Homewares
14 Of The Best Pottery Classes In Melbourne (2025 Edition)
Looking to unleash your inner creative and get your hands a little dirty? Us too—we haven’t done pottery since Year 8 art class. Thankfully, Melbourne's thriving pottery scene is the perfect place to reconnect with those earthy roots.
The Ultimate Local Guide To Christmas In Melbourne
Ah, Christmas—the season of sparkly lights, festive tunes and a to-do list longer than Santa’s. Between finding the perfect gift, planning events that scream “holiday spirit” and navigating the chaos of end of year celebrations, it’s easy to feel like an overworked elf. But don’t worry, we’re here to help you shop, explore and eat your way to a stress-free December 25th.
The Docklands Banksy Exhibition Scores Six New Mind-Blowing Artworks
We might not know who Banksy is, but there's no denying the global fascination with his (or their?) art. The enigmatic graffiti artist is renowned for his provocative and often political street art, which is currently showcased in Docklands, following successful runs in London, Amsterdam, and the US.
Up There Store
A cornerstone of the city's sartorial community, Up There Store has long stood as the preeminent destination for the burgeoning trends of Melbourne.
Walkens House Of Film
In excellent news for Melbourne's film photography enthusiasts, online film seller Walkens House Of Film has developed into a bricks and mortar operation in Fitzroy.
5 Surprisingly Simple Ways To Level Up Your Sustainability Game At Home
With the average Aussie generating a staggering 540 kgs of waste a year, it’s time to get savvy with sustainability around the home. Waste Sorted is fighting the battle against mindless landfill teaching West Aussies how to be a GREAT Sort and do better than the bin.
The Ultimate 2023 Guide To Christmas Shopping For Everyone On Your List
100+ banging and easy-to-order gift ideas for your folks, friends, mates and dates.
Dopamine-Spiked Tablescapes And Perfect Produce, Here’s How To Nail Your Next Dinner Party
Here’s five sure-fire ways to become dinner party hosting royalty in no time.
Film Never Die
In the past eight years, FilmNeverDie has changed locations five times. And now they’re finally ready to settle down at their latest location in the CBD.
Heart & Soul Tattoo
Do you want to get inked, but find walking into tattoo shops a little too intimidating? If so, Heart & Soul Tattoo should be your next port of call.
Muji | Chadstone
Whether you are a longtime fan of the Japanese retailer or if you’ve only heard about it in passing, MUJI’s new store opening in Chadstone is a great chance to begin your journey to Japanese home living.
Rain Room’s 100sqm Immersive Art Experience Is Returning To Melbourne
It’s 2500 litres of continuous rainfall, where contemporary art, technology and nature collide in a multi-sensory experience—and you’re in the centre. Random International’s Rain Room is returning to Melbourne for its third season, on Wednesday 1 November.
Now Open: CIBI Has Expanded Its Collingwood Headquarters
Few have made the white-washed walls of a Collingwood warehouse look quite as good as CIBI does.
Your Unmissable Cultural Events In Sydney This Year
To get you mapping out your cultural itinerary for the next few months, here are some of the unmissable cultural events in New South Wales to soak up this year.
Smash Splash
Melbourne’s first Splash Room just splashed on the scene and it’s even fun to say: Smash Splash. Try saying that three times fast.
Kathryn & The Bear
Kathryn & the Bear is a collaboration between two businesses: Kathryn from Jak & Co design and Bettina from Leaf & Bear Nursery.
Designstuff
Scandinavian design has a new home in St Kilda and it’ll make you want to renovate your home weekly.
Pet Homewares: Everything You Need To Create A Pet Paradise At Home
From designer-inspired pet beds to stylish cat trees, window hammocks, and chic water bowls, this pet furniture will ensure your home is a paradise for your cat or dog.
Koala Just Released A New Mattress From $575 That Feels Like A Literal Cloud
Score a champagne sleep on a beer budget.
Shop The Coolest And Cosiest Colour Trends For Your Furry Friends
Update your space for winter with these on-trend pet essentials.
Grau Projekt
Matt Bax, who gifted us Bar Americano and now-closed Der Raum, recently launched a gallery-bar hybrid, which happens to be our favourite type of hybrid.
The Plant Runner
The Plant Runner is the result of a long-time passion project between two friends, Duncan Hilder and Dominic Hooghuis. These guys are both qualified horticulturalists who have each run their own businesses with years of experience between them.
Milligram | Carlton
Shut up and take our money—Milligram just opened its fourth store in Carlton. For those of you who are not familiar, Milligram is the ultimate store for the design, stationery and lifestyle buff.
5 Changes To Amp Up Your Cosiness At Home That Won’t Break The Bank
We’ve teamed up with AGL Energy to bring you a few tips and tricks to inspire you to bring joy and homely touches into your digs without breaking the bank.
