Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks you’ll know that the eagerly anticipated new Melbourne Design Guide was launched this week! It is truly the bible of Melbourne design – outlining not just design-focused retail, but also galleries, studios, snippets and recommendations from local designers, bars and cafes with a design-sensibility… anything and everything visually stimulating in this beautiful city!
If you’re heading to Melbourne anytime soon I would honestly recommend by-passing the Lonely Planets and instead picking up a copy of this fantastic locally-produced resource! It’s absolutely exhaustive… I can only imagine the hours it must have taken to pull together. It’s also beautifully designed by Chase & Galley… and feels like a well-loved journal, laced with hand-drawn details and layered collage-style illustrations.
If you visit the website you can actually flick through sample pages of the book and get a much clearer view of the stunning layout etc… much better than the scans I’ve included here.
Oh oh and guess what? They wrote up The Design Files! Yaaaaay! I was so excited when I read that! (They also mentioned my fella’s bar, Mr Wilkinson in Brunswick… So editor Viviane Stappmans and her team are seriously in my good books for at least 3 years! :)
Buy the book online for only $40 including postage! ($55 international).
Mr Wilkinson and The Design Files both get a mention! Wooo!
Such a fantastic book; I can't wait to take home a copy!
Dude, you could WRITE this book. Anyway, layout looks fresh & awesome – love it!
hi there lucy. thanks for writing about us and all the kind words!
viviane
this looks fantastic. And I think I want to get a copy as I am heading to melbourne in OCT
(I had planned on using your fantastic blog anyway as help to find the good stuff!)
But I noticed that there is also a Sydney one, but I haven't heard anything about it yet. Just the melbourne.
Do you think I should get both?? ( I am from Sydney, but feel like I miss out on all the good stuff too!)
Renee x
Thanks for your commentss!! So sorry I am a bit run off my feet and have not had a chance to reply to as many comments as I would like at the moment…! (Let alone reply to all my emails.. must apologise for that too!)
Kate S – thanks so much for your comment – YES you must get a copy. A gorgeous little publication and it somehow feels so truly 'Melbourne' even down the the layout and paper stock.
Tess – HA you are too sweet!! But I think I would go crazy putting this together… I have the privilege of being able to fix up any little mistakes, typos or incorrect details with the blog! Print is scary! xx
Viviane – am still flicking through it all and making new discoveries.. thankyou for giving us such a great and exhaustive compilation of what this beautiful city has to offer! You deserve a holiday now!
Art 4 Friends – YES get the Sydney one. I want it too! I am coming to Sydney soon and need to swot up on my local knowledge…! But it's much better getting the two together. Such good value!
Can't wait to get a copy. I'm moving to Melbourne in 3 weeks – this is brilliant timing!
Oh yay – there is a sydney one! I will be there in a month so that is perfect!
Gah my bloglines hasn't been updating with your posts so I'm just catching up now!!! That book looks great and I walked past Mr Wilkinson the other day with Jake thinking that it looked great from the outside and that I wanted to go in!!!! Should have known you were involved somehow! Ha!
the design of this is always so amazing! swoon. great to see you got a mention too.
this looks fantastic!! cant wait to get my hands on one. and congrats to you and your boy for getting in! x