WHAT: Magic Designer Sale
WHERE: 83 Kerr Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne WHEN: August 29th-31st 2014 What better way to kick off Spring Fashion season than with the Magic Designer Sale in Fitzroy this weekend! Hosted by one of our favourite Melbourne-based labels Kuwaii, the sale will feature a bunch of local and Sydney based brands including Romance Was Born, Handsom, & Attorney, Livia Arena, Dress Up, Carly Hunter, Kloke, Chorus, Verner and POMS. There will be a selection of samples, archive pieces, seasonal clothing and footwear available and it all begins this Friday from 10am. For more details check out the Facebook event page here. WHAT: Leonard St. Pop Up Clearance Store
WHERE: 1/140 Chapel St, Windsor, Melbourne WHEN: 5th - 31st August 2014 Melbourne label, Leonard St. are having a Pop Up clearance in Windsor this month! Get down to Chapel St from the 5th until the 31st and grab yourself some amazing samples, seconds and old stock! WHAT: Craft and Design as a Career 2014
WHERE: Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne WHEN: August 7th from 9am – 4pm Craft and Design as a Career is Craft’s annual day-long professional development seminar for students, artists and designers, led by inspiring artists and industry experts. This immersive day gives craft and design practitioners and students an inspirational boost with a range of experienced and informative speakers who together provide advice, stories, philosophies and unique perspectives on different working methodologies. More info and tickets available here. WHAT: No Fun Babe Label Launch
WHERE: The Liberty Social (279 Flinders Lane, Melbourne) WHEN: Thursday 31st July from 5-10.30pm The Liberty Social invites you to the official launch of new Melbourne label, No Fun Babe by Melissa Pugliesi. Have a bev or two, and purchase some rad new threads from the No Fun Babe pop up store, whilst also checking out the works of Dulce Amore and Sean McDonalds new project This Is Melbourne. There will also be special behind the scenes footage, with Remixx87 on the DJ decks! WHAT: Melbourne AW14 Finders Keepers Market
WHERE The Royal Exhibition Building (9 Nicholson Street, Carlton) WHEN: Friday 25th July from 6-10pm & Saturday 26th from 10am-5pm This year the Melbourne Finders Keepers AW14 market has increased in size and will now feature over 220 design & art stalls from local and national creative folk including Urban Cartel, Marssi, The Club of Odd Volumes, Alice Nightingale and many more! FK are also excited to introduce 'Farmers Lane' - a dedicated food & produce section at the markets and of course a selection of Food Trucks, bar and coffee will also be available. This market runs on a Friday evening from 6pm - 10pm & Saturday from 10am - 5pm. There is a $2 entry fee for all guests and children under 12 are free! For more info click here. WHAT: MARKS WE MAKE by Auf Wiedersehen
WHERE: Front Gallery @ Off The Kerb Gallery (66B Johnston St, Collingwood) WHEN: Friday 25th July from 6-9pm MARKS WE MAKE is Auf Wiedersehen's first solo show and an exploration of the patterns we find in our surroundings, both natural and manmade. Held in the front gallery of Off The Kerb Gallery, the exhibition will feature some of Auf's classic styled 'Shy Girls' as well as new experimental paintings and wall hangings. The show opens on Friday the 25th of July and runs until the 8th of August. WHAT: Brisbane AW14 Finder Keepers Markets
WHERE: The Old Museum, Cnr Bowen Bridge Road & Gregory Terrace, Herston WHEN: 5th-6th July from 10am-4pm The Brisbane Finders Keepers Markets features over 85 design & art stalls from local designers, to talented folk from all around Australia and are held at the heritage listed Old Museum, next to the RNA showgrounds in Brisbane. Entry is $2 and children under 12 are free! You can check out the full line-up of designers and artists here. Finders Keepers stall holder and weaving artist, Maryann Talia Pau will be running a free star weaving workshop as part of her project 1 Million Stars to End Violence. You can take one home, gift it forward to someone and leave one for this December's constellation. All materials are provided and everyone is welcome! So bring a friend and get your 'Star Weave On!' No need to book for this workshop, just drop in. WHAT: Dangerfield Monster Designer Garage Sale
WHERE: 17 Marine Parade, Abbotsford, Melbourne WHEN: Saturday 28th June - Tuesday 1st July 2014 After 18 years on Church Street, Dangerfield is moving their warehouse down the road to Marine Parade – and all stock currently held MUST GO! Up to 80% off all items with prices starting from $5! Brands include: Dangerfield, Princess Highway, Black Friday, Pulp Kitchen, Roy Denim and St Lenny. There'll be live music, giveaways, food trucks - and free entry! WHAT: 'Wilderness' Group Show
WHERE: Auguste Clown Gallery (52 Johnston Street, Fitzroy VIC) WHEN: 20th June - 7th July 2014 Take a journey to a land bounded only by the imagination where nature reigns and the wild roam, with the exhibition 'Wilderness' on show this month at Auguste Clown Gallery, featuring 30+ painters and sculptors including the likes of Audrey Pongracz, Bec Winnel, Casey Weldon, Cat Rabbit, Emma Hampton, Mab Graves and Melissa Hartley. WHAT: Etsy Craft Party: Melbourne
WHERE: Frankie + Swiss (199 Toorak Rd, South Yarra, Melbourne) WHEN: June 6th from 7-10pm Every year, people from around the world come together on the same day in locally organised Etsy Craft Parties to create art and inspire each other. Join Unleash Creative + Frankie and Swiss for an evening of crafting, making, tea drinking, mingling and eating. Bring along a copy of a photo or an old postcard to embroider, paint, embellish onto and Unleash Creative will supply a photo booth and prop area set up for you to take all the silly pics you want. Reserve your spot now as places are limited for this FREE evening of craft! Click here to find a Etsy Craft Party near you. |