TDF hearts Rooftop Cinema Have you ever stopped to think how incredibly AWESOME it is to have a CINEMA on a ROOFTOP amongst the twinkling city lights!? We are so LUCKY Melbournites. There is so much amazing in this town, I think we sometimes take these things for granted. SO I was a bit excited [...]
this week on the guest blog
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
TDF presents ‘The September Issue’ at the Rooftop Cinema! (+ tix giveaway!)
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Elizabeth Gower
Various details from the work of Melbourne artist Elizabeth Gower Respected Melbourne artist Elizabeth Gower makes amazing geometric paper-cut artworks using collected printed ephemera, packaging and magazine pages. By re-purposing these remnants of popular culture, Elizabeth explores ideas of consumerism and consumption – a topic she has been inspired by since the 1970′s. In an impressive [...]
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The Hungry Workshop x Beci Orpin (and other things!)
The Hungry Workshop x Beci Orpin Valentine’s day collaboration card! SO cute. Ok dudes I have a confession to make. This is very selfish of me, but I must admit I did purchase a bunch of these GORGEOUS new letterpress cards from local print studio The Hungry Workshop last night…. just in case they sell [...]
Monday, January 16, 2012
Craft Victoria – Craft TV
Craft TV – Films about local creatives produced by Bandit Films for Craft Victoria. Above – Nicholas Jones. Ok so clearly I’ve been living under a rock. I am still coming to grips with the fact that I am 6 MONTHS BEHIND with this news. Anyway… Sometime around mid last year Craft Victoria launched a great [...]
Monday, January 02, 2012
The Casual Cyclists Guide Melbourne
The Casual Cyclists Guide Melbourne – written by Matt Hurst and friends, designed by Studio Pip & Co, published by Hardie Grant. The Casual Cyclists Guide Melbourne – designed by Studio Pip & Co. Good morning and HAPPY NEW YEAR dear readers! Wowsers 2012 already… the treadmill starts up again! Melbourne still feels a [...]
Monday, December 12, 2011
Turner & Lane
Images from Melbourne retailer Turner & Lane‘s Christmas Catalogue. Photography – Lachlan Moore, styling – Andrea Moore. Images from Melbourne retailer Turner & Lane‘s Christmas Catalogue. Photography - Lachlan Moore, styling – Andrea Moore. Turner & Lane is gorgeous Melbourne homewares and gift store founded roughly 7 years ago by two local ladies – Susie Lane (formally [...]
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
From on High – Marc Freeman
Babylon Dreaming by Marc Freeman Empire Promises by Marc Freeman I’m loving these vibrant, oversized and intensely abstract new paintings by young Melbourne artist Marc Freeman. They’re so full of buzzing energy… there’s something almost psychadelic going on here! Marc Freeman works from a studio at The Shakespeare Grove Studios in St Kilda, also known as ‘The Veg [...]
Friday, December 02, 2011
Rohan Anderson cooks at TDF Open House TODAY!
Hunter / gatherer and popular food blogger Rohan Anderson joins us in The Design Files Open House kitchen today at 1.00pm! JOIN US for an informal cooking demonstration as Rohan creates homemade pesto and roast tomato pasta with goats cheese in our kitchen, using homegrown and locally sourced ingredients. YUM! FIRST IN, BEST FED! Rohan Anderson cooks [...]
Thursday, December 01, 2011
The Design Files Open House OPEN TODAY!
The Design Files Open House Workspace – featuring artwork by Kirra Jamison, Dane Lovett, Kate Tucker, Kat Macleod, Madeleine Stamer. OMG! After many many long days and nights, The Design Files Open House is finally OPEN TODAY from 10.00am! We are SO THRILLED to be up and running after so many months of preparation…! If [...]
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Vintage & Nostalgia Co.
Vintage goodies from Vintage & Nostalgia Co. Before I accidentally stumbled into this ridiculous career as a fulltime blogger, as many of you guys know, I worked as a set dresser in the film industry. It was a super fun, super varied and at times super exhausting job… but the best bit was all the wonderful creative [...]
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The David Bromley Collection Auction
Ever-unpredictable, Melbourne artist David Bromley is selling his entire collection of art, furniture and collectables later this month! Above – incredible styling at Bromley’s Daylesford warehouse space in preparation for the upcoming auction – timber packing crates are stacked to create individual ‘rooms’ in whcih to display his collection. Melbourne artist David Bromley always has [...]
Monday, November 14, 2011
Edition X
Favourite picks from Edition X ! – 1) Facet pendant by Hannah Carlyle, 2) Double coil ended knot necklace by Hamish Munro, 3) Sketch earrings by Peta Kruger, 4) Multicoloured resin bangles by Hannah Carlyle and 5) Passion earrings by Nadine Treister. Melbourne jeweller / gallerist / retailer Melanie Katsalidis is one hell of an [...]
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The Design Files Open House – Stockists Announced!
The Design Files Open House website goes live TODAY with the full list of stockists announced! OH. MY. GOD. Guys you have NO IDEA how many late nights and spreadsheet induced madness has gone into this… but TODAY we are super excited to announce all the wonderful stockists whose beautiful wares will be in The [...]
Monday, November 07, 2011
Hello Polly
Fabulous goodies from new online store Hello Polly! From top left - My Favourite Place Pillow by Lucky Boy Sunday, timber necklaces by Snug Studio, Cloud Bread Board by Snug Studio, Twinkle Clock by Decoy Lab, Ceramics by The Mod Collective, Aviary poster by Alice Melvin. Hello Polly is a fab new Melbourne-based online shop with a super cute and very affordable selection of [...]
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Franque
Melbourne’s newest retail concept - Franque. Photos by Shannon McGrath. Melbourne’s newest retail offering is Franque*, a super gorgeous new furniture and interiors showroom in St Kilda. It’s a brilliant concept – a beautiful 1930′s apartment suite in a residential building overlooking Port Phillip Bay has been transformed into a private retail showroom, filled with hand picked [...]
