You're invited to our next event!
You're invited to our next event!
Coming from a fine art background, Angie Réhe studied fashion at RMIT in the late 1980s and since then has worked as a designer and freelance illustrator for some of Australia’s favourite fashion brands, including Megan Park and Gorman.
Now established as one of Melbourne's top fashion illustrators, and with a suite of side projects such as The Patsy Fox Drawing Salon, Angie's story will be of great interest to anyone who aspires to carve a niche for themselves in the design world.
Saturday 6 April, 2pm-4pm Frankie & Swiss studio, South Yarra, Melbourne.
Our next event is sold out!
Our upcoming event with IP lawyer Sharon Givoni is now SOLD OUT! Join the event waiting list by adding a comment to this post. You will be contacted by the email address you provide in the days leading up to the event if spaces become available.
Thanks to all who bought tickets - we look forward to seeing you there!
New podcasts & event recordings
There's quite a collection of podcast interviews and past event recordings on the blog now, did you know? Access is just one of the many benefits of signing up to the CWC as a Full Member, and some are open to all. Check out the podcasts page and listen while you work...
Interviews:
- Karishma Kasabia, creative director and graphic designer of Kish & Co: 3-part series with advice for small business owners, new graduates and those looking for a mentor
- Emily Green, accessory designer discusses her career and creative path
- Aimee McCallum, visual merchandiser and stylist and owner of boutique Tiger & Peacock discusses her career and creative path
Missed an event? Listen to the recordings:
- Chrissie Feagins, November 2012
- Julia Pound, September 2012
- Julie Paterson, October 2012
- Fiona Sweet, June 2012
- Northcity4, August 2012
- Shelley Panton, September 2011
You're invited to our next event!
You're invited to our next event!
It's likely you've read stories of local designers facing copyright infringements of their work by other companies, and since the rise of blogs and image-sharing websites such as Pinterest, protecting your designs is now more important than ever.
Intellectual property lawyer Sharon Givoni has established a reputation for being an entertaining speaker and explaining the law in 'plain English'. At this special CWC event, she will discuss a range of IP-related topics and will answer your questions. Recommended for anyone who makes or designs their own products to sell, particularly if you display them online. More info & tickets here.
{Full Members can enter coupon code CWCFM at checkout to receive a discounted ticket. Read more about Full Membership and our current giveaway here!}
Exhibition opening: Stacey Bennett
Just a little plug for an upcoming solo exhibition by CWC member Stacey Bennett at The Owl and the Pussycat Gallery, 34 Swan Street, Richmond as part of the Midsumma Festival. The exhibition runs from 22 - 26 January, and join her on opening night 21 January for a chance to win an artwork. More info and details about Stacey's work can be found at her website.
The Design Files Open House starts today - Yay!
If you read this blog, it's likely you already know full well about this event (which opened its doors to the public just moments ago!). The Design Files is consistently listed as an inspiration source to many of the women we profile and interview at the CWC - and with good reason. Editor/founder Lucy Feagins (who we interviewed for our book last year) serves up the freshest designery goodness to us each morning (without fail - she has barely taken a week day off since she started!), and in 2012 she has really stepped it up in terms of creating original design content in the blogosphere. Have you noticed how so much of her imagery is custom-shot for the website? That's impressive in itself.
Anyway, around this time last year, Lucy partnered with another hard working creative lady - Esther Navarro-Orejon of The Project Agency - to curate a 4-day shopping event known as The Design Files Open House. Essentially Lucy gathered together many of Melbourne and Australia's best products, artwork and furniture and displayed them under one roof (haha), open to the public to buy and behold. The event was such a success that this year Esther & Lucy they have sourced a new location (south-side this time) and the shopping starts today!
So please visit The Design Files Open House in Windsor if you can (from today until Sunday 5pm) and support the local maker's and artisan's works housed inside. You won't be disappointed!
And thanks Lucy & Esther for creating this inspiring and exciting Melbourne event!
Scenes From Sydney: CWC Sydney Event
By Jaclyn Carlson In late October, Sydney finally got our first CWC event (yeah!) and I’m here this month to tell you that it was a huge success and I personally can’t wait to see what 2013 has in store.
Held in an eclectic new community center in Redfern, a room full of like-minded Sydney gals gathered to hand knit and listen to textile super star, Julie Patterson of Cloth Fabic. Julie shared her background, business advice and candid thoughts on running your own business. If you’ve ever heard Julie speak, you’ll agree she is a natural born story teller and I couldn’t think of a better person to kick off Sydney’s first CWC event. A big thank you to Tess for organising such a great afternoon for us local girls and if you haven’t yet signed up for the Sydney event newsletter – run, don’t walk, and get your name on the list. You won’t want to miss the next one!
A recording of this event is now up the Podcasts page for Full Members to enjoy when signed in. Find out about becoming a Full Member of the CWC here!
Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Jaclyn Carlson is the author behind the Sydney-based blog, Little Paper Trees. When not documenting her expat adventures, she can be found working for one of Australia’s top design & homewares trade shows. Passionate and prone to wasting hours on Pinterest, she has years of experience in marketing, advertising and PR and aims to put Sydney’s creative women in the spotlight with her monthly column.