Homeware shopping in Australia
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In the Woods
A bright blond-wood interior houses homewares and other witty or well-designed objects from around the world.
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Manon Bis
Homewares that come with loads of French flair. The range takes in both traditional and contemporary tastes. It also stocks cult canvas plimsoles by Bensimon.
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Made in Japan
This small shopfront of a national Japanese homewares importer has a few pieces of furniture but specialises in smaller pieces. Kokeshi dolls, kitchenware and vintage kimonos make perfect gifts.
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Vixen
Georgina Chapman’s hand-printed silks, velvets and knits are beloved by Melbourne women for their grown-up glamour and sensuous, figure-enhancing cuts. Her cushions are as covetable as her sarongs.
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Bison
David Tunks creates beautifully tonal and tactile stoneware, which begs everyday use. The shop stocks the full range, including his signature milk bottles, plus some textiles and wooden kitchen and table implements.
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Nest
This light, bright homewares store stocks Spacecraft screen-printed textiles as well as Aesop skincare. It does its own range of cotton knit ‘comfort wear’ that’s way too nice to hide at home in.
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Angelucci 20th Century
Specialising in furniture from the ’50s and ’60s, Dean Angelucci’s store is well known for its treasures. There are smaller pieces such as lighting and ceramics as well as the best-of-the-bunch sofas and sideboards.
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Bitch is Back
Great stock of retro furniture from the fun to the obsessively collectible. Among the flokati rugs and Danish sofas there’s plenty of pieces of bright Italian pottery that won’t make too much of a dint in your luggage space.
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Max Watts Industria
Maps of the world, industrial furniture, wooden letterpress forms, doctor’s cabinets, scientific equipment, vintage kid’s wear and secondhand designer clothes: it’s all here. This is a favourite locals haunt and a great Ikea antidote.
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Izzi & Popo
This charming superstuffed antiques store sources much of its stock from Belgium. You could possibly ship an antique zinc bath home, but if you’re looking for something more suitcase sized there’s plenty of kooky gems from asparagus dishes to lithographs.
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Shoes 2000
The biggest of the lot, Shoes 2000 offloads truckloads of men’s, women’s and kids’ branded footwear, including iconic Aussie boot brands Blundstone, Redback and Mack – along with some big-name imports. Discount linen, perfume and blaring commercial FM add to the experience.
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Tongue & Groove
The store has an interesting mix of classic midcentury furniture, much of it Australian, as well as contemporary Scandinavian homewares from Flensted mobiles to Höganäs ceramic tea sets. The owners know their stuff and are hands-on – the smell of woodworking permeates from the workshop beyond.
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Empire Vintage
Lyn Gardener’s style is evident in every last piece of stock in this bounteous space. Vintage dresses, aprons, bedspreads, fabrics and jewellery share the shelves with some wonderfully strange industrial paraphernalia. All pieces are sourced from far and wide or lovingly handcrafted from beautiful materials.
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Victoria’s Basement
This huge warehouse (on the 1st floor, not in the basement) is packed to overflowing with high-quality kitchen and tableware at bargain-basement prices (wedding and house-warming gifts aplenty). Despite a ban on shopping-tour buses it’s always frantic on weekends. Full-price branch in the QVB.
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Husk
Long-time love of the local bobo (bourgeois bohemian) tribe. The clothes on the hangers here are as eclectic and earthy as the surrounds and take in the best Australian and New Zealand designers. There’s a selection of own-brand teas and homewares, as well as a peaceful café serving healthy dishes and morish, slightly Moorish cakes.
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Hercynia Silva
Artist and carpenter Michael Conole and partner Viveka de Costa’s exquisite shop is a little remote, but worth the time if you’re after a unique and beautiful object. There’s a mix of antique and custom-made wooden pieces ranging from the functional to the exquisitely decorative. Mike is often at work in the sunshine out the front of the shop.
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Stock Liquidator
Come to this discount barn – usually known by its snappy acronym TSL (for ‘The’ Stock Liquidator) – to stock up on basics. You’ll find a huge range of Australia’s cherished cotton-knit label Bonds, including, of course, the iconic Chesty singlet, in sizes 000 to XXL, plus new-fangled basics like yoga pants and bandeau bikinis.
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Manon
French homewares specialist Manon features pieces with a provincial earthiness and a contemporary twist. You’ll find lots of products you’ve not seen anywhere else before, as well as stylish staples such as Diptyque candles. The store is a little bit of a hike from the action, but all the more special in its wide corner Victorian shopfront. Also in Hawksburn and Armadale.
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RG Madden
Affordable style is RG's ethos. Eschewing already-established names, RG sources new design products from around the world. Whatever your designer want, it's likely you'll find a solution here. Kids' designer furniture, beautiful bins and cotton clothes - RG Madden's sharp range of home wares, furniture, jewellery, bags, stationery and electronic gadgetry will bamboozle even the most seasoned browser.
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