Lost at E Minor

By Peta Morris in New Trends on Friday 25 May 2012

Nothing is worse than cheap perfume that smells like carpet in a bar after closing. Aromantik is literally a beautiful breath of fresh air, hand made by perfumer Sally Woodward-Hawes in her workshop in Manly, on Sydney’s northern beaches. With titles such as Strangers in Blood, Landlocked Lovers and Happily Ever Afternoon, her scents are both subtle and intoxicating and packaged with beautiful simplicity, and most importantly, are a great fit in your handbag. My favourite at the moment is her latest edition, Dark Side of the Spoon: it’s sweet, spicy, and a delectable treat for the skin.

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By Elizabeth Hosking in New Photography on Thursday 17 May 2012

These photographs are from an ongoing project of mine, primarily shot on the bustling streets of Sydney’s CBD. In particular, amidst the chaotic settings, I look for moments of solitude. The streets are a strange place to really experience humanity.

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By Elizabeth Hosking in New Photography on Thursday 17 May 2012

Take Magazine is a beautiful new publication dedicated entirely to documentary photography. Based out of Sydney, Take showcases the work of both leading and emerging photographers from across the globe, proving that print still holds relevancy amongst increasing digital publications.

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By Michelle Wilding in New Fashion on Saturday 12 May 2012

Cutting-edge label Romance Was Born (run by Australian design duo Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales) set the bar high on Day One of Mercedes Australian Fashion Week in Sydney’s Walsh Bay. The superhero-themed collection abounded with garish comic book colours, zigzag prints, models with David-Bowie-inspired fire red hair, and the A-list front row that comes [...]

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By Macarena Miranda in New Art on Monday 23 April 2012

With a brush of her paints, Kim Manning brings to life the most salacious of humanly experiences. Art has always been second nature to Manning, but it wasn’t until the freedoms of University that she was able to get her hands onto a topic few dare to tread. This Sydney-based artist is having her first solo show at the Tate Gallery at the Toxteth Hotel in Glebe from April 25, and will surprise you with the brilliancy of her palate and subject matter.

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By Joanne Thies in New Fashion on Tuesday 10 April 2012

Natalia Grzybowski, a Sydney-based fashion and textile designer, has just released this amazing Hybrid collection. Her creations are something else. The delicate prints are so feminine and soft, yet the garments are so structured and ultra modern.

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By Stan Ray in New Photography on Saturday 24 March 2012

Jacob Ring is a photographer from Sydney whose work at one level seems instantly familiar, faithfully recording ordinary objects and commonplace angles. But they are also filled with strangeness; warped inundations of colour, unnatural meetings between pigments. Perhaps their oddities are something to do with his synesthesia, a sensory condition Ring has had since birth, which ignites a constant stream of sounds and visuals in his head.

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By Macarena Miranda in New Music on Tuesday 13 March 2012

Sydney-based alternative garage rock band Call to Colour have just put out a pretty impressive little demo featuring songs Shear Sheep Blues and Mary and Her Friend Called Jane. Give their music a whirl before they explode and you can have the bragging rights of knowing them from their earliest stages.

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By Kenzie Larsen in New Music on Wednesday 18 January 2012

If you live in Sydney, the name SPOD will be familiar to you, if you don’t live in Sydney, the name SPOD is imminently closer by the second to being familiar to you. Why, you ask? Well, because he’s just one of those everyday music and video geniuses, that’s all. Have a look at his [...]

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By James Cooper in New Art on Tuesday 6 December 2011

I heard Amy Sol speak a while back in Sydney and our walls have been filling up with her gorgeous limited edition prints from that time on. Sol paints subtle and beautiful moments. Moments of care and love. Moments of surreal beauty and moments of longing. Her technique brings out the natural wood grain surface [...]

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By Stuart Hellier in Cool Travel on Friday 4 November 2011

I really like the illustrator Tania Willis’ work and now she’s teamed up with Mio Debnam to produce these kid’s guide books. Avoiding the trap of thinking parents know best, they’ve asked kids in the various locations what their favourite days out, experiences, food, and so on are. So far they’ve covered Bali, Sydney, Hong Kong, Phuket, London and New York. My lad gives it 5 stars after a recent trip to Bali.

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By Lost At E Minor in New Trends on Wednesday 5 October 2011

Inner-city crawling, that unplanned exploration of the unknown, just got all the more high tech with the impending launch of PeepShow AR, a smartphone app which uses cutting-edge augmented reality technology to offer curated tours of Sydney’s Surry Hills and Darlinghurst areas through the eyes of the artists and creatives who live and play within the 2010 postcode.

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