the market.

stall holder profile:

Loz Abberton from Who Did That

Who Did That designer Loz Abberton returns to The Market in October to brighten up the hallway of the Masonic Temple with her extraordinarily beautiful range of lighting products. Her ‘Grandeliers, Chandeliers & Standeliers’ are flat-pak lights created to transport efficiently and assemble easily. Choosing materials for their ‘flora friendly’ content, her new range of lighting from printed FSC (Forestry Stewardship Council) ply and recycled plastics makes a radiant statement for any room. Available as floor lamps (standeliers) or suspended lights (chandeliers) they can be sized to suit the location. Adding further glimmer to her green lights, production is maintained locally as a social and environmental choice.

This year Loz’s first flat-pak ‘Grandelier’ debuted in green magazine’s exhibit at DesignEx09. Since then people (including us here at The Market) have been drawn to her creations…almost like moths, you might say! Loz herself is drawn to the idea of creating unusual lighting solutions, which produce gestures of light and shadow, as in her words it ‘satisfies the shadow puppets’.

What are your creations inspired by?

The eternally fascinating (for me) honeycomb-paper decorations from childhood. At the end of festivities these huge decorative ornaments were folded flat and spirited back to a drawer – magic!

What’s the best thing about what you do?

Being able to mesh art and design. Plus I can think about the next ‘thing’ incorporating elements of what I’m currently doing.

Favourite colours/materials to work with?

Lightweight FSC ply and veneers – smell wonderful and print well. Every colour is my friend…I tread a polychromatic path.

What can customers coming to the market expect to see at your stall?

Whimsical lighting that can be customised to suit a room’s personality - through prints, sizes and materials.

Personal favourite piece from your designs?

The next one…

the market no. 6

The market held its 6^th event on Sunday, a lovely Spring Day it was too! Cupcakes were consumed (scrumptious), purchases were made, and local designers and makers happily chatted to their customers. The standard and range of products on display was absolutely wonderful, and the local talent just keeps popping up…with plenty of new stallholders to make an appearance in the coming months. It’s also great to see the fresh products and exciting and inspiring things some of our regulars are creating for each market. We are overwhelmed by the beautiful wares, creativity and dedication shown by our stallholders…YAY for you! Lastly, a large thank you to everyone who supported the market, we look forward to providing you with another special batch of stallholders next month! To keep you going until then, have a fossick through a few product pics below…

Yay! It’s finally Spring!

Date: Sunday 6th September

Venue: Masonic Temple (3 Sandy Bay Rd)

Time: 10am -3pm

The sunshine is back, flowers are popping up, and so is the market, complete with all your favourites, and some newly discovered people and products! To celebrate all things sunshine and flowers, we have a lovely and varied line up of stall holders for our very first Spring Market. The market No 6 is on this Sunday (Father’s Day), and once again, we’ve gathered a brilliant bunch of locally designed and made art, accessories, lighting design, food, stationery, kid’s wares, and lots more wonderful things!

An exciting and eclectic mix of products will greet you in the entrance of the temple. Red Wren’s divine screen printed wares, the vibrantly stunning prints and paper products from Phat Flats, and the quirky robot offerings from HiiRagi.

And what a feast of accessory and adornment makers we’ve put together for you! Just to name a few…Little Lari (check out mini interview below) Selena de Carallo, and her dark and beautiful designs, the gorgeous Gilded Pony, and the ever popular (and changing!) Cube Art and Design stall. Make sure you check out the elegant Jenny Mills Jewellery, and the beautiful designs from Oceanides…amazing! The very talented Kyomi Reid from Sashiko also makes an appearance, with her intricately hand - crafted range of bags and accessories.

We think our stationery stall holders are particularly clever, and it’s beautiful to buy a special card for a special someone, from the special designer that’s actually designed and made the card! This month we bring you the brilliant new school designs from White Paper, and the charming old school printing methods of Ruby Victoria Letterpress…along with a few more exciting stalls, like Emma Kimpton, and the very popular Little Twig…something for everyone, we think!

Tutus! Wild Creations hand makes each and every one especially for little people, and they are seriously the cutest thing you’ve ever seen…Also for little people we have the lovely Millymakers, Speckled Frog and more.

If you have a sweet tooth…we have cupcakes…AMAZING cupcakes, and some new sweet treats (locally made of course) along with jam’s, fig tree muesli (see the interview with the lovely Christine below), and delicious coffee, and fresh flowers!

And that almost rounds up our little taste test of the September Market, we sure hope you can come along on Sunday, and meet some of the state's most talented and creative bunch of people!

Happy Spring!

Bec, Shannon and Holly :0)

stall holder profile:

Christine Boyce from Fig Tree Muesli

Market goers are in for a special treat at our September…..the best muesli you will ever taste, seriously. Christine Boyce began making her Fig Tree Muesli when she was teenager in Dublin. Her boyfriend's mother, Aine McCarthy, made her own muesli, and passed on the recipe to her, along with some of her secrets (see below!). Christine’s husband ran The Lansdowne Cafe for its first couple of years and Christine made their muesli for them. When they sold the business last year, she just had to find a way to keep making her muesli because she enjoyed it so much….lucky for us we have snavelled her and her delicious products! Fig Tree Muesli is not only good for you, it’s good for the world! It’s a not-for-profit business, with all proceeds going to various worthy causes - currently Medecins Sans Frontiers.

