Maker's Journal

Sophie Lou Jacobsen's stunning colourful glassware feature in the Australian Financial Review.

Talented Melbourne Stylist Danielle Brustman chooses Makers' Mrkt products for Vogue Australia May edition.

You never knew you needed a primary coloured ruler on your desk until you heard of Valentin Lebigot. Based in Paris and working as a Graphic Designer, Valentin's practice makes the everyday ordinary fascinating thanks to his clever use of 3D printing.

We are always pleased to see our makers featured in publications we admire. In the April edition of New Zealand Mindfood Style Magazine they feature Sophie Lou Jacobsen one of our newest makers from NYC and creator of design led glassware.

Knowing who designs and makes your products is very important for us at MM, particularly in this age of mass-production, fast fashion and fast homewares where the makers are often forgotten. We chat to Seljak about the most rewarding and most challenging things about growing their brand.

It's everywhere you look, at the top of all Google searches, in pastel coloured Instagram pics in the bedrooms of cute girls. It drives us crazy how unavoidable it is because fast homeware is a HUGE problem, not only for designers who've had their work copied, but for the environment, for the people making it and ultimately for independent creative talents trying to make a living wage.⁠

It's always so great to see our imagery and our Makers featured in leading Australian publications. The Design Digest with Domain as part of the Australian Financial Review included Eun Ceramics in their Feb edition as part of their Poetic Pottery section.

We love nothing more than seeing our products styled in spaces, and we love this styling by Amy Quick for Ansari Architects.

Handmade goods that even your weirdest and fussiest of acquaintances will love.

Once a fashion faux pas reserved for tech bros and creepy uncles, the understated post-"coolness" aesthetic of a chic sandal paired with a locally made marshmallowy sock is a springtime look worth considering.

Having a sneaky stash of affordable pre-wrapped presents up your sleeve may be the difference between stressFULL and stress-LESS holiday season.

Thomas Maxam get some very grown up coverage .

There's something special about the work of Melbourne based Alison Frith, her unique shapes are refined and polished and quite simply, sophisticated. We had a little chat about her life as a ceramicist.

Our favourite mindfully made essentials for long lazy afternoons in the sunshine.

In a world fraught with mounting screen time, infinite lockdowns and bad news on tap; adding the touch of mindfully-made ceramics pieces to our homes offers one way to feel slightly reconnected with the earth.

It’s a table! It’s a stool! It’s a nightstand! It’s a bin! And truly so much more...

Meet the mugs of Makers’ Mrkt (and what nerve-settling brews we’ve been sipping on during this never-ending lockdown!)

Anyone who knows our MM founder Kelly Thompson knows that she LOVES socks. With heels, with slippers, with any kind of shoe and often in summer she will be wearing socks, all chosen specifically to match an outfit. Problem is it's very hard to find socks that align with the Makers' Mrkt standards for ethical production and quality materials. Enter Kiyo, the Melbourne based sock brand making ethically produced designer socks.

Ciane Brewster creates the curvy, perfectly imperfect objects of our dreams! We spoke to Ciane about starting out and sharing knowledge. 

At Makers' Mrkt we have the privilege of working with some amazing stylists, providing items for shoots and for decorating their clients homes and spaces. Stylists inspire us just as much as our products inspire them, we thought you might like to get to know them better. Introducing The Interior Insider, our newest journal series.

As we unboxed these pieces one by one, a collection came together that took our breath away. Diverse, decadent, giving and supportive to other life forms, just like our muse - our planet earth. 

The jewel-like colours and mercurial quality of this very special glassware could have us whiling away a whole afternoon hydrating! We spoke to Liz from Lope about creating, colour and running a business.

We are always sothrilled to feature our products and support our makers via  beautiful campaigns like thisstunning colour forecast byWattyl!

