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INTERVIEW | LAURA WORTLOCK

Travel has played an important role in the life of designer Laura Wortlock of Once Was Lost. She met her husband Andy in New York. Together they moved around through Malta before returning home to ...

DESIGNER AMANDA EVANS

While Amanda Evans started with a big-picture view of her business, Cabin Co, she is looking more and more local towards her direction. After starting out designing cushions and children’s wall d...

TEXTILE DESIGNER PATRICIA BRAUNE

Working as a textile and surface designer seemed like a natural progression for Patricia Braune. The Sydney-based graphic designer has always engaged in drawing and painting during her free time ov...

TEXTILE ARTIST MISTER FINCH

Mister Finch had almost always been able to sew but one day about seven years ago he felt it was the right time and he was in the right place to start working with textiles. “Something just clicked...

DESIGNER ELOISE RAPP

Moving to Japan had a big impact on the life of Sydney designer Eloise Rapp. “The Japanese design process exemplifies a huge respect for quality, elegance and function, and this made me certain I s...

TEXTILE DESIGNER CHRISTINA MCLEAN

It was during her first trip to Bali, in the late 80s, when she came across ikat weavings and waxed batiks that Christina Mcleanstarted her obsession with textiles. “Every trip I’ve ever been on in...

SHOP OWNER MAXINE SMITH

More than three years ago Maxine Smith was watching a group of women from Laos make silk scarves. The idea struck her that she could take them back to Australia - along with other wares from her tr...

TEXTILE DESIGNER JULIE PATERSON

One of the best speeches I've heard at an event was by Julie Paterson. It was a little bit of a surprise given that she's a textile designer who's probably best know for her beautiful shop selling ...