AUSTRALIAN MADE
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Alana Ngwarraye Holmes Tea Towel
Regular price $21.95“This is my country. I paint because I enjoy painting. My Mother, Edie Holmes let us paint with her when we were young and now we paint all the time. We still paint and talk together in a family group with our kids.” – Alana Holmes
As the textiles renaissance takes place, the role of the tea towel begins to shift. Not just a gift for your great aunty overseas, these amazing designs from esteemed Aboriginal artist deserves pride of place in our own lives, whether it's hanging as a focal centrepiece on your living room wall, used as a thoughtful and sustainable gift wrapping alternative, or to dry and shine up your delicate teacups or wine glasses.
Made in Australia
Dimensions: 45cm x 75cm (approx)
The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint altyerr dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit.
Alana has painted her country after rain where the ground may seem dry but the flowers and trees are green and growing strong.
Alana's mother Edie Holmes is a well known artist of Ampilatwatja, who taught Alana how to paint when she was a young child.
Like many mums, Alana is extremely busy with four children to look after and though she loves to paint she does not get the time to paint like she used to.
Based on the artwork by Alana Holmes.
Includes information about the artist and artwork.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Alana Ngwarraye Holmes Tote Bag
Regular price $32.95
“This is my country. I paint because I enjoy painting. My Mother, Edie Holmes let us paint with her when we were young and now we paint all the time. We still paint and talk together in a family group with our kids.” – Alana Holmes
Imagine carrying this beautiful tote bag and sparking inspiration and conversation everywhere you guy. You can't but love this design based on the amazing painting of Alana Holmes with its story and connection to country.
The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint altyerr dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit.
Alana has painted her country after rain where the ground may seem dry but the flowers and trees are green and growing strong.
Alana's mother Edie Holmes is a well known artist of Ampilatwatja, who taught Alana how to paint when she was a young child.
Like many mums, Alana is extremely busy with four children to look after and though she loves to paint she does not get the time to paint like she used to.
Cotton Tote Bag
All over Print.
Print placement will vary between bags and from image shown.
Made in Australia
Dimensions (Approx):
Bag: 40cm x 40cm.
Base Gusset: 16cm
Handles: 60cm
Based on the artwork by Alana Holmes.
Includes information about the artist and artwork.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Betty Pula Morton Tea Towel
Regular price $21.95As the textiles renaissance takes place, the role of the tea towel begins to shift. Not just a gift for your great aunty overseas, these amazing designs from esteemed Aboriginal artist deserves pride of place in our own lives, whether wall art hanging as a focal centrepiece on your living room wall, used as a thoughtful and sustainable gift wrapping alternative, or to dry and shine up your delicate teacups or wine glasses.
Betty has been painting with Artists of Ampilatwatja since 2013. She draws her inspiration from the country where she goes hunting or looking for bush yams and bush bananas, “sometimes I just like to go out there to see country”.
Made in Australia
Dimensions: 45cm x 75cm (approx)
The Artists of Ampilatwatja community was established in 1999 near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The work produced by the artists is recognisably distinct from other Aboriginal artistic communities, due to the application of fine dots and the often bright, figurative depiction of the land.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Charlene Marshall Visor
Regular price $24.95In Australia, many of us need protection from glare and UV rays most of the year. Why not bring art into your everyday wearing your very own adjustable visor featuring incredible artwork by Charlene Marshall from Warlukurlangu Artists, reproduced under license.
Charlene Napanangka Marshall was born in Alice Springs and grew up in the remote community of Nyirripi.
Charlene grew up watching her aunt Eunice Napangardi, a well-known and very important artist, paint Yuparli (bush banana) dreamings.
Charlene has been inspired to paint and carry on the tradition within her family. “My kids like my paintings, they like the colours”. Charlene paints Wanakiji Jukurrpa (Bush Tomato Dreaming), Yuparli Dreaming (Bush Banana Dreaming), and Karnta Jukurrpa (Women’s Dreaming).
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist and their community.
- Adjustable Snapback closure
- Pre Curved peak
- 100% Acrylic
Each visor is unique. This variation occurs because it depends on where the pattern has been cut on the fabric.
Established in 1985 Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation is a not-for-profit organisation that is 100% Aboriginal-owned by its artists from the remote desert communities of Yuendumu and Nyirripi in Central Australia.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Chris Black Cotton Socks
Regular price $29.95
These cotton socks are based on artwork by Chris Black from Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association. They will have you hemming your pants way high. Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association are an incorporated non-profit, Tiwi governed organisation that was established in 1989. Jilamara is in the remote aboriginal community of Milikapiti, overlooking the Arafura Sea, on the north coast of Melville Island, the larger of two Islands that make up the Tiwi Islands.
