Everything We’re Lusting After at This Year’s Finders Keepers Markets
- Words by Peppermint
The Finders Keepers markets are swinging their doors back open in STYLE in 2022! The Brisbane/Meanjin Autumn Winter Market is set to take place across three glorious days, kicking off on Friday 20 May. The Exhibition Building of the scenic Brisbane Showgrounds will be full of good vibes, delicious food and a gloriously reopened bar alongside the main attraction – rows and rows of beautiful stalls featuring the best local makers, designers and artists.
Of course, we’re beyond excited to join the fun as the media sponsor for Finders Keepers again this year! You’ll find us at the Brisbane markets with all the usual goodness – selfie walls, subscription specials, sewing patterns and good laughs. We may even have an extra surprise or two for market attendees… Hush, hush!
Tickets are on sale NOW! Grab yours at the venue or get even more organised and head here to pre-purchase your ticket – you’ll go in the draw to win a subscription to Peppermint.
images THE FINDERS KEEPERS BRISBANE SS21. PHOTOS BY GRACE SMITH.
Have you missed the marvellous magic of market shopping? The sheer delight of perambulating through the promenades, feasting your eyes and fossicking out treasures – there’s nothing we love better! In fact, we’re so keen, we’ve already started making our shopping lists. And, we’re so nice, that we want to share them with you! After all, what makes a shopping trip even more delightful? Sharing it with a friend, of course! Enjoy our picks for lovely fashion, jewellery, homewares and art, or head to the Brisbane lineup and curate your own dream list!
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Doops Designs
Dopamine dressing at its finest: bright and playful linen and cotton dresses, jumpsuits, tees and more in sizes 6-22.
Frske
For that subtle statement piece: classic colours, stripes and gingham in minimalist silhouettes, designed and made in Melbourne in natural fibres.
Ikuntji Artists
Always was, always will be: wearable First Nations art from the Northern Territory, inspired by the artists’ personal stories of Ngurra (Country) and Tjukurrpa (Dreaming).
Alice’s Earth
Sweet silver pieces to delight the soul: stylised shapes and squiggles form delicate and dreamy adornments for ears, necks, wrists and fingies.
Seda Collective
Hear the voice and echo of another culture: beautiful, beaded wearable works of art from Indigenous Colombian artisans.
Eleura Markings
Bling for bush-loving babes: sustainable, small-batch jewellery, hand-crafted from 100% recycled sterling silver, inspired by the beauty of the bush and the landscape of the Atherton Tablelands.
HoneyBee Wrap
Keep your food fresh and bee-licious: long-lasting, high-quality plastic alternatives made from organic, natural and Australian ingredients.
Hello Lola
Ceramics to make you smile: Hello Lola’s one-of-a-kind, hand-finished homewares are painted in small batches in the husband and wife duo’s Brisbane studio.
Pleasant State
Good clean fun: revolutionary, non-toxic, plastic-free, multi-purpose cleaning products that look good, smell good and do good!
Ingrid Bartkowiak
Birds of a feather: whimsical and detailed illustrations of native flora and fauna, Australian birds and creatures nestled in colourful abstracted environments.
Sarah Capon
Take a snip-shot: talented artist Sarah makes intricate portraits of people and pets using layers of cut coloured paper!
Debra Hood
Queen of the Queenslander: cheerfully colourful renderings of the state’s iconic architectural styling bedeck tea towels, puzzles, cards, jewellery aprons and t-shirts.
top image THE FINDERS KEEPERS BRISBANE SS21 BY GRACE SMITH.
The Finders Keepers is Australia’s largest curated marketplace of makers, designers and entrepreneurs. Online, and via their major market events, the Finders Keepers is where communities come together to shop, explore and discover the very best from designers, makers and entrepreneurs in our country.
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Pattern via the link in bio! 🪡
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“In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal and punishable by law to wear, make, or distribute. As purveyors of traditional craft, we felt it appropriate to revisit this design.”
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The proceeds from the $5 pattern will go to local immigrant aid organisations – or you can donate without buying the pattern.
Raise those needles, folks – art and craft can change the world. 🧶
Link in bio for the pattern.
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Only two more weeks until @Life_Instyle – Australia`s leading boutique retail trade show. If you own a store, don`t miss this event! Connect with designers, source exquisite – and mindful – products, and see firsthand why this is Australia’s go-to trade show for creatives and retailers alike. And it`s free! ✨️
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Before you celebrate, take the time to learn the truth. January 26 is not a day of unity it’s a Day of Mourning and Survival for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Stand in solidarity. Learn. Reflect. Act.
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As the world careens towards AI seeping into our feeds, finds and even friend-zones, it`s becoming increasingly hard to ignore.
We just wanted to say that here at Peppermint, we are choosing to not print or publish AI-generated art, photos, words, videos or content.
Merriam-Webster’s human editors chose `slop` as the 2025 Word of the Year – they define it as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” The problem is, as AI increases in quality, it`s becoming more and more difficult to ascertain what`s real and what`s not.
Let`s be clear here, AI absolutely has its place in science, in climate modelling, in medical breakthroughs, in many places... but not in replacing the work of artists, writers and creatives.
Can we guarantee that everything we publish is AI-free? Honestly, not really. We know we are not using it to create content, but we are also relying on the artists, makers and contributors we work with, as well as our advertisers, to supply imagery, artwork or words created by humans. AI features are also creeping into programs and apps too, making it difficult to navigate. But we will do our best to avoid it and make a stand for the artists and creatives who have had their work stolen and used to train AI machines, and those who are now losing work as they are replaced by this energy-sapping, environment-destroying magic wand.
Could using it help our productivity and bottom line? Sure. And as a small business in a difficult landscape, that`s a hard one to turn down. We know other publishers who use AI to write stories, create recipes, produce photo shoots... but this one is important to us.
`Touch grass` was also a Merriam-Webster Word of the Year. We`ll happily stick with that as a theme, thanks very much. 🌿
