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…
With the official festivities done and dusted, my favourite part of Christmas now begins: checking out how other people creatively conquered the day. And the winner so far? Peppermint illustrator Tabitha Patterson and her stunningly crafted, beautifully baked, gorgeously handmade Christmas. Click through to take a peek at just a few sweet snaps….
Did you notice? Peppermint finally has a website! A proper one. There’s all sorts of inspiring things to be found here. Our regular blog will keep you up to date on all the latest eco fashion, lifestyle and cultural happenings with mini features and interviews, while our Community area gives you the perfect chance to…
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