What makes it so yummy?

I toast the bejaysus out of all the nuts and seeds, and use the tiniest amount of french hazelnut sirop- there, the secret's out!

How is your muesli best enjoyed?

It's really a matter of taste, but it needs to be fairly fresh to be at its very best , which is why I dont make it more than three or four days before each market. My favourite version is with yogurt, mashed strawberry and banana and maybe a drizzle of maple (find its way into just about every recipe in my house!)

What’s your favourite thing about what you do?

The sense of excitement and the smells in the kitchen when I'm making muesli.

What can customers coming to the market expect to see at your stall?

Freshly made muesli in Holly's gorgeous packaging and probably muesli anzacs (a recipe adapted from a fantastic Nursing Mothers' cookbook)

stall holder profile:

Larissa Kemp from Little Lari

Larissa Kemp, under her Little Lari label, joins us for the first time at our September 6th Market, and we are thrilled to have her beautiful and whimsical creations joining us. Larissa moved to Tassie 6 yrs ago, from the hustle and bustle of Sydney. Since completing a jewellery design course at tafe, she has worked for a bronze sculptor as well as making her beautiful and eclectic jewellery, commissioned pieces and wholesale stock for retail outlets. She likes to make people laugh and aims to create pieces with a sense of humour.

What are your creations inspired by?

The little moments

What’s your favourite thing about what you do?

Freedom of creation and I can sing badly while I work in my shed with no one around to complain.

Favourite colours/materials to work with?

Anything that has bright colours and silver.

What can customers coming to the market expect to see at your stall?

To find some one off pieces that will make you smile and great little gifts for friends and family.

the market no.5

Market no. 5 was held on Sunday, and the last of our winter markets went off with a bang! Outside, it was chilly, damp winter’s day, but inside the temple it was a cosy, warm and beautifully lit space. A very steady stream of customers came through, making this our most successful market yet.

Our specially selected stall holders did not disappoint, with outstanding products and beautifully created stalls. We had several new products and ranges being launched this market, to great success, which is lovely to see! See below, for a few pics of the day…

Thank you very much to everyone who supported the market…it’s nice to know that our very talented designers and makers are developing a strong local following, and getting some good exposure and recognition for the brilliant wares they produce.

If you missed out, never fear, our next market is on the 6^th of September - and just quietly, we have a little bit of excitement in the pipeline for our Christmas markets in November and December - so watch this space!

- Bec, Shannon + Holly :o)

Here at the market, we're excited!

Date: Sunday 2nd August

Venue: Masonic Temple (3 Sandy Bay Rd)

Time: 10am -3pm

We're excited about our 5th event, the August market. Excited about the delightful collection of stall holders we have lined up for you this month. And we're super excited about the fact that there is such a stong demand for quality locally made products, and that we can play a small part in uniting our customers with the truly talented designers and best products our state has tucked away.

So once again, we are pleased to bring you a mixture of your favourite stall holders, with some fresh new products and people.

Here's the sneak peak...

Firstly...the clever Emma Colbeck from Love Button will be there! Emma and her colourful and quirky wares participated in our very first market, and will be back with some brand spanking new products for winter...Lovely!

The gorgeous textiles and paper products from Hideyo will also make an appearance, as will Jemima from Cube art + design, with her very cool mix of local artists wares including prints and accessories.

We welcome a new addition to our stationery family, Narelle from Ruby Victoria Letterpress, with her fabulous range of cards. While adorning the hallway of The Masonic Temple (a market first!), we have the intriguing flat-pack chandeliers, by Loz Abberton of Who Did That...these are seriously wonderful!

A gorgeous collection of children's products will be there, ranging from tutus, softies (including the cutest pandas in the world from Little Snoring), books, clothes and even bed warmers, for keeping little people warm through our long cold winter.

And to look after tummies while you wander, we have a nice assortment of sweet treats, warm savouries, our very popular organic coffee stall, and deliciously REAL jams, from Woodstock Fruits.

Look forward to seeing you this Sunday!
Bec, Shannon + Holly :0)

the 'magical' market no. 4!

the market's offering for July was held on Sunday, and we were overwhelmed once again with the beautiful wares on offer, from our talented bunch of stall holders.

A steady stream of customers enjoyed a lazy Sunday coffee (or something more substantial!) and a wander through the Masonic Temple, checking out the best local artists and designers our state has to offer.

We saw plenty of familiar faces in the crowd - it's lovely to see we are developing a strong local following. Once again a big thank you to everyone who came along and supported our brilliant stall holders.

Have a fossick through the pictures below...particularly a special snap of our little market mascot!

Our stalls for the August and September markets are filling fast - so if you would like to submit an application please email us ASAP for more information.

See you next month,

Bec, Shannon + Holly :0)