L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival

It's that time of year when Melbourne converges into the fashion capital and our local talent showcases what's hot right now. Visited by local and international media and buyers, LMFF calender offers something for all.

in.cube8r will also host our own very Fashion week activities (details to follow) so keep your eyes on the blog for updates and details and make sure you come down to support our in.cuber8r artists.

visit the L'Oreal Melboure Fashion Festival website

http://www.lmff.com.au/2009/#/home

stocking cubes....

Here is a pic of our cubers madly restocking for the xmas rush. Each cuber is responsible for their cubes and they take pride in displaying their works for the in.cuber visitors. Each month (around the 11th-13th) in.cube8r welcomes new cubers to the gallery. Be sure to drop in and if you see a cuber restocking, say hi and ask them about their work.

in.cube8r is an interactive space, come and check it out.

Ingrid Tufts - Our cup of tea...

Have you ever googled in pursuit of a tea blog? Well, probably not . Perhaps in our quest to find and be inspired by blogs all around and check out our blog neighbours (having just launched the in.cube8r blog!) holding my cup of tea, I typed in what I thought would result in, I don't know - a couple of responses. Well, lets just say tea is serious stuff! I was amazed by how many tea blogs there are in 'blog space'. From brewing methods (no you don't just plunge the tea bag in the mug!) to different types of tea, to flashy tea gadgets there a tea blogs to satisfy all tea palettes.

So we throught we'd bring you afew, here are some that we've stumpled across.

www.teaguyspeaks.com/2006/06/tea-blog-list.html

www.worldteanews.com/AboutTea/

www.yan-cha.blogspot.com

http://greenteablog.o-cha.com/

And if tea is not your thing and you prefer a hot cup of coffee or chocolate, forget tea blogs and drop in to in.cube8r and pick up an Ingrid Tufts printed tea towel or apron with what else but a beautiful tea pot print!

"My cup of tea" hand printed aprons $25

"My cup of tea" hand printed towels $15

Ingrid Tufts, in.cube8r resident. Cube number 72

roses are red, violets are blue....all I desire is what's in a cube

So it's that time of the year - Valentines Day. For some a day romance, joy and fluffy toys (that inevitably end up on tops of shelves, bottom of wardrobe and sitting pretty on trestle tables at local market stalls around fetching a couple of dollars!) and for others a non-event and boycott of the over inflated prices of floral arrangements and commercialisation of a day that began in the era of courtly traditions. The stories of how women were wooed by grand gestures of gallantry flourish in romance novels of today and whilst we may or may not all opt into the 'festivities' of the day, we all wish to be desired!

So here are some things we desire and adore to make heads turn, heart flutter and cupid re-think his day job!

Caroline Jones - Silver jewellery


Kikko - Genuine leather and kimono silk lined purses

Anne Newton - Parrot feather purses (no parrots were harmed in producing these must have purses)

And then there are up to 80 artists to choose from, ditch the roses chocolates, flowers and teddy's and choose something from a cube (we promise we will not double the prices of any of our items!, in-fact we don't even profit from you 'cupidity'.

Michi Girl visits in.cube8r

(Jenna, Aneta & Isy)

Aneta and Jenna from the team at Michi Girl (THE daily weather and fashion forecast blog) dropped into in.cube8r last week to check out the cubes and marvel in the talent of our cubers. Aneta and Jenna loved the space, taking pics and gathering inspiration for the Michi Girl site (where to start!). We couldn't help but take some snaps of the girls.

Jenna couldn't resist the temptation and left smitten with her new piece by Natalie (our youngest and super gifted cuber).

http://www.michigirl.com/

The Blog begins...meet Isy and her goat!

Well here it is the first in.cube8r blog and where to begin? For those of you joining us for the first time in.cube8r is a creative hub and mecca for all things art, craft, hand made, design, Australian made and so much more.

To get you aquainted with in.cube8r the woman behind in.cube8r is Isy Galey. Isy is committed to the arts and the in.cube8r concept being a inspiring space for new and emerging talent (and successful veterans!) to showcase their artform. So here is Isy....and her pet Goat!! (that's right, a lover of animals Isy has a goat! )

Drop in and say hi to Isy at 321 Smith Street Fitzroy and check out in.cube8r, the cubes and chat about goats!