Cotton Socks
Size: 8-11
Made in Australia.
More about Chris Black
Chris Black was born at Milikapiti Community, where he has spent the majority of his life. He is part of a large clan, consisting of three main families – the Bush, Black and Brown family names make up the majority of the Miartuwee Clan.
Chris attended high school at Kormilda College in Darwin. On return to Milikapiti, Chris was nurtured by his Aminayi (Grandfather) Black Joe who was a renowned Tiwi artist. Chris remembers this wise old man very well. Black Joe was a great carver, artist, spear-maker and culture man who created Tiwi songs for Chris when he was young. When Chris attends ceremony with family he sings these songs that were given to him by Black Joe. The memory of his aminayi is the main influence on his arts practice today. Looking at old designs painted in his grandfather’s era inspires Chris greatly and gradually over time he has become one of the exciting emerging artists currently working at Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association.
Also known as ‘Kojak’, he creates colourful compositions of jilamara (Tiwi body paint designs), various types of fish found around Melville Island and the Jarrangini (Buffalo). He paints his unique contemporary styles with natural earth pigments collected from around Milikapiti and processed by hand at the art centre. White and yellow ochre are collected and ground into a fine powder, the yellow is then cooked on an open fire into the red that make up the three main colours of the Tiwi palette. Chris’ unique style has caught the attention of many people in recent times and one of his limited-edition prints was recently licensed as a tattoo through the Copyright Agency – a poetic creative development that speaks to the body art (jilamara) foundations of Tiwi art making styles.
More about Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association
Jilamara artists are renowned for producing innovative contemporary works based on traditional ceremonial body painting designs, clan totems and Tiwi creation stories. Artists work from a palette of natural ochres to produce paintings on linen, canvas, paper, printmaking, weaving, bark & carved wood.
Over the course of three decades Jilamara artists have established themselves among the most recognised Indigenous artists nationally and internationally. With the support of the art centre, these artists have played a key role in cultural maintenance and renewal for the Tiwi people.
You can support the Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association directly by donating via their website 
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist and their community.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Coral Hayes Pananka Cushion Cover
Regular price $69.95
This Australian Made Cotton Cushion Cover features licensed artwork by Coral Hayes Pananka.
Dimensions (approx): 45cm x 45cm
Zip Closure.
Print on both sides of the cushion.
Please note that artwork/placement varies between cushions so each panel/cushion is a little bit different.
Cushion insert not included.
Insert recommended 51cm x 51cm.
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist and their community
Artwork/placement varies between each cushion cover. Each is unique and may differ slightly from image shown.
More about the artist:
Coral Hayes [Hughes] was born in Balranald NSW and is a descendant of the Yorta Yorta people of the Mooroopna/Shepparton region of Victoria.
Coral’s totem is the long neck turtle which her mother Kitty Smith Murray and her grandmother Alice belongs to. Coral is also a descendant of the central Arunta people of Alice Springs, her totem is also the eagle called Ertija which belongs to her grandmother Julie Hughes which Coral is proud to belong to, in respect of her Ancestors.
Coral’s father Billy Hughes' totem is the green caterpillar Yeperenye whom he was very proud of. Coral now paints with full respect of her ancestors that are now in the dreaming.
Coral has a book showcasing her work entitled Mutti Mutti Dreaming by Ian Hewitt.
Coral is very true to her culture and takes the time to paint stories that have been handed down to her from her mob.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Coral Hayes Pananka Porcelain Keep Cup
Regular price $21.95Double walled cups and mugs are a wonderful thing! It's like a mug inside a mug so you can grab on to your cup of warm goodness. The outside of the mug won't get as hot!
This insulated porcelain mugs features the stunning artwork by Coral Hayes Pananka.
Perfect as a keep cup. Whether you make it at home or grab one a day from your favourite coffee hole, you can savour that better than average cup of coffee.
Insulated Porcelain Mug with Silicone lid and stopper.
Height (with lid): 12.5cm
Gift Boxed with information about the artist and artwork.
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist and their community
Artwork/placement varies between each table runner. Each is unique and may differ slightly from image shown.
More about the artist:
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Coral Hayes Pananka Table Runner
Regular price $29.95
If you love the Coral Hayes' tea towels why not invest in a table runner to brighten up your dining area or to use as a wall hanging.
