Motto Melbourne
Joe Shakespeare from Berlin’s renowned publication distributor Motto has recently moved to Melbourne and he’s been plotting with Geoff Newton... read more...
Mottainai Cycles
Fittingly, Cameron’s named his workshop Mottainai Cycles and most of the time you’ll find him and a crack team of mechanics pulling apart... read more...
Electric Brain Barber Shop
Summer Bousaab has spent more than a decade cutting hair across continents and maybe just as long collecting the kitsch curiosities that line the walls... read more...
The Old Scholar
The Old Scholar is Adelaide based but the brands The Old Scholar carry are from all over the place like: graphic tees from Das Monk, dude’s Limedrop... read more...
Broken Glass Records
Up until now you’ve probably had to rely on Off Ya Tree or going to a show in order to score your heavy rock band merch. Not anymore. Just a pot... read more...
Guitar Emporium
Finding the right tone is about listening to your heroes then tinkering with awesome and unique equipment. That’s where Guitar Emporium comes in. It’s... read more...
Sly Guild online store
New Zealand label Sly Guild was started by three brothers “who see themselves in a bit of a ghost town when it comes to manufacturing locally for... read more...
TheSuperCool, destination two
TheSuperCool is Kate Vandemeer’s travelling collection of designer, non-designer and vintage goods. Now you may have thought TheSuperCool was at Melbourne... read more...
The Design Files Open House
Lucy Feagins of The Design Files and the Project Agency’s Esther Navarro-Orejon have refitted a Fitzroy house with locally made furniture, artworks,... read more...
WORLD FOOD BOOKS Office/Shop
Since its inception in 2010 independent art book service World Food Books has grown from a small outpost at the recently concluded Y3K project to a travelling... read more...
m.e & co
Mark and Emily live upstairs at m.e & co but not so long ago they lived in Robinvale, Mildura picking grapes, saving cash. Over the past month they... read more...
Edition X
Yoshiko Ikoma, ex-editor of Marie Clare Japan, predicts a future trend to be “the appreciation of craftsmanship and handskills; this is a reaction... read more...
Kuwaii shop opening and summer collection launch
Before it was all talk no shop. Now: Shop. Kuwaii‘s long term studio has been divided in two by a gauze so they can still keep the studio out the... read more...
Lord Uke
Australians have long had an affinity with all things Hawaiian, from that awful pizza with the pineapple chunks to the lurid shirts that clothe our portly... read more...
Where Lovers Lie pop-up shop
Where do lovers lie? Well mostly to each others faces but not Annalies Love-Linay’s lovers, who lie right in the cool stony heart of the GPO. Not... read more...
Vanishing Elephant
It takes a fair bit to get me looking past a well-hung pair of chinos. Unless it’s to have a squiz at the hanger that their hanging on. The first... read more...
Tips and Toes
Perhaps you’ve never contemplated a manicure or a wax, or even considered you may just be in need of a pedicure. The time has come to think again.... read more...
Pugnacious George pop up shop
Pugnacious George is not a breed of dog but he is a very stylish bastard. I know this because I read his bio (from which I quote): “A modern gentleman... read more...
House of Maryanne Vintage
House of Maryanne Vintage is Maryanne Bridges’ online curation of ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s one-off finds. Up... read more...
MTO Industry
After two years above the Gem making jeans for bar staff and regulars, Sean is reopening his studio as MTO Industry – a new hybrid gallery/shop/studio... read more...
Tokyo Bike Melbourne
Beginning as a small operation in a quiet Tokyo neighbourhood in 2002, Tokyo Bike has since expanded to London, Berlin, Singapore, Sydney and –... read more...
The Tailored Watch
Protect me from what I want. I’ve just spent the past week ogling beautifully crafted timepieces, and now I’ve got my eyes on a 1940s-style Stowa Marine... read more...
Wet & Wendy Pop Up Shop
This week there will be a new convenience umbrella shop on Swanston Street. Weatherwear designer Anna Martino of Wet & Wendy is raising the stakes... read more...
St Dot's
Sarah Curwen-Walker has just opened her own green grocer on High Street. It’s named ‘St Dots’ after Saint Dorothy of Caesarea, patron... read more...