As I was surfing on the web I ran into this project, Barrio Chino in Sydney designed by Mandy Edge. I got really excited to see that one of my favorite spots in NY had expanded to Australia. It did not even occur to me that it could be a complete rip off of one of New York City’s dining institutions, just seemed like a no brainer. The lower east side is full of Aussie’s  who frequent Barrio Chino Read the full story

22-year-old, Australian artist Hilton Owen had his first solo show at age 17 and has kept his momentum going with 8 more solo shows under his belt over the last 5 years. His distinct abstract figurative style sets him apart and makes him a definite “one to watch”.

“I paint what I see around me. The physical union of individuals with objects that occur in my paintings suggests that Read the full story

I just came across this really cool furniture reincarnation project called Nine Lives by Tonia Bell. Nine Lives, believe that everything has value—combine this idea with instinct, creative reuse, followed by an appreciation of the raw and imperfect, and you’ve got the Nine Lives vision of reincarnation. Im sure at some point many of you have thought to buy a flea market piece of furniture or picked up a discarded one Read the full story

Written by Guest Blogger Anna Sutton

The sun has risen on neon again and if there’s one thing Australian culture knows how to handle, it’s neon.  And it smells like a frangipani-musk, sunshine synth-remix bouncing off Ken Done-adorned walls. In the 1980s and 90s high intensity color partied day and night in the form of two-tone neoprene wetsuits Read the full story

Dani Marti is a Spanish-Australian contemporary visual artist based between Scotland and Australia. He is a trained painter and though he refers to these works as paintings they seem more like sculptures to me. Using rope as his rope he creates large-scale woven art. He describes his tactile abstract works as Read the full story

What an amazing styling job by Jillian Davison for this gorgeous editorial inspired by the 60s/Jean Shrimpton era. ‘Shape up’ photographed by Luke Irons for Harper’s Bazaar Australia September 2011, model Jemma Baines wears the autumn looks with class. Girls here is some great inspiration for your fall shopping!

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