Dispatch From Australia | The Big Pattern Market

Post yesteryear Janis Nicolay of Pinecone Camp.

Hello from Australia! I'm inward Melbourne at the moment, in addition to had a risk to cheque out The Big Design Market, held at the Royal Exhibition Building. Incredible venue for over 200 incredible designers. I want I could convey spent the entire hateful solar daytime (or weekend!) there. Here's a piddling of what I saw inward only ii curt hours....

The Royal Exhibition Building is a pretty magical place. Completed inward 1880, it's at ane time a World Heritage Site.

I was happy to run across Zaishu there. I convey ane of these stools, amongst Florence Broadhurst patterns, but I'd honey ane of their novel ones. Matthew Butler is the creative managing director behind the company, in addition to he collaborates amongst many artists to exercise each piece. Happily, y'all tin also store online.

These lovely rope bowls, planters in addition to necklaces, yesteryear Zillpa, were flight off the shelf. Clare, the creator, also sells her accessories on etsy.

Alana in addition to Sara, of Poppies for Grace, are in addition to thus sweet. I've loved everything they've done, since they started, but hadn't met them before. They actually convey the best political party accessories, ever. It was nearly impossible to teach close their booth, amongst the crowd of admirers surrounding them!

The Mod Collective, had quite the grouping of admirers every bit well. Must convey been the off-the-colour-chart make of colours that designer, Valissa, comes upwards with. She does unopen to beautiful lighting every bit well.

I've fallen inward honey amongst Such Great Heights. They exercise adorable piddling "wonder tents" that tin last converted to a clothe rack, along amongst bed rolls in addition to merit badges. I had a brief chat amongst Ryan (one one-half of the dynamic duo) in addition to he explained how they operate amongst a diversity of international designers, to exercise the stuff patterns. Loved that acquit pattern!

Screen printed goodness yesteryear Tinker. Tea towels, linens, poufs, they exercise it all.

Stephanie Ng, of Luna Lana, creates unopen to of the prettiest lighting I've seen inward awhile. I would honey to convey a bunch of them hanging inward my office...I only mightiness soon.

Before leaving, nosotros sat downward for a tiffin suspension amongst Miss Chu. They only may convey been the best prawn dumplings I've always had.

That's it for my morning time at The Big Design Market. If y'all missy the show, y'all tin store online amongst pretty much all the vendors that took part. Happy shopping!

Janis