SALE - Shoes! Need we say more. Melbourne Made

So..... in times of hypnosis ( yes we are under the Preston Zly spell) , 

why rewrite things when they are so beautifully done already!!

These are seriously some of the most delicious SHOES - not crazy stilettos, ( ouch!!)  not runners, nor flip flops, but SHOES... and if you are at all inclined to adopt the austerity measures of the current season - 

Read on!  

( thanks to the Preston Zly Mail out today - direct copy - for you!) 

"I am too poor to buy cheap shoes" Preston Zly Online Sale 24 Hours Only From 11am Friday 2nd September -  Ends 11am Saturday 3rd September 2011  Winter 2011 Collection 50% OFF While stock lasts You will need the Online Discount Code: 24hours  (to be entered when prompted at the checkout) www.prestonzly.bigcartel.com

BEES - Join us in the crusade!

Do you Subscribe to DUMBO FEATHER?  
We love that they are now MELBOURNE based... oh, and here is a wonderful opportunity to see their amazing - yes amazing new diggs..           This post below - is from their recent update...                                                                                                                                  

Direct import Via - Dumbo Feather...  Keep your own bees with Vanessa and Mat Photo via Dumbo Feather After profiling urban beekeepers Vanessa Kwiatkowski and Mat Lumalasi for our current issue, we fell in love with all things bees and honey and decided that the logical next step was to get our very own beehive. To share in our excitement, we would like to invite you to take part in a hands-on workshop on bees and beekeeping, run by Vanessa and Mat themselves. As well as offering a wealth of information the workshop will give you the chance to handle bees inside a real hive and taste the different honeys from Melbourne’s own Urban Beehives. All attendees will receive a gift bag packed with lots of info, sweet goodies and the wonderful Bee Book by Ann Cliff. When: Sunday 25 September 1pm – 5pm Where: 11 Princes St, St Kilda How much: $150 (includes workshop, gift bag and afternoon tea) Places will be limited to 20 people so book now to secure your spot.

Hidden Secrets Tours is very excited to be a sponsor of one of the newest Hives on a Little Collins Street balcony!

SURF & ART - Take a trip to start a collection

As we head into the new year ( financially speaking) , its time to look again at how we work hard, and how we reward those around us, or even ourselves... 


Sometimes its just a walk in the park, or a gluttonous Macaron - thats another post!!  - but sometimes it is also something to make your everyday view of the world just a little more... you...


If you have not seen Claire Whitney's Work, then don't forget to join us for the Nicholas Building Open Studio... as Fiona bought one for our office...


BUT next week, perhaps wander out of the city centre, and  head to Geelong.. not just for the freezing cold wetsuit obligatory surf, but a little art and design watching... and perhaps a little gluttony  - this one should be on everyones Southcoast adventure! 


Metropolis Gallery is ready to excite you about the Geelong scene... and now there are FIVE lanes on the Westgate there are NO Excuses..

THEATRE : get on down to the Donkey

One of our lovely past team members Zoe is part of the most amazing new program this weekend. 

Its a must see! with such a fabulous ensemble and we are proud to be supporting Zoe on this.. we'll be there... and if you have not been to the Donkey Wheel house.., get down there..  this is a perfect place for the play!

Read here as described by a great little Theatre website: 

CHANTS DES CATACOMBES is a filthy little storyabout a showgirl, a surgeon and a courtesan. The innocence of each  has been stripped. For these three women history has turned its page, and they’re now entombed creatures of the catacombs.

This promenade piece of theatre will inhabit the basement of the gorgeous Donkey Wheel House building. This production will be an entire sensory experience, with a special series of scents created by perfumer Emma Leah.

Chants Des Catacombs is the brainchild of Anna Boulic, a NIDA trained voice teacher, harpist and singer, who developed a ten-minute version alongside theatre maker Bryce Ives. Last year it was the winner of the Short+Sweet Cabaret Festival.

This new cabaret experience mixes the styles of musical theatre, vaudeville, burlesco, indie pop, hip-hop and the macabre.

SO TO BOOK:

http://www.trybooking.com/9503 

or at the door

Tickets:
$ 30 Adult
$25 Concession/ Student

Thursday 16th of June at 8.30pm,
Friday 17th of June at 8.30pm & 10.30pm
Saturday 18th of June at 8.30pm &10.30pm
Sunday 19th of June at 6pm

Postcript - go get em ZOE, we are very excited for you!

Fiona and the team at HST

EVENT - Dinner in the Studio - Middle Park

This is a little update for a fabulous event our friends are doing.. join us! It will be delicious!


