Melbourne-based Christian church One Community Church has adopted a rather modern unconventional branding approach. TANK recently wrote about the church, pointing out their innovative “non-religious approach to engaging the community.” Seeking to “explore issues of faith and life as part of a relevant, active and caring community”; the church has adopted bold, clean and modern [...]

Although Alfons van Leggelos’ Dance Tiles aren’t exactly a new idea, the ‘Stompstone‘ Video below is just another example of the creativity and innovation that can spawn from music making public exhibits. Australian-born cellist Janice and German guitarist Andreas of Birds of Lidingö are seen above using the Stompstones to create a surprisingly catchy tune [...]

Sydney-based Koichi Takada Architecture firm recently unveiled their design for The ave Restaurant. On their website the group states that the restaurants interior design sought to create the ideal acoustic dining experience; We have experimented with noise levels in relation to the comfort of dining and the ambiance a cave like environment can create. The [...]

Australian men’s swimwear manufacturer aussieBum have released a range of underwear that breaks new ground in eco-friendly design. Claiming to be a world-first in underwear design, the Banana Brief is made from a blend of ultra-soft organic cotton and bark fibers from the banana tree. Although banana fibers tend to produce some irregularities when woven, [...]

Opening this year’s L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival were some incredible designs inspired by childhood icons. Collette Dinnigan’s Alice in Wonderland creation opened the festival with a crystal-encrusted corset and blue tulle tutu crowned in a large pair of white bunny ears. Other designs on show included tan silk draped Cinderella from Willow; Sass & Bide’s [...]

The Social Studio is an Australian-based refugee fashion collective that designs and creates garments from recycled or excess manufacturer materials. Working out of Collingwood, Victoria, the group formed in December last year to ease the isolation, unemployment and education difficulties of newly arrived refugees. A central meeting place for the refugee community to establish friendships, [...]

Quick to state they are not “taggers, graffiti artists or vandals”, the Melbourne City Drain Painters are a group of light artists that turn their love of urban exploration into visual wonders. Vowing to respect the locations they explore and shoot, the small group travel below the city through a number of concrete drain networks, [...]

According to new findings from market research group The Nielsen Company, Australians top the list of “Average Time Spent Per Person on Social Media Sites”, with an average of 6.52 hours per month given to sites like Facebook and Twitter. The United States came in second, with it’s citizens allocating about 6.09 monthly hours to [...]

The prestigious Sydney Theatre Company is set to become one of the greenest on earth, with new moves to derive almost all energy and water requirements from sustainable sources. With Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett as their director, the well-known Wharf-based theatre company will install the “second-largest capacity solar array mounted on a building in Australia” [...]

PSFK recently chatted with Jonathan Zawada, one part of the Australian-based design label Trust-Fun.  Releasing a limited run of one-off highly-detailed graphic ‘Glory’ scarves, ‘Rockmen’ pet rocks and necklaces; along with a number of printed t-shirts; Zawada, his wife Annie, and Shane Sakkeus have developing somewhat of a cult status worldwide. Outside the label, Trust-Fun’s [...]