4 Inexpensive Ways To Make Your Living Room A Luxurious Space To Hang Out
We’ve teamed up with IKEA to bring you easy and affordable ways to transform the look and feel of your living space on without breaking the bank.
4 Genius But Affordable Hacks To Transform Your Bedroom Into A Joyous Retreat
We’ve teamed up with IKEA to guide you along your journey of creating the ultimate affordable, safe, and inviting space to unwind and recharge.
Work In Process
Photography geeks on the North side, rejoice: Work In Process is a small processing lab where you can make all your analog photography dreams come true.
Halide Supply
Despite what their Insta profile would have you believe, Halide Supply are not an amateur sports team.
Plantsmith
There’s not much Liz Turner doesn’t know about plants. The owner of new Preston plant shop, Plantsmith, is a qualified horticulturalist, interned at the Botanic Gardens and worked as a garden consultant for more than 10 years.
RISING 2023: Everything You Need To See, Do And Experience
Just shy of a year ago, Melbourne's RISING took the city by a cross-cultural storm with around two weeks of electric events, gigs, performances and experiences, and the good news is that they're officially returning for 2023. Dates have been confirmed—for Wednesday 7 June through to Sunday 18 June—along with the first act. And it's set to be a showstopper.
5 Hacks To Turn Your Dining Space Into An Entertainer’s Dream Without Breaking The Bank
We’ve teamed up with IKEA to bring you easy and affordable ways to transform the look and feel of your kitchen and dining space without breaking the bank.
Get Cosy This Winter With 9 Of Our Favourite Home & Bedding Buys
As the temps drop, movie dates in bed and cosy nights on the couch become a whole lot more tempting than going out. So there’s never been a better time to turn your abode into a sanctuary of self-care.
National Gallery Of Victoria
You can’t call yourself a true Melbournian till you’ve stuck your hand on the Waterwall at the National Gallery of Victoria (AKA the NGV International). It’s something every Melbourne local remembers from their childhood.
Where To Find The Best Melbourne Art Galleries In 2024
If you live in Melbourne, it means you live close to some of the best galleries our great nation has to offer. So, in the spirit of Urban List Art Month, here’s our round-up of some of the best galleries you can feast your eyes on in Melbourne when you’re starving for some culture.
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone With These Creative Experiences
Flexing your creative muscles is a surefire way to get out of your comfort zone—and have fun while doing it. Creativity looks different for everyone and the key is to find what makes your heart sing.
R.Sport Is The Local Label Crafting Custom 90s Soccer Kits For Melbourne’s Top Venues
Channelling the sartorial glory days of 90s football, R.Sport is the sportswear label that has found itself in high demand, crafting bespoke soccer kits for some of Melbourne's biggest venues.
Céramiques Elsternwick
If you ever tried wheel pottery in school, you’ll know it’s a) messy as hell, and b) a LOT of fun. It doesn’t even matter if your bowl comes out looking a bit wonky—call it ‘rustic’ and bump the market-stall price by 20%. Everyone’s a winner.
Arizona Living
Libby Mclean started selling plants out of her front garden back in 2015. And slowly, like a green shoot pushing through the earth, her business started to grow.
What Not To Miss At The Paypal Melbourne Fashion Festival For 2023
The sartorial event of the year is looming, PayPal’s Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023 is back this march with a nine-day program that'll take over Melbourne (Narrm) from Friday 3 to Saturday 11 March.
Experience The Exclusive HOTA Pop Masters Exhibition Up Late This Month
Experience HOTA's world-exclusive exhibition, Pop Masters: Art from Mugrabi Collection, New York in a whole new light on two unmissable evenings, Up Late: New York Nights.
The NGV Summer Blockbuster: Alexander McQueen, Mind, Mythos, Muse Opens This Week
As if there weren't enough reasons to love the NGV, they’ve revealed that their summer blockbuster exhibition will centre around one of the most iconic designers of the late 20th Century, Alexander McQueen.
Flos Botanical Studios
It’s really hard to find justtttt the right flowers for an event. Like, how are we supposed to pick between deep red roses or brightly coloured daisies? And does it really matter? (Yes, actually it does.) Seriously, the struggle to be a functioning adult is very real.
AURA | Malvern
Online homewares giant AURA has just opened their first official bricks and mortar store, and our bank accounts are terrified.
Fenton & Fenton
Let’s get real; Fenton & Fenton is without a doubt a furniture and homewares mecca. It’s like walking into your dreams, you know the ones you have of your house featuring on the cover of Vogue Living? (no? that’s just us?!).
6 Daily Sustainable Swaps To Help The Planet And Your Pocket
Save your hip pocket and contribute to fairtrade coffee practices by buying your morning brew at 7-Eleven.
Rone Returns: This Time, He’s Transforming The Flinders St Station Ballroom
In what’s almost become a fixture to Victoria’s arts scene, Melbourne’s Rone has announced his latest installation, Time.
