A dash of beauty

The 107 Cafe in Redfern Street abounds with creative and inventive art and energy. 

The walls are a vehicle for an understated and elegant mural executed by a bright young artist and designer called James Harney.  

This work dances across the soft grey wall with a dash of colour here and there. It is a beautiful thing.

The art of the mural appears to be making its presence felt all over the world. 
From the murals in Berlin, discussed last year, through to the beautiful folly found on a Redfern terrace dining room wall, they are flourishing.

The refreshing power of colour

Summer approaches us and the colours of the street are aglow.

Remember to celebrate the things that you bring you JOY on the 25th of November.

Taking it all in : Brisbane style

In a corner of inner city Brisbane know as Albion, mainly known for light industrial, a group of 'not what one expects' interesting and enjoyable enterprises are popping up. 

One of these is STALLED EXPRESSO Cafe. 

Itself situated in the corner of a single storey warehouse, it is an inventive, self-created interior design solution which is very pleasant to spend some time in while taking a coffee. 

Go see for yourself. 

38 Collingwood Street, Brisbane QLD 4010. Phone 0432 686 749 Open Monday – Saturday 

Home Delivery

In Queensland and Northern NSW, Australia, you can get home delivery.

Literally. 
These houses are being held in a holding yard on the outskirts of Brisbane. 
They are no longer wanted by their owners for what ever reason, but rather than pulling them down, losing all the wonderful history and architecture that goes with them, 
they take these wooden houses from their foundation stumps and move them to here and similar places like this found around the South Eastern corner of Queensland.  
This is the coolest piece of recycling Shiftazine has ever seen.

Wallism_Ruffling feathers

There is a lane way, well two lane ways in the inner west area of St Peters of Sydney called May Lane, 

and it is the venue for an art gallery of sorts, that has gradually appeared and grown in intensity and intent. 

This fantastic and organic art venue is full of the most beautiful and diverse contemporary street art.

From street knitting to old school type based graffiti murals to beautiful paintings of herons (as this one above), its Wallism at its finest.

Compartment Apartment

My friend lives in a disused 1930s office block in Sydney’s CBD. 

It is full of people who use the empty office spaces as photo studios, creative spaces, and living areas. 

It is somewhat of a warren with bridges and overpasses that lead up and down stairways,

around corners and down narrow corridors all of which are completely covered with graffiti.

He has made a disused office space into a compartment apartment with each small area,

within the empty room, have different but complimentary functions.  

He has put it all together on a shoestring budget.  

With lots of street shopping, otherwise known as stuff that has been dumped, 

he has created an apartment that is a welcoming, enjoyable, intimate home.

Clever him.