LANEWAY BARS

LANEWAY BARS

The labyrinthine laneways of Melbourne’s CBD are legendary. Apart from specialist boutiques and very good coffee, they’re home to extraordinary bars, arguably the hippest of which is Hells Kitchen in Centre Place. With its own in-house infused vodka varieties, good-value wine and beer and regular performances from local and visiting musicians, Hells is a bar for all creatures great and small, especially the well-dressed kind. For a tougher adventure, try Sister Bella, where mulled wine and bar nibbles are hidden…
15 Dec 08 | Content
JEREMY WORTSMAN INTERVIEW

JEREMY WORTSMAN INTERVIEW

Jeremy Wortsman, graphic designer and founding director of The Jacky Winter Group, an agency for Australian illustrators, talks to Penny Modra for M.E... What’s your life…
29 Sep 08 | Content
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT PROOF

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT PROOF

In 2006-7 Shiraz was the most widely produced grape variety in Australia. Although Syrah was originally called Shiraz in Australia and Syrah elsewhere, its dramatic commercial…
29 Sep 08 | Content
WET BLANKET

WET BLANKET

What would you say to swimming in an old blanket? No? What about if it looked like this? Well, be exact, we're not talking blankets, more like bedsheets really - which is exactly…
14 Oct 09 | Fashion
BASE CAMP RETREAT

BASE CAMP RETREAT

This innovative structure from Melbourne architecture firm Insite Design is a multi-faceted experience for living, witnessing, conserving, immersing: a place to commune with self,…
17 Nov 09 | Content
POLYRHYTHMS

POLYRHYTHMS

Graphic print is officially the biggest news for Spring/Summer 2010, and we wanted to share this collection by Australian designer Tina Kalivas which mixes dynamic African print…
11 Dec 09 | Content
YOUNG HUNTING

YOUNG HUNTING

Candice Agius is a graphic designer and art director based in Melbourne, but she's also the brains behind unisex jewellery label Young Hunting. Here's a peek at her first collection…
17 May 10 | Fashion
TIED UP

TIED UP

Like a little suspended fishing net casting shadows, we're liking this application of craft to contemporary design. The 'Knotted Egg Lamp' is the work of Australian designer Sarah…
21 Jul 10 | Products
EXPERIENCE HUMAN FLIGHT BY BETTY WANTS IN

EXPERIENCE HUMAN FLIGHT BY
BETTY WANTS IN

Morning. Have you seen this? Portraying skydiving in a way we've never really seen before, this short clip called 'Experience Human Flight' was created…
28 Apr 11 | Graphics
MARAIS BOUTIQUE

MARAIS BOUTIQUE

Like a little corner of Paris in Melbourne, fashion boutique Marais has us captivated by both its refined selection of local and international labels and quietly haute interior…
29 Sep 08 | Fashion