An Ikea Concept Store—Unlike Anything Australians Have Seen—Is Officially Open In Melbourne
There’s nothing quite like a trip to Ikea. It’s a labyrinth of showrooms and furniture, and it’s not hard to find yourself spending hours and hours in the store, following the guiding arrows on the floor with a desperation that it will lead you to the ideal fittings that you didn’t even know was missing till you came across it.
Santa Carla
For husband and wife team Alex and Jode, the secret to a good homewares store is pretty simple:
Cork & Chroma
The Cork & Chroma paint and sip studio has opened in Melbourne, following four years of crazy success at their flagship studios in Sydney and Brisbane (obviously, they saved the best until last).
Discover A World Of Invisible Art At Melbourne’s Largest AR Exhibition
Hit the pavement, Melbourne, because an otherwordly AR exhibition trail of invisible art is launching in Melbourne's Arts Precinct this month.
Go From Dreaming To Doing With These 6 ‘Nook Looks’ Designed To Fuel Your Passions
From food and fashion to beauty and beats, here's the design inpso you need to help you make space for the things that matter most.
Soak In These Stories Of Resilience And Get Inspired For A Good Cause
We’re a tiny bit (read: a lot) obsessed with the work of Tom Gould. Born in Aotearoa and based in New York, the director-slash-photographer has won the world over with his emotive visual storytelling.
Native Home, House of Plants
A nursery and jaffle bar, all in one? You better believe it, because nestled in Melbourne’s inner 'burbs is our new favourite green space: Native Home, House of Plants.
Mondopiero
Influential designer Piero Gesualdi is best known for his Australian first 500-seat eating and drinking hall, Rosati’s. But his latest venture Mondopiero is seriously stepping up the game in retail destinations. It’s the ultimate style chic for just about anything retail/art. Located in quirky hub of Fitzroy the 400sqm space has an insane collection of furniture, art, personal accessories, fashion, homewares and beauty products from all around the globe.
8 Must-Do Online And IRL Experiences At This Year’s IKEA Festival
Bring your wildest interior design fantasies to life at the mammoth IKEA Festival.
6 Moving Hacks To Help Maintain Your Sanity
If moving house is on the horizon for you or you’re currently knee-deep in packing boxes, we’re here to help you mitigate the moving madness, so you can spend more time loving your new digs over loathing the moving aftermath.
6 Reasons Bendigo Will Add A Little Heat To Your Holidays This Winter
Say goodbye to the winter blues and ignite your senses in Bendigo.
Ivy Muse
It’s the eternal struggle. Obviously having living green things in your apartment makes you look like you have your life together. They’re cool and trendy, and they oxygenate things. But they also tend to die slow, wasting deaths, despite your best efforts in palliative health care.
Neuw Denim | CBD
Neuw Denim is Melbourne’s latest boot-cut, acid-washed temple to all things jeans. Founded back in 2009 by Swede Par Lundqvist and Aussies Richard Bell and Steve Little, Neuw’s flagship Melbourne store has landed in the CBD. And it’s already generated some serious blue buzz.
5 Epic Events And Exhibitions To See In Melbourne This Winter
Gone are the days when the chillier months meant wrapping up in a blankie and Thomas The Tank Engine PJs while diving into a vat of wine. Well, the first two anyway. In true 2022 fashion, autumn and winter are all about making the most of the amazing things your city has in store: and this time, it’s chock-full of moving, immersive, spine-tingling, head-bopping experiences.
10 Of The Coolest “Chilled Vibe” Dinner Party Essentials
If you’re thinking of hosting your mates at your place soon, we’ve teamed up with Jacob’s Creek newest drop Lively Bunch—a deliciously crisp Pinot Noir that’s best served slightly chilled—to bring you a list of playful “chilled vibe” essentials that’ll liven up your laid-back feast in the best way possible.
Brush Up On Your Hosting Skills With This Retro-Inspired Workshop
Brush up on your pairing skills and add some retro snacks to your repertoire at a series of home entertaining workshops in celebration of CHANDON’s Winemaker Explorations Range.
Millie Archer
Millie Archer is the hot new brand in Melbourne-designed homewares, selling their stunning pieces exclusively online. Each item is unique with very few of each design produced. We hear your moans, but fear not because these designer goodies are affordable. You can actually get change out of $100! Millie Archer follows the simplicity of Scandinavian style and are always updating their collections to suit the seasons, so you can keep your home looking fab all year round.
Nest
Nest is the Melbourne secret that is going satisfy your dangerous homewares addiction. Since opening its doors in 1999, this South Melbourne boutique has played host to a carefully curated range of homewares developed by local textile artisans who’ve drawn inspiration from the textile exploration that Nest has offered for over a decade.
