Meet Mina + Oli: Melbournian designer Laura Thomey’s superbly executed range of handbags and purses crafted from upcycled leather jackets. With a killer new lookbook out, we can only assume she...
Nail art: either you love it or loathe it, but one thing is for sure – it is BIG in beauty right now. Thankfully, NCLA nail wraps take things a step further than good looks; this is nail art wi...
We always knew Tassie was a good egg. The Tasmanian State Government has just made a ban on battery cage hens and will foot several million dollars in funding to encourage new cage-free environments....
Eight-year-old girls embroiled in child boxing in Thailand. Roma gypsy children struggling for acceptance as they attend mainstream school for the first time. An Indigenous Australian inmate taking h...
With winter creeping up on us, the temptation to wrap ourselves in our favourite woollen blanket and head out to face the day is only growing stronger. Thankfully, we can enjoy the warmth and ease of...
If you’re a fan of the arts then we sincerely hope you’ve kept your Friday night free! There’s going to be twice the usual opening night fun at Off the Kerb Gallery and Studios in C...
Fancy yourself as a bit of an entrepreneur? Or maybe you’re just curious to learn more about the big, bright world of online retail? Who better to teach us a thing or two about harnessing our c...
A Movement is Brewing: Guest post by Nerida Lennon Last week more than a thousand key fashion stakeholders from around the globe descended on Copenhagen to join a movement to transition the fashion i...
Long black or short black? Sugar or no sugar? There sure are a lot of choices in our daily routine, but there is one choice which makes a difference above all else: fair trade. For millions of farmer...
It’s nice when somebody creates something with thought; something that feels at once intimate and inviting. In terms of cookbooks, Julie Jansen’s independently produced Apricot & Apr...
Akira presented a magical showcase on the last day of Fashion Week. And what a way to end a wonderful week! On show at the Box, models stood on low plinths surrounded by scattered lace and silk petal...
Many fashion designers have been inspired by Aboriginal art, however few have done it as strikingly as Roopa Pemmaraju. Her SS12/13 collection was a collaboration with Aboriginal artists from Coee Ar...
Attention all market lovers – here’s an event with a twist! Forget finished products and fine crafty creations: Stash and Treasure is all about buying and selling materials in the raw. Bu...
After being to many a show at various fashion weeks, one can become somewhat tired of the same old sterile (yet sleek) locations. For their show at this year’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia, h...
Loving Earth are our Willy Wonka. No, we haven’t seen their factory, but anyone who can create 100% raw, organic, fair trade and sugar-free chocolate goodies that taste this good have to be working s...
Jase and Matt are two Queensland brewmasters hoping to bring the flavour of the kombucha buzz down under. Using strictly raw, organic, local produce and reusable bottles, they aim to have the wonder ...
Last Thursday, AYCC chair and leading Aussie environmentalist Anna Rose faced off against former Senator and renowned climate sceptic Nick Minchin on the ABC1 special I Can Change Your Mind About Cli...
No, this is not a strange experiment in ultimate Jenga, it’s a fully functional wall that stretches 10m created from a kaleidoscope of bricks. The amazing creation belongs to the South Asian Hu...
Whether you’re a Mac person or a PC person, most of us spend more time with our flat-faced friends than our real life mates – an average of four to six hours per day (a conservative estim...
In a brave and highly controversial move, Lush cosmetics in the UK spent yesterday performing ‘Live Human Testing’ in the window of their busy Regent Street store. The idea was part of th...
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 lookin...
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...
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 fr...
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]FL...
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. Insp...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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 incr...
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 styl...
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