Meet Mr Puffer
I love, love, love silk scarves and some of my favourites are by Sydney-based label Bay & Fyfe. In their third collaboration with artist Daimon Downey, the label have added three new prints to their ‘Pastel Zoo Collection’ and boy do they make a statement. The new prints include the flamingo, the snake and my ...
Palm tree love
I am obsessed with palm trees, so when I saw this limited edition car slash neck accessory, I just had to make it mine. Handmade by artist Shaun Freeman, the palm tree is one of only 10. Titled ‘Palm Avenue’ they are made out of reclaimed hard wood paneling with twine wrapped around the trunk to ...
This River Life
Sydney-based artist Andrew Mamo has turned his daily ferry commute into a cool photography project. Using nothing but his iPhone4, Andrew captures life on Sydney’s Parramatta River and shares it through Instagram. Harbour sunsets, sunken anchors and summery palms feature heavily throughout his Instagram feed, giving us a unique look at river-focused culture and the ...
Shaun Freeman takes you to Paradisio
The guys I went to high school with sure are a talented crew – musicians, photographers, board shapers, artists and furniture designers, they’re all over the creative scene. Australian artist Shaun Freeman is one of them and he’s having a solo show titled ‘Paradisio’ that’s kicking off Friday the 1st of February at the Glass ...
A hot summer night of art
Up and coming Sydney-based artist Sam Holt is having an exclusive one night only pop up show and you’re invited. Using a palette reflective to his environment, Sam captures mood and feeling in one seriously solid collection of abstract paintings. Deep ocean blues, bright sunny yellows and fresh leaf greens showcase Sam’s innate talent for ...
Walking Drawings
Who hasn’t drawn marks or doodles in the sand while at the beach using a stick or even their big toe? British artist Everton Wright, aka Evewright , has taken this basic human urge to make sense of our transient existence through mark-making and married it with sophisticated and age-old technologies, a personal vision and ...
Andrew Quilty at Semi-Permanent
Photography aficionados have a great opportunity to hear the award winning Australian Photographer Andrew Quilty speak about his career and work at the upcoming Semi-Permanent design conference in Brisbane on August 30. Quilty has a proven track record, having won both a World Press Photography award and inaugural Walkley Young Australian Photojournalist of the year ...
Win this summer resort necklace
The vibrant Bay & Fyfe scarves featuring art from artist Daimon Downey that we put on your radar earlier this year have become the starting point for an exciting collaboration. Bay & Fyfe have teamed up with one of our favourite online boutiques The Grand Social to bring to life ‘WHERE ART TAKES US’ – ...
Inspiring islander art
The Biennale of Sydney is once again in full swing at some of the best art spaces around town, showcasing the work of the brightest and most thought provoking artists that the world has to offer. Many prominent Australian artists are represented, such as John Wolseley and Tim Johnson. A stand out for me however, ...
Daimon Downey for Bay & Fyfe
If you’ve been wondering what Daimon Downey’s been getting up to since he left Sneaky Sound System, he’s making art. He teamed up with concept label Bay & Fyfe, after the label’s owner Frith Hucks purchased a piece from Downey’s solo exhibition in New York late last year. Together they’ve created wearable art in the ...
Luke Taaffe x Ryan Heywood
Ever wondered what would happen if you threw a collection of dark photographic seascapes onto some whitewash plywood boards and added a hand painted homage to beach and surf culture over the top? What about a bunch of beaten-up wetsuits sewn together to create a giant logo-covered patchwork doona? Well with photographer Ryan Heywood and ...
