In 2008 there was a place just off Hindley Street called Value King. It wasn’t your standard Hindley Street spot. They didn’t sell booze or drugs, there was very little gratuitous nudity and you didn’t go there to dance (although many an exhibition there turned into a party). The store and gallery was something special.
But things change. Value King closed its doors in late 2008 with a melancholic sigh. Fortunately, this didn’t last long. The demise of Value King was the beginning of CO OP, an online version of its former incarnation with virtual racks hanging with labels including For The Homies, Note to Self and Schwipe plus a collection of great zines, books, cameras, and prints.
Earlier this year the CO OP crew opened a little pop-up shop in Ebeneezer Place which was a welcome return to the great store days. We can only hope CO OP manifests into another retail space sometime soon, but until then we’ll have to dance around the house whenever our packages arrive.
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Hannmaid Bicycle Cufflinks‘Bike people’ are a breed of their own, although not to be confused with all those ‘lycra wearing cyclists’ we’ve seen around town...
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Stolen Girlfriends Club, ‘Here...It’s no surprise that Stolen Girlfriends Club have nailed it yet again with their AW12 ‘Here Lies The Bones’ collection. Derek...
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Maripossa, ‘El Homenaje’ ...This instant recognition of a fashion or jewellery collection doesn’t come along all too often for me. Or, at least, when it does I’m...
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Bicycle Wine Rack at CycleStyleUntil now there have been only two kinds of wine racks: The oak wood kind your dad bought after watching Sideways. And the novelty kind.
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Stämpel Recycled Timber Jewellery Hanger ...How do you display your jewellery? On a doily? Hanging off a ceramic cat’s tail? In a musical box with a spinning ballerina?
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Peta Kruger, ‘In-House’ ...Ladies and gentlemen who understand and appreciate contemporary jewellery, this one is for you. Originally a graphic designer and now a full...