Southwood
If there’s one thing we can’t resist buying, it definitely has to be homewares. To keep us happy, Southwood in Fitzroy stocks all of our favourite brands. The likes of Armadillo & Co, Bemboka, Natural Bedding Company, Tide, Lapuan Kankurit, Teixidors, Dharma Door, Robert Gordon, Hey Sign, Salus bodycare as well as Southwood's own furniture and homewares range are all on show in their gorgeous showroom.
12 Unmissable Gigs, Performances And Events At RISING, According To The Line Up
Melbourne's long-awaited arts festival, RISING, is in full swing. So far, punters have eaten like royalty at The Lighthouse, explored the electric labyrinth that is Golden Square carpark, while some were lucky enough to nab tickets to a riotous gig led by Sampa the Great.
Refresh Your Creative Soul With Sydney’s Best Art And Culture Events This Year
Sydney is brimming with places to get your creativity flowing. Whether you're seeking a refresh from the nine-to-five or searching for inspiration, you can bank on finding it in this enchanting, high-energy city.
Why This Exhibition Exploring Wartime Love And Loss Is A Must-See At The Shrine Of Remembrance
Head down to the Shrine of Remembrance to explore Lust Love Loss, the exhibition looking at wartime human interactions through the lens of sex, love and loss.
Escape Room South Melbourne
You’ll have a ball being locked in a small, gloomy room where you have to solve puzzles and brainteasers in order to escape at Escape Room Melbourne. This live puzzle game in South Melbourne gives you 70 minutes to unravel the mystery of a hidden room, working in a team to solve a variety of quirky and inventive puzzles to escape. Escape Room Melbourne has two unique challenges for you to choose from. You can either be tasked to save your co-workers from the mines or to successfully be a magicians assistant in Kellers magical emporium. Both puzzle rooms are equally stimulating and make for a snazzy CBD adventure.
Escape Room Melbourne Flemington
If you fancy being locked in a small, gloomy room where you have to solve puzzles and brainteasers in order to escape then we reckon you’ll fall in love with Escape Room Melbourne. This live puzzle game in Flemington gives you 70 minutes to unravel the mystery of a hidden room, working together to solve a variety of quirky and inventive puzzles to escape. You’ll find yourself in an authentic antique study complete with leather-bound books, pictures, a desk and wardrobe filled with hidden puzzles, clues and challenges. Escape room Melbourne prides itself as Melbourne’s first escape experience, and we know you can’t resist trying it!
The Little Shop Of Creators
The Little Shop of Creators is one of a kind. Founded by ten in-house artists from around Melbourne, the shop was developed to create a space to make and sell their wares and to provide a platform to run workshops showcasing their talents. And talent they have—they sell everything from illustrations and greeting cards to soap and candles. It’s the perfect gift store (even if it’s a gift to yourself)!
Culture Up At The Best Exhibitions Happening In And Around Melbourne This Winter
Even in the middle of winter, you can find Melburnians rugged up on the tram, oat latte in hand, exploring the cultural capital of Australia. Want to see original photographs from one of the world’s most iconic fashion photographers? Done. How about a giant earth sculpture that rotates in sync with its own soundtrack? We have that. A floating gallery that can only be seen from the water? We’ve got it too.
Shop New Art From This Extensive Online Market And Support First Nations Artists
Find your new favourite artwork at Revealed, an online art market housing original, ethical artworks from more than 29 regional and remote WA Aboriginal art centres and emerging independent artists.
NGV Friday Nights Are Returning With Huge Vibes This Week
Melbourne’s favourite cultural conclusion to the working week, the NGV Friday Nights series is returning with a banging winter program. Kicking off Friday 10 June, the vibe-filled evenings will see a solid lineup of live performances with NGAIIRE and Kia on the bill for the launch event followed by a series of top Australian talent including Emma Donovan, Harvey Sutherland, Loure, Surprise Chef, Horatio Luna and more.
The Subaqueous Locutorium
Sometimes, you're looking for a gift for that special someone that's just a liiiittle bit unusual. What about a custom-designed silver necklace that incorporates a crow's wing, or a taxidermy fox that’s got rubies for eyes? If this strikes a chord, you’ll want to pay a visit to the incredible workshop and showroom of world-renowned artist, jeweller and (vegan) taxidermist, Julia DeVille.
Finch & Lane
Malvern's Finch & Lane brings luxury furnishing to a whole new level, offering timelessly classic furniture, lighting, textiles décor with elements of rare cinema art from the bygone era.
Jade + Amber
Now calling Melbourne her home, award winning Parisian Interior Designer, Nadia Aber-Griffith has set up her new showroom in Toorak Village. With 15 years experience under her belt, having worked on esteemed projects like the Hotel Duret in Paris, you know it’s going to be good. Nadia’s design philosophy centres on inspiring, motivating and empowering… amen to that!
Inside The Fashion Psyche Of Hobart Designer Noah Johnson And His Cult Designs
Welcome to 30 Faces, a celebration of 30 individuals changing the world by 2030. A destination to unearth how they got here, what fuels their passion, and to educate and inspire your own journey towards a future made better.
