173 people lost their lives in the devastating bushfires that ravaged 51 townships. Over 5,000 homes, schools and businesses were destroyed. Up to 400 fires were recorded on that Saturday, a day now known as Black Saturday.
As the dying embers turned to ash, photographer Billy Law visited the affected areas between Marysville and Kinglake, equipped [...]

Whether you like it or not, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has chosen Jimmy Choo, the British shoemaker, as the latest luxury brand to design a cheap collection. Interestingly also is that H&M has been slowly moving up the foodchain with the latest announcement coinciding with the news that it will start selling Jimmy Choo’s range [...]

The latest Q-pot offering is a series full of sweet honey and bees. Available as necklaces or rings.
Limited stock instore.

The latest VA offering presents more of the same homeware, collectible toys, jewelleries, art books and zines VA has become known for as well as specially selected fashion labels from Japan including Cosmic Wonder, 20,000,000 fragments, Mikio Sakabe and TO&CO. Selected local labels, such as Rittenhouse, are also on the line up.
VA FlagshipShop 3, 285A [...]

One of VA’s favourite design groups, FriendsWithYou, has been commissioned to create new sculptures for an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia for a show titled “THING beware the material world”. The show features their newest inflatable sculptures “Rising Spirit” and “Phantom Mid Flight”. “THING beware the material world” brings together a range [...]

And he is taking lots of cool photos of Sydney-siders during fashion week. Prior to his Sydney stop, he was in Melbourne so be sure to check some street snaps he took south of the border.
We’ve always been a fan of The Satorialist blog as his keen eye for style and candid snaps capture [...]

If you are fascinated by the Hokusai Tatebanko paper diorama, then fix your eyes over Chris Jordan’s take on the classic masterpiece. Instead of paint, the colours are composed for 2.4 million pieces of plastic!

Read the whole article at Inhabitat.

Welcome to the smaller but equally fascinating world of Via Alley at VA Select.
The petite VA Select store features some of the very-best small objects and accessories Via Alley has to offer. As well, VA Select provides a unique retail experience with personalised service and a distinct interior designed by Sydney-based newcomer Lenny Wong.
P.S. the [...]

After an awesome collaboration with Louis Vuitton, Comme des Garcons did it again with its new exclusive collaboration with Medicom Toys (or more precisely, be@rbricks) in its two-months pop-up store, Comme des Garcons Black in Aoyama (same place as the CdG x LV store).
There was no point taking a photo of its store front this [...]

Important shipping notice for orders until 30 April
During this period, all orders will be dispatched once a week, that is, any orders placed by Sunday will be dispatched the following Tuesday. Unfortunately we cannot access the warehouse regularly during our shop transition so please bear this in mind before you place your order. We appreciate [...]