Handmade beautiful bedlinen is available online at Sooper Design.

Secret River Australia, Windswept bed cover sets come in 3 colours, white, pearl grey/mink and grey/mink which is a chocolate brown. They are hand made and the detailing effect of cotton voile in layers creates the wave-like windswept effect.

We’ve also got the Echo cushions in pearl/grey and white.

Wonderful statement pieces for your home that not only look good, they feel great. For more information visit us at Sooper Design Homeware.

Paul Loh and David Leggett are LLDS/Power to Make, an experimental design orientated practice that operates between art and architecture as cultural processes and social interaction. ‘Our work is always a response, a process, a dialogue and an active reflection on contemporary culture’ they say ‘We see architecture and our furniture based artwork not as objects, rather as spatial interfaces and sensory apparatus expressed through deep material understanding and organisation. Manipulated through digital design process and tooling capacity, our work strives to define new spatial experience and condition of inhabitation. Within each project, we aim to open up latent design opportunities and potentials through working within real life constraints.’

An Array is a systematic arrangement of objects. The morphology of this collection is based on a single based profile rotated around a point. The z-axis is then manipulated with the sinusoid function y(t) = A · sin(ωt + ɸ). Variations to the axis location produce differentiated effects and volume.

The Array series explores an evolution of topological form, between an inexact free form curvature and mathematical functions; Form that is stretched via mathematics, volume that is created through arbitrary shapes. This geometric logic form the bases of our parametric model – the number of members, the scale and the shape are adjustable allowing us to produce endless variations within a single topology – so a bowl, a basket, a chair, a table are interconnected. They are the same and different at the same time; same in topology, different in use.

Outside of the Array timber series is the Interlocking Wine rack that plays with repetition and the extendibility of a geometric pattern to create an interactive and fun product.

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Australian Designer Peter Mclisky laser cuts fun and funky objects from raw steel in his Melbourne studio.

Lucy Amber is the architect/designer hand making beautiful rope bowls, vessels, lamp shades and vases by weaving rope into objects. The brand is known as Thread Architecture for obvious reasons.

The genesis of Amber’s sense of form, texture and colour began in childhood, experimenting with knitting, sewing, painting and pottery. These artistic roots led to her career in architecture and has progressed to the creation of sculptural, functional rope lampshades, vessels and vase sleeves.  After 15 years in architecture, Amber has taken the opportunity to pull together the various threads of her creative life and fashion a career as a full time artist and designer.

The current collection focuses on the cross pollination of rope, knitting and macramé, resulting in works of colourful art that are evocative. Thread Architecture crafts tactile pieces which engage the senses; art you can touch, feel, see and use. A vase, a vessel, a lampshade or a one-off objet d’art, the bespoke pieces enhance and complement existing decor and encapsulate what happens when form and design merge with creative talent. Available at Sooper Design in several colours including red, yellow black and charcoal grey.

There seems to be a renaissance and appreciation of craftsmanship and bespoke high-end quality handmade shoes in Melbourne. There are 2 profiles in particular, Jess Cameron-Wootten of ‘Wootten’ based in Prahran and Annie Abbott, of ‘habbot’ of Armadale who have both opened new shops.

Firstly, Jess Cameron-Wootten is a 2nd generation leather craftsman making beautiful bespoke shoes, aprons, belts for men and women. His father Ross, started the Wootten shoe business in the 1970′s making the highest quality shoes, with each pair going through over 80 hand held processes before completion.

Jess runs the business now, having studied industrial design and shoe making at RMIT. Jess agrees their has been an uptake of new cool young shoe makers who are making the industry hip and sought after. To see more jump online www.custommadeshoes.net.au

Then there is ANNIE ABBOTT from habbot studio.

Annie’s career started in the London buying office of Net-a-porter.com, followed by a business strategy role at Sass & Bide in Sydney and onto a long awaited shift into product development for a Melbourne footwear group, it was only a matter of time before entrepreneur and shoe enthusiast Annie Abbott turned her dream of launching a unique footwear brand into a reality.

The result is habbot studios – a distinctive blend of exclusive French inspired detailing and fresh Australian style that, as Abbott recalls, was born of a desire for shoes that were equal to her wardrobe of inspirational contemporary clothing brands.

Annie has had 3 sell out seasons, 4 urban pop up stores, fabulous editorial reviews and a loyal customer base. The success to date has allowed her the confidence to open up her beautiful habbot store in High street Armadale. Annie’s adopted the Net-a-porter philosophy of high-attention to detail, particularly towards customer service. For more information www.habbotstudios.com

It is really wonderful that customers in Australia are recognising and supporting these business’ who invest great energies and passion to bring their unique products to market. We at Sooper Design congratulate you both and wish you greater success.