Artist Bianca Beers On Noughties Wardrobe Keepsakes And Unapologetic Style
We sat down with Western Sydney artist Bianca Beers to chat about growing up in a Paris Hilton-inspired style era (we’re talking over-glossed lips, huge hoops and quilted handbags) and how her art has led her to embrace her colourful and confident style today.
Creator And Digital Artist Tara Chandra On Standing Out Over Fitting In
“Eclectic, colourful and over-accessorised” is how Sydney creator and digital artist Tara Chandra describes her style. Motivated by dressing differently and being unapologetically herself, Chandra's refreshing and playful approach to fashion is what catapulted her to social fame.
Collaborate Store
The latest edition to Prahran’s growing boutique-store scene, the recently opened Collaborate Store is home to colourful homewares, unique jewellery and bold prints. The range is a collaboration (get it?) that includes a range of emerging local brands, showcasing some of the best Melbourne designers in a bright, airy interior.
Kitty Burns
Nestled in the brimming Acacia Place complex, Kitty Burns is one of the most exciting cafes between Victoria Street and the Yarra. Biasol: Design Studio are behind the absolutely superb Nordic-style interior which pairs perfectly with a refreshing iced latte or cappucino, complete with cappucino art.
Klopper
You'll fall in love with the selection of homewares, jewellery, skin care and many, many other types of knick-knacks that are available at Klopper. Situated inside the South Melbourne Market, there is a beautifully curated selection of goods. Klopper is the perfect place to head if you're after gifts for that hard-to-buy-for female in your life!
Join The Nationwide Search For Changemakers Shaping The Next Decade
We’re shining the spotlight on climate activists, First Nations rights advocates, eco innovators, sustainable fashion designers, disability rights champions, body positivity campaigners—anyone who is taking the leap to be the change they want to see. And now we want you to be part of the search to find our 30th face shaping the next decade.
Treat Yourself To Life-Changing Sleep With Our Favourite Sustainable Bedding
Check out our favourite sustainable bedding from Sheridan.
Take Your Paint And Sip Night To New Heights On Top Of A Skyscraper
Fact: The perfect evening is one filled with friends, wine and blissful sunsets. Sydney and Melbourne locals, you’re in luck; a new paint and sip masterclass is taking all your favourite things to new heights—literally.
Mallalieu Boutique & Artisan Deli
Designer women's clothing meets artisan-style deli in this gorgeous little store in Hawthorn East. Mallalieu stocks a range of threads, accessories, homewares and vintage pieces and will ensure your tastebuds are also delighted by their sweet and savoury bites. Pull up a seat in the leafy courtyard or wander through for a browse with your coffee in hand (in a takeaway cup of course!).
Lightly
Lightly is a homewares store situated in Collingwood. Selling hand made wares, made in Melbourne from mostly natural materials, Lightly's range is perfect for the modern Australian home. Owner / designer Cindy-Lee Davies has grown Lightly to be one of Melbourne's favourite homewares stores.
Gene & Peta
The fact that Gene & Peta exists speaks volumes about Melbourne's love for creativity! The warehouse-cum-shop space brings together a yoga studio, a boutique and a craft space, all under one roof. Drawing inspiration from Moroccan vestibules, where tradespeople would sell their wares, you'll find three yoga classes per week, networking events for local creatives, and advice from the team behind the space. A hidden gem you'll be glad to have found.
Meet The 4 Aussie Artists Giving Skincare A Sustainable Glow Up
Skincare is getting a sustainable glow up. There’s new energy bubbling in 2022 with customers making conscious choices and brands who are transforming our skincare routines and beauty cabinets for the better.
Express Yourself This Summer With The New Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo
Summer has arrived and brought with it an abundance of sunshine, good times and sweet memories. We’re back to those iconic moments of getting dressed up for a night out, spending our weekends road tripping along the coast and enjoying good food in good company.
TikTok Duo Josh And Matt Design On Their Gumtree Collab And How To Nail A Sustainable Aesthetic
Here at Urban List, we often talk about how your fashion thirst shouldn’t cost the earth—and the same goes for your home.
Scout House
If you’re into off-beat homewares, browsing St Kilda’s Scout House represents the classic kid-inside-candy-store conundrum. You’ll be lucky to walk out of there without three planters, two industrial desk lamps and an 8-ft bespoke dining table.
Niche Interiors
Whether you’re an interior design pro or would like a helping hand, Yarraville’s Niche Interiors has your home re-decoration needs covered. Passionate about creating spaces that are as good to be in as they are to look at, Niche Interiors offers not only a beautifully curated selection of occasional furniture, rugs, wallpaper and lighting, but a bespoke interior design consultation service.
