Last Word: Playing with Space
Rose of Sharon Leake talks to design experts about the surprising ways artful hanging from ceilings can transform a space.
Last Word: Antoinette Poisson
A fashionable French boutique wallpaper creator has released its first scenic wallpaper, to much excitement. Words by Briony Downes.
Last Word: Weave Me This
In true Gobelin style, CEO Sophie Travers takes us under the weft and over the warps to talk Australian tapestry. She describes our age-old relationship to textiles, the weavers that possess the gift of their own secret language and an artform that might just be AI-proof.
Last Word: Crafting the Future
With an eye on the future, Iris Lucia uses new technologies to create novel renditions of the objects we have always known.
Last Word: The art of gaming
A bridge between genres, video games are an amalgamated artform that open up new possibilities for the appreciation of art in a new dimension. Nabila Chemaissem writes.
Last Word: YES Exhibition
Born as a response to the harmful attitudes aired during Australia’s gay marriage plebiscite, YES Exhibition creates a place where the LGBTQ+ creative community can speak of itself loudly, clearly and uncensored. Rose of Sharon Leake interviews its co-founder Bowen Halkett.
Last Word: Breville
When large commercial corporations collaborate with First Nations artists, the artists, their communities and culture can all benefit – if it’s done right. Chloé Wolifson writes.
Last Word: Amy Yip
Our editor catches up with New York-based cake sensation Amy Yip on the art of baking a masterpiece.
Last Word: Curated Spaces
At the helm of the massively popular online marketplace Curated Spaces, Pip Newell is no stranger to scoring vintage finds. She speaks to Maddy Matheson about the growth of the second-hand community, the importance of locally made, and the artists and designers on her radar.
Last Word: In the Eye of the Beholder
A beauty brand empowering women in contemporary art may seem a little left of centre, but MECCA’s recent collaboration with the National Gallery of Victoria attempts just that. Rose of Sharon Leake writes.