Check out the giant fairy floss we made out of cotton wool for the Luna Park TVC , shot by Captiv8. almost looks edible  ! Director Mike Corte created  cool looking visuals.

We created a space ship cock pit for the 3M Restickable TVC ,working  with 3M and Captiv8. We  sourced and installed old switch boards and  aeroplane control panels to create the cockpit.  The challenge was creating a zero gravity environment, which would require 3M’s great new product to stabilize different floating objects. We had a great team on the day, Director, Mike Corte, Kathy McKinnon Art Director/Wardrobe/Props & Lilla Shead Art Assistant.

KATE MCCOY is a  talented Sydney based jewellery designer with a taste for an edge on elegance. Kate’s new range La Vie En Rose launches at the end of February .Based on her  inspired philosophy of life, balance and beauty. With a  background in fine arts, she likes to use contrasting themes, unusual materials and unconventional processes to produce her work. Kate is a qualified diamond grader (IGI) and gemmologist (GII). She uses gold, silver, brass, found objects, resin and enamel as well as precious and semi-precious stones.”Whilst creating my own collections, I like to collaborate with other artists, designers, photographers and stylists… I think its important to keep in touch with the industry and share creative pursuits.”Kate’s pieces are both hand made and cast.  Kate creates commissioned pieces for red carpets, advertising campaigns, special occasions, weddings and engagements.

Visit her website http://www.katemccoy.com/

Bristols 6,Hem tape and Adjust –A- button . Are two must have kits for the do it yourself  alterations .The packaging is charming and suitably aged to feel like your have visited your nanna for a bit of hand sewing love and care to your favourite jeans . The best thing is they are dead easy to use and very well priced at $19.95 and $22.95 .The hem tape temporarily alters jeans to fit your favourite sexy heels or your practicable flats .Adjust a button extends or tightens repositioning a button on the jeans . Great for after the  weekend away when you have gained a kilo or two or for the reverse after a lean week at the gym .They come on a stand , they are reusable and involve no sewing .

http://www.bristols6.com

We’re quite taken with these funky-looking, low-maintenance iPod speakers. Made out of silicone rubber and free of electronics, they provide, quite simply, a horn-technology amplifier for each of your Apple earbuds. Sure, it won’t make your ribs vibrate, but sometimes – when you’re sipping a beer at sunset on the South African veldt, for instance– you don’t need that. Instead, think a satisfying 80dB of clarity-enhanced stereo sound. KM
Tembo Trunks, $39.99, available in grey, pink, limegreen, white and blue; tembotrunks.com.
Published: November 19 2011 GoodWeekend

This book has just been released

This is a delightful bible for style and fabulousness no matter what your age, shape or size is, and it has the best tips. It is beautifully photographed and styled .A fashion scrapbook full of lots of inspiration on ideas, lifestyle and clothes. It is a really fun read and gets to the nitty gritty, clothes can be meaningful to wear.  A fabulous dress can give you the best confidence, it can change the way you feel about yourself and even the way you live your life. Author Clare Press says “Clothes are a tool that we present to the outside world: they tell a story and I love that ‘.  There is lots of fabulous references to movies, inspiring women and a chapter on ‘wisdom and experience “The world is becoming more and more obsessed about fashion but this book looks at clothes in real life .RRP is $45, available now from all good bookstores.

http://mrspress.blogspot.com/

436 Oxford St Paddington, NSW 2021, Australia, +61 2 9331 7732

www.mrspress.com

This is one of Sydney’s more innovative and interesting wine bars, its extensive cellar – international and local – filed, in eminently browsable form, all around you. (We love that there are 24 wines available by the glass.) The food doesn’t play second fiddle either: whether it’s lunch or dinner, there’s something for everyone. The porkand-veal meatballs are deeply satisfying, while sophisticates rave about the charcuterie plate with pan con tomate, a moreish Spanish dish of grilled bread with tomato rubbed on top. At the front is a large, relaxed bar area, but we settled into the courtyard out back which hosts, memorably, a yellow and black “overs bowled today” trestle table fashioned from a piece of SCG memorabilia. KM

18 Oxford Street, Woollahra; (02) 9360 5686.

Published: October 15, 2011 GoodWeekend

For great cellar door casual dining located on the Peninsula you can’t go past  Merricks General Wine Store. Romantically  amongst the vineyards it has ocean views and showcases three of the regions best wines Quealy , Baillieu Vineyard and Elgee Park. It has a fun country atmosphere with out doing the scones and jam. Breakfasts are hearty and families are encouraged. There is a special children’s breakfast menu. Bistro lunch mains range from $28  -$36. Renowned chef Janine Richmond has been at the helm since 2008 when it first opened ,and her food is bound to delight you.It is modern leaning towards French and Mediterranean. Wine tastings are encouraged before lunch and all the staff are knowledgeable about wines. The dishes are wine friendly and are designed to enhance the flavours and seasonality.

The Bistro is open every day from 9am – 5pm serving breakfast, lunch, snacks and cakes.

Contact Mel  McClellan 03 5989 8088

3460 Frankston – flinders road, Merricks point Leo , 3916

http://www.mgwinestore.com.au

Running out of space one day, designer Olaf Sialkowski hung a garment off a painting, was immediately struck by how cool it looked and wondered why a favourite object d’art cannot be functional as well as beautiful. When you come home with your hands full – also carrying, perhaps, a hangerful of dry cleaning – simply extend one of the pegs on the Art Hook and hang it up. When you’re ready to put it away, simply push the peg back in so that it sits flush with the rest of the artwork. Every other element in the piece is just such a peg. Alternatively, save the Art Hook for less run-of-the-mill tasks and use it to hang a stunning party frock or favourite handbag. KM
Art hook by Olaf Sialkowski, $650, from workshopped; (02) 9146 4353; workshopped.com.au. the printed artwork pictured is by mary shackman; the art hook can also be custom made with different artwork

Published: September 10,2011 GoodWeekend

WORKSHOPPED

Workshopped opened in Sydney’s newest Design Precinct in November 2010.With numerous exhibitions over the last ten years Workshopped have been promoting and assisting innovative and award winning designers such as Akira, Ueno Fukotoshi, and Ben McCarthy. The new concept store features designers ready to take their ideas through to production. The designs are original and desirable, and also the kind of product everyday people can take home and live with. Angled shelves and creased drawers are painted white as a backdrop to the varied and colorful forms of the products on display. The store was designed by Smart Design Studio and built by Inde Studio. Throughout the year mini exhibitions are planned where works of a particular designer or group of designers will be showcased. Professional restaurateur, Khali Khouri is opening a cafe in the Workshopped space offering simple good food, wine and, of course, great coffee. KM

8 Hill St, Surry Hills, SydneyPh.0291464353

E. info@workshopped.com.au Opening Hours: Mon -Fri 9.30 -5.30 Sat. 9.30 -4.00

www.workshopped.com.au