Category: Business in Australia
Nicole is Nicole Ceramics
I’m a muddy creative who started making pottery back in 2016 when my husband and I found our way to the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.It all started to meet people in our local community and as a creative outlet to escape from a technical-focused world. But, as soon as I laid my hands…
Willow by the Sea
Willow by the Sea is a 100% certified organic skincare collection for mum and little one, made in small batches by the beach in Newcastle, Australia. After living overseas and traveling the world with our baby girl, Willow, we began to notice ‘organic’ or ‘natural’ labelled baby skin products contained additives, fillers and chemicals.This discovery,…
Lore Fabrics and Fashion
Shannon’s experience as an artist, designer and educator, with many years experience as a fashion designer and textile artist working across various art centres in Queensland means LORE’s products are truly one of a kind.Est. 2016 and manufactured respectfully on the lands of the Yuggera, Turrbal and Gimuy peoples, LORE is an original textiles concept…
Loom Arts and Management
Loom Arts and Management is a disability-led not-for-profit organisation in Melbourne, Australia, formed with the aim of increasing representation, respect and access to opportunities for artists with disability.While people with disability currently make up around 18% of the population in Australia, they are one of the most marginalised demographics in our society and are chronically…
Double Date
Sisters Alice and Bridget spend so much time together it was inevitable that one of their ideas was going to inspire them enough to start a business. Luckily for the homeware lovers out there, the idea that did it was not the salami advent calendar, but a colourful hanging mobile designed for any space, not…
Clay Sydney
Ceramics is our passion. And, we love sharing it with our clay community: From classes to courses, and to membership and services for experienced potters.We offer a variety of workshops, both in-studio and virtual online classes, from beginner handbuilding (you’ve heard of our super popular wine and cheese nights, right?!) and wheel throwing, to intermediate…
Clay Sydney Tools
For years, we tried to source great pottery tools for our studios. With hundreds of students passing through our doors every week, you’d think if anyone would know what makes a good tool, it would be this bunch of tools.Our needs were simple: a collection of tools that produce the goods, are easy to use,…
Bea Bellingham
Described by many as “a lot”, Bea has been studiously making a mess her entire career.Although originally starting in illustration and design, in more recent years Bea has worked in ceramics, and is the boss bitch behind Clay Sydney and Clay Sydney Tools.Bea is known for her commitment to silliness and sarcasm, with designs that…
Australian Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades
The Australian Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades (Rare Trades Centre for short) was established in 2022 as a place dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of rare skills, knowledge and practice to ensure the language of ‘making’ in Australia is not lost to history and remains alive and accessible for future generations.Industrialisation, mass…
Baaby
Since the conception of Baaby in 2015 PEOPLE & PLANET have always been at the core of our decision making. We aim to produce beautiful garments that will remain in your wardrobe for a lifetime, not a season. We carefully select each fabric for its sustainable qualities and we consider the whole lifecycle of the…
Sister Studio
Not so long ago, we were making clothes for our surrounding sisters and friends, then friends of friends until we had intuitively created SISTER.SISTER was born from the enjoyment Emma and Alice had from hanging out and making things together. The two met years ago when they strutted into each other at the disco. At…
Noosa Basics
Noosa Basics is a small-batch apothecary located in Noosa, handcrafting simple and effective personal care products using only plant-derived ingredients.We strictly do not add synthetic or petrochemical derived ingredients in any of our formulations, to contribute with those in a detox journey. We use only ingredients derived from nature in their most unrefined way possible…
Noosa Gin Company
Greetings from Noosa Heads. The Republic of Chillaxico.Noosa Heads Distillery – The home of Noosa Gin, where you are surrounded by vats and barrels with high ceilings, it’s a fabulous atmosphere. Come with family or friends for lunch, dinner or just a couple of drinks.Address: 19 Venture Drive Noosaville, next door to Land and Sea…
Louis Grant
Louis Grant is an emerging artist based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land (Canberra), working professionally within the Canberra Glassworks community and as an independent studio artist. He graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Visual Art (Honours) from ANU School of Art and Design. Focusing on glass as his primary medium, he was accepted into…
Lard Ass
Lard Ass was founded by a dairy farmer’s daughter who grew up in Western Victoria surrounded by the creamy goodness of fresh milk and churned butter. Proud of my Italian heritage where food was grown and sourced locally, and growing up with my 6 brothers and sisters helping my mum, Bertilla and dad, Antonio (Tony)…
Francie
After years in the fashion & textile industry in Australia and Japan, Francie was born from a desire for luxurious knitwear that is also low impact. Beautiful design that happens to be transparent, sustainable, and ethical.Founded in Melbourne, and now based in Auckland, Francie knits are a celebration of our local industry on both sides…
Hayden Youlley
I design and produce handmade, functional homewares in my studio in Marrickville, Sydney. I have been working full time on Hayden Youlley Design for almost 7 years. Before that, it was a part time passion project that I started while I was completing a Bachelor of Design at the College of Fine Arts, University of…
Sylvia Riley Design
‘We start with white fabric…’Sylvia Riley Designs started with a desire to make beautiful and elegant clothing using hand dyed fabric, sustainably.Sylvia Riley is a master dyer and painter, specialising in resist dyeing techniques (Shibori, batik, silk painting), mordant printing and natural dyeing. A few years ago, faced with a growing pile of hand dyed…
JamFactory
JamFactory is a unique not-for-profit organisation that champions the social, cultural and economic value of craft and design in daily life. Through our programs we inspire audiences, build careers, and extend contemporary craft and design into new markets.For 50 years, JamFactory has been supporting and promoting innovative and outstanding craft and design through our studios,…
Australian Design Centre
Object Shop is Australian Design Centre’s retail store located Darlinghurst, Sydney.Our mission is to support the vibrant Australian contemporary craft and design community, by showcasing the best new work of designers and makers from Sydney and around Australia.Object Shop has been operating since 2016, during which time the store has grown to represent over 100…
Aboriginal Art Co
Driven by our commitment to Country, community, leadership and accountability, Aboriginal Art Co is connecting ethical and authentic art and artisan products to the market.We create space for our community to be comfortable and confident that they are being accurately represented.Our founders are Aboriginal. Troy Casey is a Kamilaroi man and Amanda Hayman has cultural…
Nook
Nook reopens its brick and mortar store in September 2023, as a pop up, at West Village, West End. A stone’s throw from it’s origins on Browning Street. We continue to support and showcase local and handmade goods: pieces that you would keep for a lifetime.Our store is about a love and appreciation of well-designed,…
Lucinda Babi
Lucinda Babi is a label creating modern ethical clothing on a made-to-order basis, based in Melbourne/Naarm, Australia. I founded the label in 2018 after completing a Fashion Honours degree, and have been hand-crafting pieces from my Collingwood studio since then.Originally from the UK, but now settled in Australia, I fuse inspiration from historic British references…
Tara Whalley
Tara Whalley established her self-titled fashion brand in 2015, after returning to Australia after a year of working with war-affected Mayan weavers. It was this time in Guatemala that formed Tara’s painting practice- translating experience into artwork for fabric print and a clear direction for the basis of her fashion signature style. Her collections are…