The White Room
Is your home looking a little lacklustre, or have you just moved into a new place and don't know where to start? Get onto The White Room, an awesome Melbourne duo who run shopping tours of the city's best interior design and decor hotspots. Not only will you get chauffeured around some of Melbourne's best boutiques, you'll also enjoy a delicious lunch with other design geeks and be able to get expert interior styling advice from two of Melbourne's top personal shoppers and stylists. Winner!
This Simple Hack Will Save You Serious Coin This Sale Season
It’s that time of year again—Christmas is right around the corner and with it comes countless crazy sales and deals to lighten the load on your wallet as you stock up for the silly season.
How To Curate The Perfect Long Lunch, According To Food Stylists Alex And Heleena
With summer fast approaching and bringing with it the perfect excuse to indulge in good food and good company, we caught up with Alex and Heleena to uncover their food styling and entertaining tips, and how they perfectly photograph their visual feasts with the help of the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G available at Optus.
Embrace Cottagecore With Jess Nguyen’s Guide To Hosting A French Cocktail Party
If you’re passionate about decor, cooking and chilli oil, then you’ve likely scrolled past one of Jessica Nguyen’s delicious recipes and stunning tablescapes on the ‘gram before.
Feathered Arbour
One of Melbourne's cutest homewares, textiles and accessories store, you're guaranteed to find something unique at Feathered Arbour in North Carlton. The petite homewares store keeps a great variety of local designers' and artisans' work as well as products from local companies including Milk & Sugar. The perfect place to treat yourself!
St. Jerome’s – The Hotel
St. Jerome’s – The Hotel is an idea so incredible that we’re convinced it could only exist in Melbourne. Situated on top of the CBD’s three-storey shopping precinct, Melbourne Central, the thirty-tent pop-up hotel brings together luxury accommodation, a cocktail bar, a camp clubhouse (complete with high tea, coffee, games and playing cards…) and an on-site art gallery in a once-in-a-lifetime camping experience on one of the city’s most central rooftops. You must be dreaming, right?!
The SuperCool
A veritable treasure trove of wonderment and delight, The SuperCool is the ultimate gift and homewares store in Fitzroy. Sitting pretty on Nicholson Street, The SuperCool is chock-a-block with linens, artwork, gifts, candles, stuff for kids and basically every single thing we want to have in our homes right now. All of the beautiful things in one store.
Win Christmas This Year With 10 Unique And Thoughtful Gifts
If there was ever a Christmas to treat your loved ones like the queens they are, this is it. Say it with us—I vow not to purchase a single boring bath bomb this year. Good.
Melbourne Stylist And Creative Director Ella Murphy On The Future Of Fashion
As we edge our way closer to the final chapters of 2021, a year dominated by snap lockdowns and subsequent digital connectivity, we sat down with Melbourne stylist and creative director Ella Murphy to discuss the future of fashion.
HAPPY PLACE, LA’s Immersive Exhibition Is Returning To Melbourne
It’s been dubbed the world’s most Instagrammable exhibition—selling out stints in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Las Vegas and Philadelphia—and is now coming to Melbourne.
Guild of Objects
North Melbourne store and craft workshop Guild of Objects combines a gallery space, a workshop space and a retail store, all in one place. Centred around building a community of crafty folk, the workshop holds sessions on everything from ceramics to hand-decorating. Guild of Objects also sells online too—great for ordering gifts in Melbourne!
Happy Valley
For Melbourne art, design and fashion lovers, Happy Valley’s Collingwood store is your new happy place. Conveniently bringing together the type of items you’re unlikely to find anywhere else in Melbourne, this Smith Street design hub has enough stock to ensure you leave with a pretty light purse. This is a must for book lovers, with a range of unconventional texts littered throughout the store.
I Dream A Highway
Northcote fashion boutique I Dream A Highway keeps the most beautiful collection of locally made men's and women's fashion, accessories, shoes, crafts and more. You'll find stunning homewares too—think trinkets, lighting, decorative accessories...the list is endless! The perfect stop-off for gifts in Northcote.
A Coco Chanel Exhibition Will Be Hitting The NGV This December
Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s longstanding fashion house continues to dominate the globe, the luxury brand still penetrates style and culture with their timeless designs and chic aesthetic.
Melbourne’s Mammoth Digital Art Gallery Is Finally Opening Its Doors To The City
After a year of cultural pause in Melbourne, 2021 is bringing the goods with more events, festivals and exhibitions than that calendar of yours can handle. The latest announced is a permanent digital gallery, The Lume Melbourne.
Step Into The Future With These 7 Must-Have Tech Style Essentials
From growing burgers in labs to paying for our groceries with cryptocurrency, technology continues to push its way into new realms of our everyday life.
Craft Victoria
Craft Victoria has moved into its new home at Watson Place off Flinders Lane, just behind Supernormal. The new space features a backlit Foyer Gallery, a Main Gallery and combines retail and further exhibition spaces.
