The Thousands

Until recently ‘Australiana’ was quite a daggy noun. A word that induced visions of gum-nut baby earrings, visiting grandparents in Bundaberg, stinking hot dirt roads, Bob Katter and being made to wear Akubras at school camp. Recently though there’s been a shift. An Australiana awakening. Suddenly old Blinky Bill books became retro, akubra hats are on trend and old dirt roads became wearable works of art.

With this new realisation, Everingham & Watson and their collection of rustic wares are quite appealing. Run by two Brisbane ladies with impeccably kitsch and cool taste, Everingham & Watson sell locally made gear with a touch of sentimental Australiana. Items far more useful and a lot less embarrassing than gum-nut baby earrings.

Potato sack handbags to replace your supermarket green bags, primary coloured vintage teapots to continue your Mad Men inspired life, wooden handled brushes to make cleaning just that little bit more stylish. From local artists to vintage furniture and Australian made beauty products, each item has been chosen with a great deal of love, affection and our sunburnt country in mind.

But here’s the catch. If you want to get your hands on an Australian made cheese board, you’ll have to be in the right place at the right time. Everingham & Watson aren’t folk to stand still. Their pop-up store at Woolloongabba will be here for four days only. After that who knows which dusty road they’ll be taking?