Dinner in the Studio - 4th and 5th July


Nicolas Poelaert from Embrasse Restaurant, Andrew Marks from The Wanderer and Gembrook Hill Vineyards and Potter, Shelley Panton

Shelley as she does a demo during dinner

See our blog about the dinner that was at Shelley's Studio that Fiona took the photos for...


Back in March Shelley Panton hosted two dinners in the studio with chef Matthew Wilkinson and winemaker Mac Forbes.  It was a warming experience to collaborate with foodies alike to celebrate all things artisan for the table from the produce, to the plates, to the wines.  


Shelley is pleased to announce that she will be hosting two more events in July with chef Nicolas Poelaert of Embrasse Restaurant and Andrew Marks of  The Wanderer  and Gembrook Hill vineyards


Set in the century-old butcher’s shop which houses Shelley's home based studio-come-store, guests will savour four courses created by Nic alongside wines by Andrew Marks, presented on stoneware clay plates made by Shelley, especially for this dinner             


Event Details

When:         Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th July 2011

Where:        At Shelley Panton's Studio and Store - 88 Park Road, Middle Park

Time:           7.00pm - 11.00pm
 
Cost:           $145 per head, inclusive

To Book:     Call the studio on 03 9537 0737 or email: info@shelleypanton.com
Places are limited to 24 guests per evening, so we suggest you book ahead if you would like to join this amazing event.

NEW - Coffee spots and directional dilemas

YES - we have a coffee problem - a good one :) ... a Melbourne one.. 


How to choose the next step once out of the lift - left to see Jo at Switchboard, left then right to head up to Shany and Danny at Liason, or perhaps our newest short cut - sharp Right and then down to the right again, and we find Rob, and Hugh at Hoboken... Thanks to some well experienced and passionate locals.. this is a great addition to our corner of town! -

It is a dilema! ( and so far that is just the first 3 off the top of my head.. we have 15 that we share on our Cafe Culture Walk  but thats another story!)

Great Salads, fresh pastries, and amazing Soups! - oh some other yummy's too

Hoboken with great coffee from Seven Seeds - home is Hosier Lane

SALE: Leather jacket TODAY ONLY

Just for you, our loyal clients, we are looking for all the good MELBOURNE sales we can find.. Austerity measures are all about us, but that's not to say you shouldn't keep your eyes peeled..
This is only in ONE size - they are all size 10!

get dialing!

All things GLITZERN are gold and more - SALE

GLITZERN is having a sale!!

ohhhh, its a sad day when a store that really spells out the Creative Culture story that is Melbourne tells us they will soon close their doors !!

But they will not be going without a bang.. so make sure you are ready next week... special finds will become heirlooms we are sure!!

Could you be an award winner?

This morning I attended the Melbourne Awards Launch Breakfast, and was humbled to be around so many passionate people. Passionate about Melbourne! I sat next to John Bertrand - an inspiring man in so many ways, and his enthusiasm for all that he does is infectious - well it seems to be in the few hours since!

I won such an award back in 2008, and am so proud of the idea that I have personally contributed to the profile of Melbourne - locally, nationally and globally - the real Melbourne, the people of Melbourne that make it tick.. and their story's -past and present!

SO if you you know anyone, or think that you are up for the accolade and amazing alumni - follow this link...I know I have a few thoughts myself, and will fill you in soon... Melbourne inspires me - how about you? -

Visit www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/melbourneawards to download an entry form or call 9658 9348.

Finally the Ultimate opportunity we can share!

Fiona and the team at Hidden Secrets Tours after a month of secrecy are so pleased to be able to share that we were hand picked to share Melbourne with Oprah's Ultimate Viewers over two days in December 2010.             It was the Ultimate Viewers holiday after all, so we steered clear of the paparazzi, and gave them a true Melbourne City morning stroll. A good coffee, a little chocolate, and some shopping ideas in our wonderful Lanes and Arcades!

***The show goes to air on Wednesday here is Australia, so don't forget to Watch on ten.com.au this Wednesday 19th January - we were probably too discrete for their cameras, but it will be a must watch show! Who knows who you will see.  - There really is nothing like Australia!

Winter is STILL here - fluff on up

I am a little excited, so much so its taken me too long to write... but lovely little Howey Place has redeemed itself with a Melbourne Local label filling in the vacant store, left behind by jasonGrech - Rosemary - of Nevenka brings her FIRST fully fledged boutique to life... after a pop up success earlier in the year..

