Sculptor, musician, jeweller and all round nice guy Craig Swindells creates his range out of his Healesville studio in Melbourne's Yarra Valley. You can expect to see an ever evolving range of sculptural jewellery pieces in silver, which reflect his enjoyment of music and just generally being creative.
Ingrained the the market community, Craig loves participating in the Melbourne art scene.
Local Melbourne jeweller and designer Jane Reilly has been creating for as long as she can remember. From mud pies at age 5, to her latest incarnation, accessories label Girl With A Cloud. Originally trained as a ceramicist, she craved a medium that yielded immediate results so that drew her to jewellery and silversmithing. The Girl With A Cloud range includes many found and recycled objects and materials creating a worn in yet refined aesthetic.
Already a Rose Street favourite, expect to see many more playful and bright things on the horizon!
Christina Jønsson is a Melbourne based designer who works out of her studio in Fitzroy. Here she thoughtfully creates her garments that hold a charming and timeless appeal, yet with a contemporary twist & a taste for the unusual! Her interests lie in themes of nature, landscape, the industrial, line, pattern, colour and texture, each of these elements show strongly in her work. Combining machine and handmade elements, 'So! indesign' garments express a strong sense of the feminine form and are carefully designed to enhance the body, while still offering functionality.
Christina has proudly earned a reputation for producing high quality pieces that embrace individuality and go against the idea of mass consumption, she aims to create works that appeal to those that enjoy owning garments with meaning, everlasting pieces that people will treasure and enjoy for years to come.
Christina has excitingly just finalised the quintessential summer wardrobe, showcasing wrap dresses, tops, skirts & pants in wild cottons & cotton/silk.
Christina holds The Rose St. Artists' Market in high regard - "Not only does it host a wonderment of creative quality goodies, but it’s a space made for ‘you’ to explore, enjoy, buy that special something for you or a lucky receiver, chat with us the makers & support our fabulous local talent!" So why not come say hello to Christina this weekend?!
As an Interior Designer turned jewellery maker, Nicole of Emerald Green Submarine brings simplicity and playfulness to her Australian made designs. She is passionate about bringing the healing properties of colour to her customers in a contemporary framework. Nicole is stimulated by the power of colour and shades as a transformational device to enhance ones mood which combined with her passion for architectural model making, inspires her designs. She enjoys working with her hands in a miniature framework to create striking structural shapes and forms that maintain the soft touch of a handcrafted line.
As a spin off from her 2012 collection 'transformations', she is now working on a new range inspired by Crop Circles and UFO's - circles and elliptical forms combined with 925 sterling silver - simply and fun designs for everyone.
Nicole credits the market with giving her a direct relationship with her customers, where she gets to be part of the joy her designs bring. As well as nourishing her creatively, it gives her a regular income which allows her to continue doing what she loves!
What started out as a bit of fun quickly turned into a thriving homewares and accessories business for Juliet Carr, the energetic designer of label Pirdy. With a background in visual merchandising and retail management, Juliet completed a casting course a little over 5 years ago and today boasts an ever expanding product range all made by hand (including molds and pigments) so it's little wonder that her products consistently wow and excite an eager market crowd.
Inspired by nature, nostalgia and colour, expect to find gorgeous Humming Birds, bright Peacocks for your home and some very 80s inspired jewellery!
Juliet loves the market for giving her the opportunity to chat with customers, seeing their reaction to her work and just generally being inspired by the creativity around the space.