Made in Australia, these table runners are made with a mix of Polyester and Cotton, so do not wrinkle as much as cotton table runners. Less ironing for you! With the best-selling artwork by Coral Hayes Pananka.
- 45cm x 140cm
- 80% Polyester | 20% Cotton
- Gift Boxed with information about Artist & Artwork.
- Made in Australia
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist and their community
Artwork/placement varies between each table runner. Each is unique and may differ slightly from image shown.
More about the artist:
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Coral Hayes Pananka Tea Towel
Regular price $21.95
Brighten up your dining area or to use as wall art together with Corner Block Studio's Tea Towel Frame, also made in Australia.
Made in Australia, this tea towel is made with a mix of Polyester and Cotton, so does not wrinkle as much as cotton tea towels. Less ironing for you! Featuring the best-selling artwork by Coral Hayes Pananka.
Cotton Tea Towel
Made in Australia
Dimensions: 45cm x 75cm (approx)
Tea towel artwork/placement varies from tea towel to tea towel so each one is a little bit different.
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist and their community
Artwork/placement varies between each table runner. Each is unique and may differ slightly from image shown.
More about the artist:
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Daisy Moss Drawstring Bag
Regular price $25.95
Sometimes we don't want to be laden with a heavy or sweaty leather bag or backpack. This lightweight drawstring bag is perfect for those times.
Made in Australia, this 100% drawstring bag features the incredible artwork of Daisy Moss reproduced under license from the Artists of Ampilatwatja, pronounced um-bludder-witch).
Australia's diverse flora and natural settings provide a canvas of stunning colours. The work is recognisably distinct from those of artists of other Aboriginal communities. The land is often depicted in bright, figurative motifs and the dots are used are very fine.
The Artists of Ampilatwatja community was established in 1999 near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
Artwork/placement varies between bags so each design is unique and may vary from image shown.
Dimensions: 30cm x 45 cm.
Made in Australia
More about the artist Daisy Moss:
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Eucalyptus Bar Soap
Regular price $14.95This beautiful Australian Made Soap is scented with Eucalyptus and contains luxurious Goats Milk & Shea Butter. Hand wrapped with artwork by Victorian Artist Mick Harding (Ngarga Warendj - Dancing Wombat) this divine soap makes a special gift.
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist. Mick Harding belongs to the Yowung-Illam-Baluk clan of the Taungwurung people - a tribe of the Kulin nation. Mick was born in Melbourne.
Mick draws inspiration from the compelling legends of his people and weaves the images of those legends into each of his original artworks, which reflect the unique symbols and artifacts of South East Australia. Each of the artworks Mick creates, is linked to a legend and challenges the viewer to understand their place in the story.
Mick is both an artist and a cultural educator, and it’s his goal to share the unique stories and culture of the Taungurung people through his artwork. FInd out more about Mick's amazing creative studio Ngarga Warendj here.
- 200g (7.5.oz)
- Made in Australia
- Not tested on Animals
- Soap Dimensions (approximate, may vary): 10cm x 5.5cm x 3.5cm
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Fiona Puruntatemeri 'Jilimara' Tea Towel
Regular price $21.95As the textiles renaissance takes place, the role of the tea towel begins to shift. Not just a gift for your great aunty overseas, these amazing designs from esteemed Aboriginal artist deserves pride of place in our own lives, whether it's hanging as a focal centrepiece on your living room wall, used as a thoughtful and sustainable gift wrapping alternative, or to dry and shine up your delicate teacups or wine glasses.
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist and their community.
Cotton Tea Towel
Made in Australia
Dimensions: 45cm x 75cm (approx)
Tea towel artwork/placement varies from tea towel to tea towel so each one is a little bit different.
Based on artwork by Fiona Puruntatameri from Munupi Arts & Craft Association (Tiwi Islands).
Includes information about the artist and artwork.
Drawing inspiration from their natural lush environment and Tiwi creation stories, Munupi artists employ ochres, gouache and acrylic paint. Munupi Arts and Crafts are also highly regarded for the diversity of their range of works including painting, pottery, carving, weaving, screen prints, etchings, linocut prints, lithographs and screen printed textiles.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Judy Watson Dog & Pet Bandana
Regular price $9.95‘I listen and hear those words a hundred years away
That is my Grandmother’s Mother’s Country
it seeps down through blood and memory and soaks
into the ground’
Judy Watson
Established in 1985, Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation is a not-for-profit organisation that is 100% Aboriginal-owned by its artists from the remote desert communities of Yuendumu and Nyirripi in Central Australia.
