February 17, 2011 in Calendar, Fashion, Festival, Film, Melbourne+VIC, Music, Performing arts, Uncategorized
March 6, 2011
The Immigration Museum comes alive to the beat of West Africa this March. Celebrate the West African community in Victoria with music, dance, film, fashion, family activities, cooking demonstrations and food to stimulate your senses. Presented as part of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.
February 14, 2011 in Fashion, National, Product design, Textiles
If you are after a unique pair of shoes or accessories that will add that little extra zing (not to mention originality) to your outfit, Dames and Divas is well worth checking out.
Melbourne based creator, Amanda Fox sources vintage silk kimono fabric direct from Japan and GOTS certified organic denims to adorn some very funky shoes which come in all shapes and sizes – wedges, kitten heels, sandals and ballet flats. State of Greenspoke to Amanda Fox to gleen more about her fashionable local business here.
February 2, 2011 in Art, Built Environment, Calendar, Fashion, Festival, Furniture, Melbourne+VIC, Multiple Disciplinary, Performing arts, Sustainable
February 12, 2011 to February 27, 2011
The Festival’s Big Weekend event at Federation Square in the heart of Melbourne will continue to celebrate the very best examples of ecological and social sustainability. The event will fuse interactive workshops, talks, demonstrations, artworks, exhibits, films and live performances.
In 2010 the Festival attracted over 122,000 visits and engaged with hundreds of organisations and individuals to stage Australia’s largest and oldest sustainability festival.
November 25, 2010 in Fashion, International, Melbourne+VIC
On 11 November fifteen fashion addicts worldwide stopped buying clothes for one year. Amongst them was an Aussie… Meet Clare. She is a fashion design student from Melbourne. She’s 20. Can you relate to a young professional who describes herself as; short, talkative, moody, enthusiastic, awkward, optimistic, pessimistic and a daydreamer. Why not follow her on her challenge to live by our Free Fashion rules? Watch her battle through her strive to save money, and not even be able to buy 2 things per month. Let her inspire you to do a double take in your own wardrobe!
November 24, 2010 in Fashion, Graphic design, Jewellery, Melbourne+VIC, User submission
Melbourne based graphic designer Jo Melrose has an eye for retro style, and the environment too. She has recently launched her new range of lasercut clocks and wall hangings made from chain of custody veneers – her whimsical designs are inspired by retro folk art and will take you back to story books of old! See State of Green’s interview with Jo Melrose here.
November 24, 2010 in Art, Calendar, Call Out, Crafts, Fashion, Festival, Graphic design, Illustration, Melbourne+VIC, Mixed Media, Music
January 28, 2011 to January 30, 2011
The inaugural Rites of Passage Tattoo Convention & Arts Festival is a three day arts, tattoo and music festival held at the Royal Exhibition Building on the 28th-30th of January 2011, in Melbourne. We are anticipating over 30,000 attendees and are planning for this to be a yearly event.
Rites of Passage are currently offering booths for crafty, conscious and innovative designers who share our vision of cultural diversity and a sustainable future to join us and some of the worlds most exciting tattoo artists, luscious pin up queens, musicians and environmental organisations. Click here for further information.
