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Small Business

Meet The Small Melbourne Brand Reinventing The Humble Gumboot

From a humble farm in South Gippsland, Merry People has grown from a grassroots start-up, to a successful brand sold across the globe!
Christina Karras

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Say Hello To Your New Favourite Summer Shoes With This FRANKiE4 Giveaway!

Everything you need to know for your chance to win one of five pairs of shoes (of your choice!) from Australian label FRANKiE4!
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Review Team Up With Local Australian Artists For A Beautiful Collection Of Wearable Art

Go behind the scenes of Review's latest artist collaboration for their summery capsule collection – curated by us at The Design Files!

TDF Design Awards

These Australian Designers Are Changing The Textile Industry

Which one of these innovative textile design projects will take out the 2020 The Design Files + Laminex Design Award?

Fundraiser

The Social Studio Celebrates 10 Years With An Art Scarf Fundraiser

Melbourne’s beloved social enterprise launches an incredible Art Scarf auction fundraiser, alongside a star-studded gala.
Miriam McGarry

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Visit This Purrfect Pop-Up Before Monday

Textile designer Tara Whalley has brought together some of the country’s most-celebrated indie clothing, jewellery, and ceramic designers
Elle Murrell

Creative People

Much Ado About These Melbourne-Made Suits

Accomplished musician Anna Cordell’s covetable ethical fashions, captured in a dreamy campaign shot locally by Lilli Waters.
Elle Murrell

Creative People

Welcome To The Sunshine State With Cassie Byrnes

Slap on some mozzie spray, we're fangin' it up to North Queensland with Cassie Byrnes to explore her new collection, 'Tourist', inspired by

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Your First Look At The New Mirka Mora X Gorman Collaboration

Don't miss your chance to own a wearable piece inspired by one of Australia's greatest artists – the late, great Mirka Mora.

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Duzenman

On-the-spot customisation and a new Melbourne store for local leather accessories label, Duzenman.

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PLAYA by Lucy Folk

A look inside Lucy Folk's new Bondi store.
Lisa Marie Corso

Creative People

Dougal

A collaboration between fashion designer Arabella Wilson, and her father, Dougal Ramsay.
Fiona Killackey

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At Land, At Bloom by Mirador and Victoria Zschommler

A textile designer and photographer come together for an exhibition opening in Melbourne this week.
Lisa Marie Corso

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Three Fold Studio

Pleats please! The custom-pleated designs of 22-year-old Nikki Lawrence.
Lisa Marie Corso

Fashion

Mirka Mora x Gorman

The collaboration to end all collaborations!

Studio Visit

Amanda Briskin-Rettig of A-ESQUE

The woman behind A-ESQUE, a bespoke leather accessories label based in Melbourne.
Lisa Marie Corso

Creative People

Eileen Braybrook

A studio visit with Brunswick-based texile artist and knitter Eileen Braybrook.
Lisa Marie Corso

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Habbot x Emma Lipscombe

A new range of leather footwear by Habbot, in collaboration with artist Emma Lipscombe.
Lisa Marie Corso

The Design Files acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

First Nations artists, designers, makers, and creative business owners are encouraged to submit their projects for coverage on The Design Files. Please email bea@thedesignfiles.net