http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4 Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:11:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-45002 lara dunston Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:54:19 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html#comment-45002 All wonderful stuff! I've just arrived down under to do some writing at my uncle's house and spend time with family before hitting the road to update the Rough Guide to Australia (I'm Australian but I've lived in the United Arab Emirates for over 10 years). I'm based in a quaint town called Eaglehawk, near Bendigo, a couple of hours from Melbourne, and there are lots of wonderful stores here too selling antiques and bric-a-brac and local art. I can see a new-found pride in 'Australiana', which the designers mention above, which didn't exist among Australians in Australia when I lived in the country a decade ago. What I've also noticed is that there's also more of a willingness to incorporate the traditions of our ancestors (after all, everyone is from somewhere else) and multicultural heritage, and you can see that coming through in the designers you've chosen here, from the Russian motifs to Mexican folkloric influence. Fascinating stuff! All wonderful stuff! I’ve just arrived down under to do some writing at my uncle’s house and spend time with family before hitting the road to update the Rough Guide to Australia (I’m Australian but I’ve lived in the United Arab Emirates for over 10 years). I’m based in a quaint town called Eaglehawk, near Bendigo, a couple of hours from Melbourne, and there are lots of wonderful stores here too selling antiques and bric-a-brac and local art. I can see a new-found pride in ‘Australiana’, which the designers mention above, which didn’t exist among Australians in Australia when I lived in the country a decade ago. What I’ve also noticed is that there’s also more of a willingness to incorporate the traditions of our ancestors (after all, everyone is from somewhere else) and multicultural heritage, and you can see that coming through in the designers you’ve chosen here, from the Russian motifs to Mexican folkloric influence. Fascinating stuff!

]]> http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-44878 Danielle Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:42:22 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html#comment-44878 Great to see so much fabulous Melbourne talent! It's such a creative and inspiring city! Great to see so much fabulous Melbourne talent! It’s such a creative and inspiring city!

]]> http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-44727 Polka Dot Bride Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:32:09 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html#comment-44727 I love how Melbourne is such a melting pot- It's clearly the best city in Australia! I love how Melbourne is such a melting pot- It’s clearly the best city in Australia!

]]> http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-44642 Steven Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:01:11 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html#comment-44642 Visually appealing work but something about it... perhaps the lack of theoretical, philosophical foundation... my impression is that these designs have at best a temporal appeal and not truly great designs. Visually appealing work but something about it… perhaps the lack of theoretical, philosophical foundation… my impression is that these designs have at best a temporal appeal and not truly great designs.

]]> http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-44630 Christie Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:32:45 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html#comment-44630 FINALLY! I never thought I'd see a roundup of Melbourne, I was always so jealous that they were usually in the US. I'll be sure to look up these artists locally. FINALLY! I never thought I’d see a roundup of Melbourne, I was always so jealous that they were usually in the US. I’ll be sure to look up these artists locally.

]]> http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-44616 angie Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:12:09 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html#comment-44616 i am an avid fan of design sponge and i hail from beautiful melbourne town. thanks for highlighting some of our great artists. x i am an avid fan of design sponge and i hail from beautiful melbourne town. thanks for highlighting some of our great artists.
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]]> http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-44597 Stephanie Levy Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:41:16 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html#comment-44597 Thanks for this post. I am a big fan of Lara Cameron, and it was so nice to see the other artist's works too - love Kareem's collages. Thanks for this post. I am a big fan of Lara Cameron, and it was so nice to see the other artist’s works too – love Kareem’s collages.

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