Made in Australia, this cute-as 100% cotton pet bandana features the incredible artwork by Judy Watson reproduced under license from Warlukurlangu Artists in the Northern Territory.
Worn on the collar rather than the neck it is one size fits most canines and felines in size. Simply slip the collar all the way through the bandana opening. The bandana is now attached to the collar so you don't have to worry about it untying.
Artwork/placement varies between bandana so each design is unique and may varies from image shown.
More about the artist:
It was this design that I saw hanging from a small gift store in the Northern New South Wales town of Brunswick Heads. It appealed to me so much and led me to Alperstein Designs and their collaboration with indigenous artists, something I had been searching for. Judy's work is eye-catching, the colours and shapes mesmerising,
Judy Watson has described her experiences of travelling to her great-grandmother’s country in north-west Queensland, as ‘learning from the ground up’. It is a philosophy she has transplanted on her several journeys and residencies abroad. A distinguished artist, Judy represented Australia at the 1997 Venice Biennale,
Watson’s matrilineal link to the country of her ancestors has always been central to her printmaking and painting. The hidden histories of Indigenous experience on the colonial frontier – particularly those of women – continue to inspire her. Watson seeks the indelible impressions of past presence on the landscape – rubbings, engravings and incisions – and subtly inscribes them upon her work.
Through her art, Watson repatriates the human artefacts and objects of collected cultures in museum storehouses, and reveals the ‘skeletons’ in colonial ‘closets’:
This magnificent artist interview by the Tate Gallery gives us an insight into Judy's work and inspiration. Along with her pieces, Judy's journey into understanding her grandmother's and great grandmother's stories, also helps us to confront Aboriginal history in this country. Watch out for Judy's mum Joyce. She's a national treasure!
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Judy Watson Drawstring Bag
Regular price $25.95‘I listen and hear those words a hundred years away
That is my Grandmother’s Mother’s Country
it seeps down through blood and memory and soaks
into the ground’
Judy Watson
Established in 1985, Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation is a not-for-profit organisation that is 100% Aboriginal-owned by its artists from the remote desert communities of Yuendumu and Nyirripi in Central Australia.
Made in Australia, this 100% cotton drawsting bag features the incredible artwork by Judy Watson reproduced under license from Warlukurlangu Artists in the Northern Territory.
A lightweight bag for when you're walking the dog, doing a local bread and milk run up at the shops, or just because you love Judy's amazing colours and design.
Artwork/placement varies between bag so each design is unique and may vary from image shown.
More about the artist:
It was this design that I saw hanging from a small gift store in the Northern New South Wales town of Brunswick Heads. It appealed to me so much and led me to Alperstein Designs and their collaboration with indigenous artists, something I had been searching for. Judy's work is eye-catching, the colours and shapes mesmerising,
Judy Watson has described her experiences of travelling to her great-grandmother’s country in north-west Queensland, as ‘learning from the ground up’. It is a philosophy she has transplanted on her several journeys and residencies abroad. A distinguished artist, Judy represented Australia at the 1997 Venice Biennale,
Watson’s matrilineal link to the country of her ancestors has always been central to her printmaking and painting. The hidden histories of Indigenous experience on the colonial frontier – particularly those of women – continue to inspire her. Watson seeks the indelible impressions of past presence on the landscape – rubbings, engravings and incisions – and subtly inscribes them upon her work.
Through her art, Watson repatriates the human artefacts and objects of collected cultures in museum storehouses, and reveals the ‘skeletons’ in colonial ‘closets’:
This magnificent artist interview by the Tate Gallery gives us an insight into Judy's work and inspiration. Along with her pieces, Judy's journey into understanding her grandmother's and great grandmother's stories, also helps us to confront Aboriginal history in this country. Watch out for Judy's mum Joyce. She's a national treasure!
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Justin Butler Cushion Cover
Regular price $69.95Dimensions (approx): 45cm x 45cm
Zip Closure.
Print on both sides of the cushion.
Please note that artwork/placement varies between cushions so each panel/cushion is a little bit different.
Cushion insert not included.
Insert recommended 51cm x 51cm.
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist.
Australian Made Cotton Cushion Cover featuring licensed artwork by Justin Butler from North Queensland, Australia.
About Justin Butler
Aboriginal Artist North Queensland Australia
"My art is influenced by both my Kalkadoon and Bandjin stories and styles. My work involves embedding Aboriginal symbols, colours, contrasts, vantage points, and abstract designs to tell the stories of my people."