I have certianly succumbed, but if your struggling with this long winter, then look at that fabulous "gillet" the window... cosy!

PS there is a little sale on too!

THIS SUNDAY - to MARKit ... Fed square et al

Its cold out side... but when you think of all the flurry of energy and creative brain space that is happening in Melbourne town at the moment, you cant help but feel the warm inner glow!

So much activity .. its like friction.. rub those bark and wood pieces together and Fire will be yours! Well this Sunday that fire may burn a hole in your pocket!

Can you believe it.. the State of Design Festival is not even upon us yet, and Federation Square is to play host to not one but TWO design markets this coming Sunday..

In the CARPARK are of Federation Square - you will find all sorts of incredible DESIGN focused stalls, some more established labels that others - look out for NEST and Melbourne's own KeepCUP to name just a few - there is a promise of many new Stall holders this year... so worth heading down..

Beware.. there are CROWDS at these things... and you may want to be aware - not all stall holders have EFTPOS or Credit card.

The inaugural MARK it ( reference to decorative and illustrative design) market in the Atrium will bring some new player to the already successful market precinct with local design favourites such as Beci Orpin, our own tour hotspot Corky St Claire ( look out for their special signage made just for the event!) and my own personal BLine will be made for these great little note books!

OH and f course there will also be the Arts Centre Sunday Market - up on the Lawn area on St Kilda road - due to the Hamer Hall renovations..

Wave if you see us!.. we love show and tell....

Fiona

Nitts, Lice, and all things nice.. Dandruff = Art

Its all in the way you sell it... Hair, Dandruff, Lines, ....

No Vacancy gallery - a clever use of space in the corridoor filled QV - in Jane Bell Lane.. has a new show next week... with Indonesian born Melbourne artisit Eveline - check out her Video...:)

Eveline Tarunadjaja is ready to share her love if hair with us in the middle of Fashion Week - and its Dandruff... :) Her lines, and mischevious details have caught my eye before, and I look forward to seeing more works in this great open space.. whether for Opening Night on 11th March, or heading in just for a quiet look, No vacancy and the team will always in spire with local and international works.. see you there...

Fiona

March Madness is HERE -- start with the MOUSE

The fabulous team at MOTH have shone the spot light on yet another one of Melbourne's Relics... this time the ill-fated, and yet to be redefined,( not from want of trying)... Military and Navy Club - up on Little Collins Street -

This Friday those in the know, will celebrate the return of the always inspiring, but fleeting Penthouse Mouse... and if you have been before... this year promises more of the same in a less industrial wasteland space.... though industrial is still a flavour - of sorts - then of course the rest of us will visit in a more calm environment on Saturday - or the days that follow - all the while artists, sound makers, and the newer breed of Local fashion folks.. will share, indulge and sell... Join in the fun.. it will be gone before you can tell your friends... so even more reason to be part of it!

Join the busy bees at the HIVE - FEB 23rd

Wow, doesn't time pass ...

When visiting Melbourne sometimes its not just the monuments that make the trip, BUT the amazing people you meet or learn about during your stay....
and Michelle Matthews is one I of course talk about a lot.. Hidden Secrets Tours would not be around if it was not for her!
Its been well over 6 years that the little Deck of Secrets cards have been on the market, and you can hear her story next week in a great local bar setting!

From an innovative pager service, to delicious shopping books, tiny free press adventure - A7, and her eventual plans of world domination... ( a bar discovery job, many would die for) :) there is lots to love about the city that inspired her, and Michelle's savvy business model that enables us to love it too!!

Next Tuesday 7pm make the most of the opportunity to hear the story from Michelle herself - There will be many other locals who have inspired Michelle's projetcs to continually expand - Join the conversation!! - Head to the Emerald Peacock at 233 Lonsdale Street for the latest HIVE event in Melbourne.

To Market.. to Market.. Sisters Market!

So yes there is another Market that has come within my radar..

so many these days...

Maru designs directed me this way... and if you have done the Rose Street Market thing.. then perhaps this another option!?

Brunswick Town Hall 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick

Saturday 13th Feb - 10am-4pm

Artisan in Middle Park.....

Just been to visit my lovely friend Shelley - when looking for local designers.. yes the city of Melbourne is a great places to start.. but just a short tram ride or two, and you can find such gorgeous things as Shelley Pantons local store - and old shop front in a back street of Middle Park - 88 Park Road - head and say hi!

oh and they are on SALE.... :)
get there - catch the 112 tram (Fraser Street stop), or the 96 tram ( Fraser st stop)

love your work Shell!