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Arty party: All-Australian artisanal gift guide
By Frances Mocnik
Credit: Frances Mocnik
Fun, desirable artisan wares in zesty colours and earthy tones.
1. State of Escape Micro neoprene bag, built to last, designed to eliminate seasonal waste and made to order, $199, stateofescape.com
2. “Produce” candle range, designed and hand-made by Wollongong designer Madeleine Hoy, from $32, nonnasgrocer.com
3. A5 Australian-made leather journal with design by Indigenous artist Lucy Simpson from Gaawaa Miyay Designs. The refillable pad is made from 100 per cent recycled, post-consumer waste, $46, Corbanblair.com.au
4. Dinosaur Designs hand-made bangles in malachite and dark horn resin, $55-$350, dinosaurdesigns.com.au
5. 3D Big Tear Drop 3D-printed vase made from PLA (cornstarch) with upcycled bottle insert to hold water and flowers, $120, upcycledglassware.com.au
6. Great Mate Starter Kit: home-compostable food wrap that breaks down in 180 days, leaving no microplastics, and dispenser made from 33 recycled PET bottles, $35, greatwrap.com.au
7. Dion Horstmans sculpture fabricated from electroplated, 5mm, solid round bar on a 150mm-diameter base, $1575, dionhorstmans.com
8. Dinosaur Designs large resin branch vase in Desert, $450, dinosaurdesigns.com.au
9. Australian-manufactured Thongs made from natural rubber, designed for comfort and longevity, from $40, thongsaustralia.com
10. Eccentric Bowl, designed by Ashley Corbett-Smith and made in Sydney from sand-cast bronze. The hemispherical form is designed to sit off-centre, making it fun to spin and play with, $690, corbetcorbet.com
11. Salad Bowl by Australian ceramicist Timna Taylor; her layered, re-fired glazes subtly interpret the complex interplay of light and shade on the Australian landscape, from $260, thedeastore.com
12. Opus Lab walnut chopping board with brass handle, $369, thedeastore.com
13. Large Egg Candles – Quarter Dozen, fragrance-free, $34, nonnasgrocer.com
14. Brass Oil Burner, designed for Aesop by Studio Henry Wilson and crafted from more than a kilogram of solid brass, $210, aesop.com
15. Dinosaur Designs tall, resin “Bow” vase, $300, dinosaurdesigns.com.au
16. Lil’ Legacy cast-iron pan, hand-poured from the highest grade of recycled iron, made to order and guaranteed to last at least 100 years of daily use, $200, ironcladpan.com.au
17. DUO vases, hand-made in Sydney from upcycled glass bottles by glass artist Tanya Reinli, from $65 each, upcycledglassware.com.au
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