The Boroughs
When we first discovered East Brunswick boutique The Boroughs, we nearly cried with joy! If you love quirky design objects, books, fashion accessories and jewellery, you'll love this Melbourne design shop, which is packed to the rafters with wares by local (and the odd international) designer. The Boroughs also run classes on site, so be sure to check their website for updates. Looking for a gift for the friend who's impossible to buy for? Trust us, you'll find it in The Boroughs.
A Good Space
South Yarra design hub A Good Space stocks homewares, ceramics, stationery and giftwares that are ethical and sustainable, making it the perfect spot for grabbing a gift that will do good! The store currently keeps a handful of the best Melbourne based labels (inclusing jewellery by KISAH, one of our favourites!), as well as a rotating collection of international brands. If you're looking to support the little guys while still picking up something stylish, A Good Space is for you!
How To Create An At-Home Cinema Experience For Your Next Lazy Weekend
Shut those blinds, pull those drapes and mute the group chat. This is officially a sign to have a lazy weekend in.
Make A Difference And Support These 6 Businesses Doing Better By Our Planet
The winners of The Circle Awards AUS & NZ 2021 have officially been announced, and our carts (and hearts) are full of sustainable swaps we never knew we needed.
The NGV Is Opening Doors To Their Mammoth New Winter Exhibition This Friday
Its been a while since we’ve been able to saunter through the halls of the NGV and thankfully after the easing of restrictions this Friday we’ll be able to get back to it. The cultural drought is about to be quenched with a hefty new line-up of exhibitions and events at the gallery kicking off with the French Impressionism exhibition straight from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
How To Embark On An Overseas Adventure Without Leaving The Country
If it’s a more full-bodied experience you’re after, here’s how you can pair the Brown Brothers Origin Series with local adventures to recreate an overseas holiday without leaving the country (or even leaving your house).
The NGV Just Opened Its Doors To A Captivating New Exhibition
The Triennial may have just wrapped up, but the NGV’s stacked winter season has only just begun across the two renowned galleries. Their Winter Masterpieces exhibition is, no doubt, slated to be the blockbuster of the year, but there are several others that should be on every culture vulture’s radar coming into the cooler months, like the just-opened We Change The World at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia.
Miss Trixie And Bloom Boy Have Teamed Up For A Colour-Bombed Mother’s Day Pop-Up
If you’ve got Instagram and live within the city’s inner burbs, you’ve likely scrolled past the magic of Miss Trixie and Bloom Boy. Creative prodigies in their own rights, and both doubling down on their niches—which are cakes and flowers respectively—via a flair that’s quintessentially Melbourne. And now, the pair who first met via Instagram are putting on a Mother’s Day pop up that’s far, far cooler than that corner-store florist you stop past on the way to Mum’s at around this time each year (do better).
Skip The Flowers And Spoil Her With This Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Frantically trying to find the perfect Mother’s Day gift for your mum, aunt, gran, or any other special women in your life? Take a deep breath and forget the frenzy—we’ve got you covered this year. From fancy lamington cakes and jewellery to one-of-a-kind finds you’ll only pick up in Melbourne, browse our top picks that will make mum feel special.
Andrew McConnell’s Morning Market Has Opened A Second Locale In Prahran
The southside of Melbourne is having a real moment, the steady stream of new venues and sister stores to northside originals continues with Andrew McConnell's Morning Market hitting the strip of High Street in Prahran.
Scope Out The NGV’s Massive 2021 Winter Program
While galleries around the world are keeping their doors shut, Melbourne’s much-loved NGV International is staying open. They’ve just announced the program for the rest of 2021 and it is epic. We’ve had a chat with Senior Curator Miranda Wallace and got the scoop on everything you need to see at the gallery this year.
RISING Festival’s Mammoth 2021 Program Unpacked
You might have already seen some of the announcements for RISING trickling through your feed, like the Melbourne Art Trams, the Patricia Piccinini’s showstopper exhibition and our initial announcement way back in May 2020, but today is the big day when we announce EVERYTHING. We’re not normally ones for crunching numbers, but with 133 events, including 36 world premieres, featuring 750 Victorian artists over 12 epic nights, these figures speak for themselves.
Patricia Piccinini Is Taking Over The Flinders Street Station Ballroom For RISING Arts Festival
It’s been some 40 years since the Flinders Street Station Ballroom opened its doors to the public. And it’s been about 20 years since renowned Melbourne artist Patricia Piccinini held a major exhibition in her hometown. But with the first programming announcement from RISING—Victoria’s newest major cultural event—we can reveal that both will be breaking their drought when Patricia takes over the entire top floor of the iconic Flinders Street Station for her show; A Miracle Constantly Repeated.