Justin Butler is an Aboriginal man from the Kalkadoon people of the Mt Isa region and Bandjin people of Munnamadahnamee (Hinchinbrook Island.) Justin's totem is the Emu foot from his Kalkadoon lineage and Yimba (Pelican) from his Bandjin lineage. Justin also has ties and connection to the Jirrabal, Warragamay and Tagalaka Aboriginal people.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Justin Butler Drawstring Bag
Regular price $25.95
Sometimes we don't want to be laden with a heavy or sweaty leather bag or backpack. This lightweight drawstring bag is perfect for those times.
Made in Australia, this 100% drawstring bag features the incredible artwork of Justin Butler.
Cotton Drawstring Bag
All over Print.
Print placement will vary between bags and from image shown.
30cm x 45cm
Made in Australia
Includes information about the artist and artwork.
Artwork/placement varies between bags so each design is unique and may vary from image shown.
Justin Butler
Aboriginal Artist North Queensland Australia
"My art is influenced by both my Kalkadoon and Bandjin stories and styles. My work involves embedding Aboriginal symbols, colours, contrasts, vantage points, and abstract designs to tell the stories of my people."
Justin Butler is an Aboriginal man from the Kalkadoon people of the Mt Isa region and Bandjin people of Munnamadahnamee (Hinchinbrook Island.) Justin's totem is the Emu foot from his Kalkadoon lineage and Yimba (Pelican) from his Bandjin lineage. Justin also has ties and connection to the Jirrabal, Warragamay and Tagalaka Aboriginal people.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Justin Butler Face Mask
Regular price $16.95
Jason Butler is an Aboriginal artist from Northern Queensland. This mask features "The Dingo and the Kangaroo" storyline which is know and shared across Queenslands' Eat and Far North Coasts. A hungry Gahndu (dingo) chases Kangaroo across the land and waterways across the vast Australian landscape.
Using some amazing fabrics, Alperstein Design have curated a range of Australian made 100% cotton face masks featuring beautiful Aboriginal Artwork. There’s a filter pocket on the inside of the mask and using the adjustable nose wire, you can adjust the mask for a close fit to your face. Elastic loops fit around your ears to hold the mask in place.
A pocket is on the inside of the mask, made up using another layer of cotton fabric, so you have the ability to add in optional filters. If you have filters, place your filter between the 2 layers of fabric.
Face masks come with 1x Disposable mask filter:
Single use filter - Made in China.
One size fits most.
PLEASE NOTE: ARTWORK PLACEMENT ON MASKS MAY VARY FROM IMAGES SHOWN.
Depending on the nature of the artwork, the variation will be a little or a lot.
This mask does not claim to give you respiratory protection from viruses but may help prevent the spread of germs to others.
It is recommended to wash your mask between uses.
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artists and their community.
Due to the nature of the facemasks used primarily in relation to hygienic standards, all orders are final and we will be unable to accept returns or refunds for facemasks. If you have any concerns or queries please contact us.
Single use filters are made in China.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Maggie Long Dog & Pet Bandana
Regular price $9.95If your pet wears a collar then they can wear this 100% Cotton Dog & Pet Bandana with rich artwork by artist Maggie Long from the Yarliyil Art Centre in Halls Creek.
Made in Australia, pet bandanas feature incredible artworks reproduced under license from Yarliyil Art Centre In Halls Creek, Western Australia. These pet bandanas are worn on the collar rather than the neck so one size fits most!
Yarliyil Art Centre, Halls Creek is located in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Yarliyil Artists work across a range of styles and mediums, representing the rich culture of the land, its history & the people. The main language groups of Yarliyil Artists are Jaru, Kidja & Walmajarri. Royalties from this product directly benefit the artists and their community.
Watch First Nations artist Maggie Long describe some of her works here.
Artwork/placement varies between bandana so each one is a little bit different and may vary from image shown.
Instructions:
Slip the collar all the way through the bandana opening. The bandana is now attached to the collar so you don't have to worry about it untying.
Artwork/placement varies between bandana so each one is a little bit different and may vary from image shown.
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Murdie Morris Cotton Tea Towel
Regular price $21.95Aboriginal Art Tea Towel - Cotton
Based on artwork by Murdie Morris. Packaged with information about the artist and artwork.
Tea towel artwork/placement varies from tea towel to tea towel so each one is a little bit different!
Dimensions: 45cm x 75cm (approx)
Made in Australia
Royalties from this product directly benefit the artist and their community.