ISOLDA BRASIL | Men's TRISTAN Shirt in Cacao Guarana
Regular price $220.00 $220.00Loose fit and laidback styling meet tropical exuberance in this short-sleeved men’s shirt from Brazil’s Isolda label, destined to become a casual favourite.
It features vivid imagery of ripe, exotic fruits bursting from a white background, with contrasting white buttons. The images are so startlingly vivid and real, you can almost taste them.
The Cocao Guarana story, like all Isolda designs, starts with a handpainted design that’s printed into breathable, comfortable cotton and sewn by hand. A labour of a love and treat for the senses, playing up the love of riotous nature and relaxed living that Australia shares with Brazil.
Sizes: P (Small), M (Medium), L (Large)
Materials: 100% cotton
Handmade and Printed in Brazil
ALPERSTEIN DESIGNS | Chris Black Cotton Socks
Regular price $28.00 $28.00
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.
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.
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.
8000 KICKS | Everyday Backpack in Beige|Red Hemp
Regular price $188.00 $188.00Hemp yourself up from head to toe.
You already got the kicks, it's time to get a matching backpack. The Everyday Backpack is the world's 1st waterproof hemp backpack. Minimalist, yet versatile enough for you to travel during the weekend.
Hemp yourself up from head to toe with the 8000 Kicks Everyday Backpack. The world's 1st weatherproof hemp backpack, minimalist for the work days and versatile enough for you to travel during the weekend. The last piece of back storage you will need.
PRODUCT DETAILS
💦 Weatherproof (PFC free)
🍁 Durable Hemp Fibers
💻 Fits a 15-inch laptop
🧳 18L expandable up to 30L
🔋 USB plug (no cable or battery included)
⚖️ Only 1.05kg | 2.31lb
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