Upcoming, coming up, going forward, future tense, what’s happening

Posted on 2 May, 2012 by Anika

So what’s going on? Well let me enlighten you… lots. I’m knee deep in pop-up shop at SO:ME Space at the moment (IN FACT I’m writing from there right now) and it is quite lovely. I have Douglas & Hope, Monolog and Ruby & Sage keeping me company, not to mention a very nice cafe about 2 metres away and six permanent and ace shops around the outside of the space. Foggy photo of part of my space (my phone needs a clean evidently):

Do come for a visit if you can! We’re here Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 9am-4pm (5pm on Fridays). South Melbourne market, kinda in the middle under the stairs to the carpark.

In other news I’m moving studios in a few weeks which is a little sad (I will miss my River Studios and it’s lovely inhabitants) but a lot exciting. I’m moving to the Boyd Heritage Studios which is in Southbank in the lovely old building that used to be Boyd Girls School back in the day. It’s all newly renovated and gorgeous, and will have a cafe downstairs as well as a public library (!) and a nice park out the front. Hurrah! No photos yet, it’s a bit of a muddy mess at the moment, but I’ll get on that after moving in. The best news is that I’ll be able to have a vaguely open studio – the building has public access where River Studios didn’t – so if you want to come visit, you can. (Also, cafe in the building, yes.)

And in upcoming market news, I’ll be making an appearance at the agIdeas Expo at the Convention Centre, which coincides with the Design Forum and a bunch of other things. Should be good for spotting arty-designy gods if nothing else. It’s 23 May, all day long, and even if you’re not going to the Forums you can come and say hello. AgIdeas also have a fantastic-looking exhibition at the Melbourne Museum, Rodchenko 120, where amazing artists have created posters in homage to Alexander Rodchenko. Yes, I’m a Russian Constructivist tragic. Is that a thing?

AND THEN I’m very pleased to say that I’ll be at Markit@FedSquare again this time, which is Sunday 27 May, 10am-5pm. Naturally there will be many, many beautiful things to buy and I’m hoping to actually leave my stall this time and buy some of them myself. See you there…

SO:ME Space

Posted on 17 April, 2012 by Anika

Exciting news today… The Gently Unfurling Sneak is having a pop-up shop! I hear it’s the thing to do these days. It will be at the awesome new South Melbs Market area, SO:ME Space (not just a clever name), which has four different emerging-type pop-ups every four weeks. Read about them a bit more here…

SO:ME Space awesome invisible girl

So I will be there with invisible girl from 25 April to 20 May, on the following days:
Wed 8am-4pm
Fri 8am-5pm
Sat 8am-4pm
Sun 8am-4pm

Enter from the corner of Coventry and Cecil Sts (near Claypots) and look out for the SO:ME Space logo. There are also a number of permanent shops there including a BEAUTIFUL bookshop and some very attractive bikes. Which doesn’t bode well for profit margins for me.

Melbourne Finders Keepers is baaaaack

Posted on 12 April, 2012 by Anika

Good news everyone! The awesome folk at Finders Keepers have managed to find a new place for the Melbourne markets… and look, it’s my favourite venue the Exhibition Buildings!

From the looks of the (top-secret) floor plan there will be many, many stalls this time, which means oh yes, many many opportunities for spending all your money. In the funnest way possible. If you can find me, come and say hullo!

Boring/useful details:
Friday 20 April, 6-10pm
Saturday 21 April, 10am-5pm
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton (No, not the Exhibition Centre. Next to the museum. Are you at the casino? You’ve gone the wrong way. Gertrude and Nicholson tram stop. Get going.)