Meet the Maker – Michael Hanley, Upswitch Michael Hanley creates unique handmade lamps, using upcycled materials. From science equipment, cameras, salvaged copper/brass, timber and anything in between, Upswitch reinvents old treasures into functional art pieces that inspire and illuminate. How would you describe your work? Upswitch creates handmade one-of-a-kind lamps and homewares using upcycled materials. This…
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Meet the Maker – Amy Palmer-Millen, Kookery Perth-based Kookery creates bold modern vintage imagery, combined with kitchen truths to make kitchenware with a quirky twist. Practical, beautiful and fun, the range includes tea towels, aprons, bread bags and shopping totes. Kitchenware with an eco heart. For those who don’t know, how would you describe your work? We create…
Claire Ishino Claire has spent eight years in Japan teaching English and selling jewellery and has studied English, History, Jewellery Design, Gemmology and Graphic Design. Now back in Adelaide, Claire creates colourful gouache paintings inspired by botanical forms that feature graphic florals. From these original artworks Claire creates limited edition prints and a range of greeting…
Annabelle Lambie – Lambie Design Co. For those who don’t know, how would you describe your work? Being graphic design, most people have a preconception that its going to be geometric jagged but my work is quite the opposite. Is delicate and intricate. Being based on the beauty of nature, I try to make my work…
MEET THE MAKER… As a fashion designer with a lovely old rambling garden, Tassie based designer Sandra Alcorn says it was only a matter of time until her passion for flowers and design intertwined. Her exquisite range of petal & pins greeting cards and limited edition art prints feature photographs of miniature dresses created from…
MEET THE MAKER… Adelaide based industrial designer Andrew Gregg has a fondness for creating furniture and lighting, and working in partnership with other Australian makers, manufacturers and artisans to realise new, exciting and innovative outcomes. Tell us about your background. How did you get started in industrial, furniture and lighting design? Before settling on design,…
MEET THE MAKERS…. Ishak and Rachael Masukor are Milk & Masuki, creators of organic baby and kids wear with bold street style and artist-designed prints, based in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. You’re both artists. Tell us how you met and how Milk & Masuki got started? We met when we were both studying…
MEET THE MAKER… Daniel Pavlovic is the founder of Daniel(ink.) unique illustrated t-shirts, and also happens to be a young man with cerebral palsy. Since starting his business he’s always ‘given back’, by donating a percentage of his profits, it’s part of his whole business ethos. So if you buy one of his gorgeous tee’s…
MEET THE MAKER… the mod collective’s Valissa Butterworth is an award-winning ceramicist, designing and producing tableware, lighting and vessels from her home studio in Wangaratta, North East Victoria. What’s a typical day for the mod collective? I have three children under five so my days revolve around them, with the exception of Tuesdays, which…
MEET THE MAKER… Milliner Sylvy Earl crafts handmade hats and headpieces from her home based studio in the Adelaide Hills. What’s your first thought when you wake up in the morning? When I go to bed, I can’t help thinking about hats – different shapes, textures, colours, techniques and materials. But, first thing in…