We were pretty enamoured when we first spotted Natascha Madeiski's jewel like prints. With a depth in colour so rich and striking, there is an ethereal sense of opulence, even magic to them. It was a bit of an 'aha' moment to discover Natascha is a trained architect.

These ladies are the real-dealCEOs! Raising a family and pursuing the creative dream are no mean feat, and to do both at the same time?! We salute you, Maker Mums!

They're the husband and wife duo who believe that "creativity is everything", we step into their home studio to find that their work really is an extension of their own colourful personalities.

Need some career change inspo? Our much loved ceramicist made the ultimate switch up to establish herself as a master slip caster! 

Whether your choosing family time, pamper time or Netflix and egg time, Easter is the moment for treating your loved ones or yourself! 

Tiffany Clayton is the bright spark behind arowm, the lolly-jar dream brand sweetening up our store and your social media feed. 

We talked to Tiff about the birthing of the brand, new business tips and peak productivity playlists.

Eun Ceramics are handmade in Melbourne by one seriously talented and lovely ceramicist-come-business operator, Jessica Choi. 

Whether you’re celebrating Valentine's Day, Me Day, or out to make your besties day, you'll enjoy our curated selection of love tokens that would make even Cupid swoon!

Real Living Magazine delivered the festivities for Dec 2020, showcasing Asobimasu Clay, Deborah Sweeney, Eun Ceramics, Andrej Urem and Black Blaze.

We are in love with the styling of our makers products in the Feb 2021 issue of Real Living Magazine

A little bit of press from Homestyle Magazine in New Zealand

Take notes - In the wake of a year we’d rather forget, optimism and fortitude are the Pantone Colour of the Year style forecast for 2021! 

Beck Wadworth brings a new meaning to #lifegoals. The style, stationery and story-telling expert is the founder of the brand and blog, An Organised Life. 

This year, sharing a meal with our special people feels more meaningful then ever. And as such, we are taking some serious joy in the researching, planning and  mood-boarding of our next get together. Some of our much loved Makers share their own vision for the perfect shared table (or blanket!)

 

Find the perfect gift for every loved one on your list!

It's always exciting to see how products (and our photos) used in magazines. We love this latest in the Nov issue of Together Journal New Zealand.

We caught up with Thomas, from Thomas Maxam, one half of the brains behind the Abomination vases. We chat collaboration, creativity and supporting your local flower grower. 

Makers' Mrkt has all your gifting sorted this year. Make 202 the year to pivot your Christmas shopping practices and shop gifts with heart! For the gifts as unique and special as your loved ones.

Sydney based candle creatives Black Blaze are poetry in practice. Founders, Joe and Ray named their business after the Australian-native wildflower, the banksia, which can survive and thrive after a bushfire.

We are always so grateful to see magazines featuring our products and supporting our makers, huge thanks to Your Home and Garden for these beautiful spreads 

Blazed Wax was born out of Melbourne's Covid19 lockdowns. Since their launch in April 2020, the irresistibly joyous candles have become a Makers' Mrkt sell out. We caught up with the hand-pouring housemates brightening up our homes.

Bianca Cash works a day job as a graphic designer while managing a side hustle producing the diary/planner of your dreams. We caught up with the Melbourne based creative to talk organisation, stickers and the perfect playlist!

As we usher in a new decade, the most important colour trends address our values and desires for the future. Colours that enhance wellbeing, restore, soothe or invigorate us lead the most impactful colour trends in 2020. The colour palette of our future is personal.

Not only is Seljak a much loved Maker here at Makers’ Mrkt, sisters Karina and Sam Seljak are paving the way for a more eco-conscious Australia. We were lucky enough to chat with Karina Seljak and were left feeling inspired, optimistic and excited for picnic season.

Kerryn Levy, Clae Studio and Makers' Finds vintage grace the "Petal Perchers" page of NZ Your Home & Garden Magazine October 2020

During a time when some of us are compelled to spend more time in our homes, those little mood-boosting rituals take on a new importance.