9 Events You Can’t Miss At Melbourne Design Week 2021
It’s no secret we love design in Melbourne. We’re city people who love sleek interiors and we’re obsessed with that old-meets-new, industrial-chic aesthetic—give us some exposed brick and a vertical garden any day. So with that in mind, it’s no surprise that Melbourne Design Week is packed with over 300 events and exhibitions in the program. It all kicks off this Friday 26 March, but don’t stress if you haven’t had time to comb through the program because we’ve done it for you. These are the highlights for you to check out this Melbourne Design Week.
Get Spooked At Mysterious Al’s New Multi-Sensory Ghost Train Experience
Aptly named SPOOKHOUSE, Mysterious AI's new experience will have you climb aboard a rickety cart and lead you through a twisting labyrinth of animated characters, paintings, projections and special effects.
Shop New Art From The Comfort Of Your Couch And Support First Nations Culture
Spruce up your digs, thanks to The Revealed Market, a digital art emporium housing original, ethical artworks from more than 25 regional and remote WA Aboriginal art centres and emerging independent artists.
Take A Tour Through RONE’s Career With This New Exhibition In Geelong
Artist RONE needs very little introduction.
Cue The Inspiration, Mitch Revs On Art, Surfing And How He Spends His Hard-Earned Coin
The coastal cool artworks by Mitch Revs are, in a word, gorgeous. Best known for his kaleidoscopic, cartoon-style depicting surfers doing handstands, blokes fishing, sweeping beaches and other quintessential Aussie scenes, Mitch has always reflected his Newcastle roots in his work. It’s this trademark style that’s won the hearts of many and secured his name in the art world.
Take A Look Behind The Tassels, Troy Emery’s Latest Exhibition Is Far More Than An Aesthetic Treat
Melbourne-based artist Troy Emery is showcasing his latest solo exhibition, Sonder, at Linden New Art gallery—and just as much as it’s an aesthetic delight, the show intends to unpack so much more.
Watch Your Step, Over 300 Large Scale Portraits Of Victorians Have Taken Over Fed Square
As part of PHOTO 2021 International Festival of Photography, Fed Square will be covered with over 300 faces of Victorians for the next three days.
Take A Stroll Through PHOTO 2021 At The Royal Botanic Gardens
Melbourne’s beloved Royal Botanic Gardens are transforming into an exhibition space for the inaugural PHOTO 2021 International Festival of Photography. As both the subject matter and the setting for the work, there’s no denying the (horti)cultural significance of the gardens.
Culture Up, It’s Your Last Chance To Catch The NGV’s Free Evening Parties
On one hand, the capacity limits at NGV can be seen as a sort of silver lining in that you can wander through the Triennial with at least a few square metres around you, though on the other hand, it means tickets are somewhat of a scarcity—that’s why the NGV is bringing back its evening sessions for an entire month beginning on Friday 15 January.
Touch On, Melbourne’s Art Trams Will Be Designed Exclusively By First Nations Artists For 2021
At 250kms long, Melbourne’s tram network is the largest in the world (low-key flex), so where better to display local artists’ work than on our iconic trams? This year though, the brief is different. For the first time Yarra Trams, Public Transport Victoria, Creative Victoria and RISING are exclusively calling on First Nations artists from Melbourne and greater Victoria to submit their work, in acknowledgement of Melbourne/Naarm’s Traditional Owners and First Peoples.
Get Your Culture Fix At Heide’s Mammoth 9 Week Summer Festival
Summer just got a whole lot better with the lineup announcement for the Heide Museum of Modern Art Summer Festival. Over nine weeks, the Heide sculpture park will be transformed into an outdoor event space packed with live music, dance performances and storytelling events. With both free and ticketed shows lined up, there’s plenty to keep you coming back all summer long.
A Free Exhibition With Works From Rone, Adnate And More Has Popped Up In The CBD
As if Melburnians needed another drawcard to visit the city, the west corner of the CBD has just scored an ‘Artcade’. The new precinct has been reimagined with stunning works from the likes of Rone, Reko Rennie, Adnate and George Rose, just to name a few.
Get Your Culture Fix At The NGV’s Mammoth Triennial
It’s been around three years since NGV’s inaugural Triennial captured Melbourne in its entirety, and today comes the good news that the exhibition will be returning this December.
Believe The Hype, Melbourne Will Be Home To An Ambitious New Arts Festival In 2021
For reasons we don’t need to harp on about, most, if not all events and festivals have had to hit pause for 2020. However, this morning the announcement has been made that Melbourne will be home to a new annual arts festival in 2021 called RISING, and it looks incredible.
Step Into The Future Past In NGV’s Upcoming Japanese Modernism Exhibition
You only have to walk through the front door of the NGV to realise what an amazing asset the gallery is to Melbourne.
The MINI Edition | Top 10 Things to do in Melbourne in April
We’re back, bigger and better than ever, with an even more epic April MINI Edition—the ONLY guide you’ll need to the top things to do in Melbourne in April. Get amongst it!