marian hosking

This is just a small selection of breathtakingly beautiful brooches by marian hosking. The intricate details are absolutely amazing just like miniature sculpture. Just divine…..

hope street markets

Yippee another hope street markets is on very soon – Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th May. This time it is held at Paddington Town Hall in Sydney with lots of crafty and designer goodies to tempt us I’m sure! Be sure to check it out if you’re in Sydney.

george plionis

Wow this is literally super sexy jewellery by Sydney based george plionis! Love his deconstructed range of jewellery where you can customise words, names or numbers onto rings, cufflinks and more for that special person or for yourself. See top3 by design for ordering online.

pierre and charlotte

As Sydneysiders we sometimes envy those who live in Melbourne as they have such great access to so many cool and diverse designers. But now that Pierre and Charlotte Julien have set up a showroom here, we feel a little less green. Originally from Paris, they moved to Melbourne in 1994 where they set up a design studio and workshop. Their unique range of beautifully crafted furniture and objects is entirely made in Australia either in their own workshop or with local craftspeople.

Evoking a sense of warmth, casualness and simplicity they have really captured modern Australian living so well. We just adore their simple refined forms and the use of natural timber they predominantly use. It would be such bliss to own one of their pieces – just love that tree light! Check out pierre and charlotte for more of their work and projects.

holly grace

Hailing from Western Australia, Holly Grace is an artist who creates glass works of exceptional beauty and refinement. Pictured here is a small sample of her technique of sandcarving or etching images of natural forms such as tree silhouettes onto the surface of glass. The result is a brilliant play of translucency, reflections, shadow and light – very very beautiful indeed…..

yellow monday

Look at these adorable prints by Linda Kruger who is a Sydney based visual artist with a background in printmaking, textile design, and video production. Her drawings feature quirky characters and critters which have a sweet whimsical, childlike quality – just our cup of tea! In particular her arrangement with the ceramic jars, wooden spoons and lovely bird print (see bottom image) is just gorgeous. Her work is available on etsy at yellow monday, which is also the name of a cicada found only in Australia.

ellenade

Check out these very sweet hats by ellenade from Sydney. Using mainly vintage and Japanese fabrics she designs and makes all of her range of headwear from reversible hats to sunvisors. Each piece is unique and she does custom orders upon request – very cool thing for different head sizes. Her reversible hats have a vintage 20’s flair to them and we love the versatility of being able to change the fabrics around to suit. Cute and chic!

elly yap

Eleanor Yap is a 23 year old talented freelance illustrator and graphic designer from Melbourne, Australia. Recently in collaboration with Australian fashion label
Dhini, her textile designs appeared on the catwalk of the 2007 Australian Fashion Week at Dhini’s celebrated collection ‘Song of the Drowned’.

Elly is soon to release a limited edition run of one of her beautiful illustrations called ‘The Fountain’ which was initially created for Save By Art’s exhibition ‘Wild Things’. [Stay tuned for an update here or check out her blog for more details]. This print was inspired by the fountain in her mother’s garden, and the vines, orchids and other plants surrounding it. The detail and colour is just extraordinary – you can just look at it for hours and marvel at the complexity. So have a look at her site Elly Yap and discover more about her amazing work.

cool decals

If you feel like your place is a bit ho hum lately and in need of some cheer, why not consider a removable decal? These fun stickies are really cool if you want to a bit of a change and can work on most surfaces – how about the one on the fridge door?! Check out these vinyl decals from stickmeon which are created by Deanna Corso from Melbourne (‘sir rabbit’ – top picture) and ellynelly (pictured bottom left and right)created by a mother and daughter team, Elaine & Nell Oliver. Elaine lives in Cairns, Australia while Nell is based in New York, USA.

