Comments on: regional roundup: melbourne [part 1 of 4]

By: lara dunston

lara dunston — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:54:19 +0000

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!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:42:22 +0000

Great to see so much fabulous Melbourne talent! It’s such a creative and inspiring city!

By: Polka Dot Bride

Polka Dot Bride — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:32:09 +0000

I love how Melbourne is such a melting pot- It’s clearly the best city in Australia!

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:01:11 +0000

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.

By: Christie

Christie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:32:45 +0000

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.

By: angie

angie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:12:09 +0000

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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