Bhunny Designs

Many visitors to the market will recall seeing Bhunny Design's trays of vibrant beads, ready for you to select and have made into your dream necklace, right there, on the spot! Bhavani, the maker behind the brand, works mainly with polymer clay and enjoys experimenting with a variety of surface treatments and embellishments to create her distinct designs. 

Come by the market this weekend to treat yourself to a unique Bhunny Design's piece or create one of your own!

Tarn Watkinson

Inspired by nature, space, the ocean and repetition, Tarn Watkinson creates intricate and often peculiar worlds with a super fine liner on paper. His black and white drawings are full of life and adventure. 

Originally from New Zealand, via seven years travelling the world, we're happy to have Tarn and his artwork in Melbourne. 

Sophie McPike

Ever since she made a fantastic train with eyelashes out of toilet rolls, tissue boxes, coloured circles, and wool, Sophie knew that her busy hands had to create things at every little opportunity.

Born and raised in Melbourne, Sophie has endeavoured to pursue a creative life at all times. She has studied visual arts and also Animation & design. She delights in capturing melancholic moods and the passing magic and myth of nature, animals, small moments in time, light and shadow in her work.

Sophie's recent works include glitter and resin vessels and converting her illustrations into enamel pins. 

So Sublime

Starting out in the fashion industry, Jeannie found her creative outlet in jewellery label So Sublime. Focussing on a combination of resin and sterling silver, Jeannie has the ability to mix shapes and objects with a kaleidoscope of colours and endless design. Drawing inspiration from the 1920’s and 1930’s celluloid bakelite era, expect to see flowers, butterflies, cats, cicadas and many more little creatures from this time.

Versatility of use is a key element in the designs, as pieces can be worn as a brooch, neckpiece, hairpiece and perhaps even a belt buckle. All it needs is a little imagination by the wearer.

Come and see So Sublime and heaps more this February at The Rose St. Artists' Market.

Wonki and J

With pieces fully handmade in their modest Melbourne studio, the work of Wonki and J Ceramics have been an instant hit at the market. Their range of simple, quality and functional tableware is inspired by Australian nature and has a traditional Korean twist to keep things interesting.

They only use organic raw materials for their glaze and all clay is sourced from local suppliers.

Blacbrail Atelier

Blacbrail Atelier was launched at the start of 2016 by local silversmith and designer, Indigo. Working out of a small studio in Melbourne, Indigo has turned her fascination and interest in textures and forms into unique pieces of wearable art - created from precious metals. Always looking to push the boundaries on design and wearability, Indigo continues to evolve her techniques in order to recreate textures such as crumpled baking paper, folded paper or tin foil and more recent designs that mimic eroded concrete and aged paint.

Each piece is a one off and all have an element of texture ranging from subtle up to extremely heavy textures while all still taking on a minimalist approach. 

Rompa Footwear

In search of a cultural experience, a young traveller made his way to the Far East. One day, he found himself wandering into a quaint shoe store in the heart of New Delhi where he met Balram, the humble shopkeeper looking for the best shoes for standing all day. Balram passed on his secrets and when the traveller left the shop smelling of old leather and cigars, he felt as though he had found his purpose, and so began Rompa.

Rompa sources materials from across the globe to craft bespoke leather footwear. From Argentina to the northern regions of India, each shoe is inspired from the travellers’ journey.

Part of Rompa’s vision in essence of its’ begging’s is to not only provide quality footwear through humane and renewable resources, but to also give back to the communities in which the traveller wanders.

PLANT by Packwood

Melbourne based terrarium makers PLANT by Packwood create artisan landscapes for city people who need somewhere small to retreat to. Founders Bayden Packwood Hine - a folk musician from the country, and Charlotte Nicdao - an actress from the city, live in a small Brunswick apartment and PLANT was born from their desire to reconnect with the natural world.

Every PLANT terrarium is unique, and inspired by aspects of nature that we tend to miss while rushing from one closed space to the next.

Bayden and Charlotte invite you to explore the dreamy landscapes they’ve created personally at The Rose St Market.