Author: Thu Nguyen
Waverley Mills
For 150 years, we have been crafting Australia’s finest textiles at our historic weaving mill situated on the idyllic banks of Distillery Creek in Launceston. We are the last mill of our kind in Australia and are proud to spin, weave and finish each blanket, throw and scarf here onsite in Tasmania.In 1874, Scotsman Peter…
Voluptuary Ceramics
Voluptuary Ceramics comes from the small, slowmade studio of Australian artist and ceramicist Emma Bartik.Crafted by hand and designed with care, Emma’s playful yet sophisticated pieces blur the line between sculptural and functional objects.Creating from her Botany Studio on Bidjigal land, Emma’s work consists of dreamy pastel tableware, shapely vessels, and anthropomorphic sculptures.Emma playfully uses…
Vincent Chen
Vincent is an illustration artist based in Melbourne, Australia. His works are often inspired by the beauty of landscapes, flowers and busy urbanscapes. He enjoys the calmness brought from nature, yet never ceases to find peace in the city lives.Vincent specialises both in gouache and digital paintings. Having an animation background, he is interested in…
Upswitch
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Upswitch brings old forgotten objects back to life by transforming them into lamps, lighting and homewares. Each piece is hand-made and is a one-off, its design informed by its original use and its own distinct character.Upswitch is the brainchild of Michael Hanley who has had a lifelong fascination with old ‘stuff’…
Truffle Hill
Nestled among the towering karri forests of Manjimup lies Truffle Hill, Australia’s premier farm producing the world’s most coveted black truffles. A singular vision led Truffle Hill to be established in 1997: cultivating and offering the highest quality Black Périgord (Tuber Melanosporum) truffles in Australia. We chose the famed terroir of Manjimup, Western Australia, because…
Tilda Cole
Tilda Cole is a Naarm / Melbourne based artist and jewellery designer. Upon creating her namesake brand Tilda in 2016 she has since completed her BA in Fine Art exploring sculptural practices instilled in her by her father who worked as a bronze sculptor.In addition to her namesake label Tilda has worked as an antique…
Thousand Apologies
Thousand Apologies hot sauces are for the flavor-obsessed spice addicts. They’re the sauces that go everywhere with you; they’re the sauces that promise to pair perfectly with everything you eat. Crafted using only the finest locally sourced ingredients and our beloved Australian natives. Spice up your life, test your heat tolerance, try new recipes, or…
The Woollen Earth
I am Sally and I am the crazy wool lady!I have always been a creative person, sewing, painting, designing, usually on a large scale. I made couture wedding dresses by hand for 15 years. And then a few years ago I found wool. Wool in its rawest, chunkiest form and instantly fell in love.However sourcing…
Triffid Tonic Co
Greg is an old-school pharmacist. One of the last to work with his hands compounding and concocting medicines from scratch, and is well versed in the art of making potions, lotions and medicines. Greg was making tonic water using traditional recipes to counter the commercial tonic brands, made with synthetic lab-based quinine and over-sweetened.We have…
The Essentials Lab
The Essentials Lab is exactly what it says on the bottle: the bare essentials of holistic, time-tested fragrance and beauty.Whether its waking up, getting ready for work, chilling out or hitting the town, our products can invigorate, uplift, allure or calm – depending on your mood. After 28 years of cooking in Australia and Europe,…
The Boy & I
THE BOY&I is an Australian made and designed high-quality, contemporary fashion label. Mindfully made in small collections, encompassing sustainability throughout the entire process. Using only the highest quality natural fabrics ethically sourced from around the world. Feminine, Seasonless pieces, simplistically designed to take you from season to season. Now including Our Travels Collection. THE BOY&I…
That’s Amore Cheese
It was August 2004 when Giorgio migrated to Melbourne and without knowing a word of English, got a job in a cheese factory. “It looked challenging,” Giorgio confesses, but this is where his interest and passion for cheesemaking was ignited.In 2008, after experience in two different cheese factories, Giorgio started his own business, That’s Amore…
Taronga Almonds
Taronga Almonds is a delightfully delicious family-run business based in the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia.Run by two-and-a-half generations of foodies who are nuts about producing and selling high-quality almonds and natural food products. Our vegan-friendly range includes flavoured almonds, gluten-free baking products and mouthwatering almond butters. All are available for snacks, gifts and…
Tanica
We started TANICA as a way to bring more joy and balance to our lives, and hopefully to yours too.With a wish list of botanicals from our favourite gins, we crafted our first blends back in 2021… and yes, there was a LOT of taste testing and learnings as outsiders. From the start, we wanted…
Sweet Addiction Confectionery
Sweet Addiction Confectionery is a Melbourne based family business founded in 2012. With a passion for creating sweets and a love of gifting we have combined the two, creating what you see today.We wanted to create a product that could be enjoyed on it’s own or gifted to a loved one. With the highest quality…
Studio McKenna
Hi, we’re Amelia and Tim, the husband and wife duo behind Studio McKenna.At Studio McKenna, we create gorgeous interior statement pieces for those wishing to enrich their home (and life) with luxury. We believe that your home is a sacred space and it should be decorated with unique items that reflect your personality—it’s why we’re…
Studio Do
Studio Do is a Melbourne-based homeware brand that creates contemporary and minimalist tableware and sculptural pieces from locally foraged wood. Rebecca Monaghan, the creative behind Studio Do, combines her background in visual arts and software design to produce bespoke and functional pieces from her one-person workshop in Williamstown, Victoria. Rebecca’s passion for woodturning and carving…
Sticky Balsamic
Sticky Balsamic crafts Australia’s most awarded balsamic varieties and the newest gastronomic sensation, Sticky Balsamic Pearls in regional Victoria. We love the location and it works really well. The local community have been so supportive, with some joining our Sticky Balsamic family to help us make it.https://stickybalsamic.com.au/
Simetrie
We balance the human desire for style with our impact on the earth.We do this from our Brunswick based atelier, through our educational leather craft workshops & the beautiful products we handcraft for sale. We aim to empower people through the power of connection, craft and creativity.At simétrie, we create natural leather goods that are…
Shabana Jacobson
Contemporary Jeweller Shabana Jacobson has been making beautiful one-off pieces of jewellery for the last 20 years. She has 3 stores across Melbourne that showcase all her jewellery work as well as her other brands and design work such as her ceramics, skincare label, baby/home and lifestyle ranges.All production pieces are lovingly handmade in Melbourne…
Sanct
Sanct was always going to be a values led brand. I wrote out the values it would encompass before I even had a name or knew what kind of clothing I would produce.For years I struggled with the idea of starting a clothing brand, the industry didn’t need ‘more things’. But after my time in…
Saddler & Co
SADDLER & CO is an Australian brand synonymous with fine leather craftsmanship. Each design embodies an aesthetic of simplicity and practicality, while integrity is an essential part of each product formation. Saddler & Co leather goods are designed and made in Australia, released in small batch collections.Founded in 2010 by saddler and creative duo, Bede…
Red Hill Lavender
Red Hill Lavender is a fully Australian owned and operated commercial lavender farm. The farm is a family business created by the Crump family in 2007 on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula. We care very much about the community we live in.Red Hill Lavender Farm is the largest commercial lavender farm on the Mornington Peninsula. The…
Retrobub
Retrobub is made in Melbourne by designer Bronwyn Howell . With the guiding ideas of fun and practicality each garment in the range is designed to bring a smile to your face. Cute little animal faces, avocados and gumnuts are some of the designs that start as drawings and then are translated into a fabric…