of a Mina and Oli clutch, then your purse dreams have been answered – as the label’s designer Laura Thomey has kindly given us three of her darling recycled leather wristlets (RRP $49 each) to give away! Made…
If you love craft as much as we do, then you’ll love Craft Victoria. Celebrating the craft world’s eclectic mix of counter culture and high art since the 1970s, this organisation of crafty folk are all about fostering creativity, experimentation and professionalism in contemporary craft and design – as well as getting artisans the recognition…
Listen up all budding designers! Entries are now open for Fashion Less Waste 2011: the Australian Museum’s annual fashion design competition aimed at encouraging a more sustainable fashion industry. This year, entrants are invited to take inspiration from a theme launched in conjunction with the Museum’s upcoming exhibition birds of paradise: rituals of seduction.
Being the middle of January, there are probably very few people who are thinking about what they’ll be doing in December. But after the success of last month’s Fair@Square festival, which took place in Melbourne’s Federation Square on December 11 and 12, you should probably start making some space in your diaries for this year’s…
Short and sweet – that’s how we like our films. Okay, maybe not all of them, but if they are the result of competitions like Light Up Earth then short films (5 to 7 mins to be exact) are alright by us! So… if you have a burning desire to protect the earth (we do!),…
If you thought all the good vintage clothes in the world had run out by now (or at least been temporarily kidnapped by those dangerously hip kids like Alexa Chung and Daisy Lowe), rest assured you can still get your fix online at Bones Lie Vintage. Sleek, dark, edgy and sexy, this little Brissy boutique…