Ash Hilton

Here’s another gem of a find hailing from New Zealand. Ash Hilton creates a range of stunning jewellery featuring simple native plant etchings and meaningful symbols inspired by his surroundings on the West Coast of the South Island where he is based. It’s also good to know that he uses ethically produced metals by recycling materials and using a small-scale local source of beach gold which he then melts down and fabricates himself. Ash Hamilton’s range is also available at Etsy

lisa west

We absolutley adore these angelic mother of pearl and silver flower chain necklaces by Lisa West who is a jeweller based in Auckland New Zealand. They are an elegant nod to a simple childhood pleasure of making daisy chains and are definitely far more wearable to a function! Take a browse through her beautiful collection for some other lovely pieces.

little orchard

As you can tell we go weak at the knees with a bit of gorgeous fabric, so we were delighted to find that our love of print and pattern are combined in these delectable bags made by Ankel and Burblets from Auckland New Zealand. They are found online from little orchard which also stocks artisan skincare products made by hand, photography (by Lotte Franklin), baby products and more! Be sure to check out the store from time to time as I’m sure these wonderful bags get snapped up pretty quickly!

pepperminte

Young Sydney based artist Caitlin Marie Shearer has created pepperminte which sells her lovely original illustrations, paintings and prints. Our particular favourite is ‘secrets’ which features a girl with lovely jet black hair – we feel a theme developing here ;) We also can’t believe that Caitlin is only 18 and soon to study at COFA! Well done!

Eveline Tarunadjaja

Even though Eveline Tarunadjaja’s works mostly recognizable by the amount of hair she illustrates, they’re also full of sugary and mischievous imagery inspired by her love for stories, Asian customs, 70’s French semi-porn and elephants.

She recently co-curated and exhibited in ‘Cups and Cuddles’, an Australian female illustrators group show and also being a part of Grafuck 3 book launch and exhibition in California, their annual show ‘NeuLover’ in Portland, Oregon, as well as featured in various publications such as: Frankie (Australia), Elle (Romania), Vogue Girl (Korea) and Elle Girl (Korea).

Some of Eveline’s lovely lovely limited edition prints can now be bought from modamuse so check out our store for details.

luminous objects

Check out luminous objects for these sculptural beauties! They are part of a range of hand-made interior lighting objects and are made of clean polypropylene and use only low-voltage energy-saver bulbs. Inspired by George Nelson’s ‘Bubble Lamp’ the lovely organic forms are a wonderful example of marrying modern materials and craft traditions.

fontaine anderson

Fontaine Anderson is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer from Adelaide, South Australia. She is inspired by her dreams, Japanese textiles, Egyptian gods, 1980’s clip art, fashion and music. Shown here are a couple of examples of her dreamy sensuous illustrations which show her intricate detailed linework and Egyptian influences.

tania rolland

These breathtakingly beautiful porcelain pieces are created by NSW ceramic artist Tania Rolland. The white purity of the porcelain offsets her delicate and finely detailed oxide drawings. The titles she gives each piece also perfectly match the poetry of each creation. Her work can be viewed at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney.

magic jelly

It’s been a while since our last entry so let’s kickstart 2008 with a bit of fun from an Etsy legend Magic Jelly Emporium . Created by Karena Colquhoun who is an Adelaide based illustrator, artist & designer, Magic Jelly delivers a wonderful array of vintage style paper goods, drink coasters, pocket mirrors and limited edition artwork. Mixed with a fine eye for retro graphic detail and dose of good humour, her work blurs the line between past and present. We love her super cheeky character drink coasters and pocket mirrors (as pictured here).

Happy New Year 2008!!

We hope everyone is kicking back, chilling out and enjoying the festivities because we certainly are! As we look back on 2007 we would like to thank everyone for their support and generosity. It certainly has been a stellar year for modamuse and we look forward to the new year ahead – so bring on 2008!

ceeb wassermann

Ceeb Wassermann is a gold & silversmith who specialises in sawpiercing (ie. cutting designs out of metal) pieces of jewellery. She also teaches several classes from beginners to advanced in jewelry making at her own Mettle Design Studio at Sydney’s Clovelly Beach. Her huge range of funky silver jewellery can be found at howlin doggie. One of our favourite pieces is her elegant Matisse inspired seaweed brooch.

Update: Modamuse now stocks some of Ceeb Wassermann’s very gorgeous pieces. Click here for more details.