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Wearing Change: Unreal Fur

In the loft of a warehouse in Melbourne’s Abbotsford, racks and racks of lush, puffy jackets surround a large, wooden table. On the walls, pictures of celebrities wearing these very same jackets have been printed out and stuck to the side of the room.

Von Röutte

For Brazilian-born but Sydney based couple Marina Tokarski and Gus Agra, starting a premium leather goods and apparel store was not always a fait accompli. Studying overseas in Australia, Tokarski in biology and Agra in communications, the two became close.

A Meeting of Worlds: Callista Crafts

Now at the top of lists of must-stops for designers and stylists when they visit Athens, Callista Crafts did not pop up overnight. For the past six years, its cofounders Eleni Konstantinidis and Celia Sigalou have been returning to the traditional methods of leatherworking in their construction of elegant and minimalist bags for the local and international market.

Holly Ryan: The Line Between The Two

From dainty earrings to bold statuettes, artist Holly Ryan's sculpture and jewellery forms cross between disciplines. She draws from sources as diverse as the coarse, natural beauty of the Sunshine Coast, the mystical feminine, and rituals of wabi sabi, a Japanese philosophy of transience and imperfection across both creative pursuits.

Kloke

For an Australian brand that has survived the after effects of the global financial crisis, the shift to online retail and the decimation of the local manufacturing base, there is surprisingly little written about Melbourne-based label Kloke.