Asta Pubblica

Handmade local designs

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PUBLIC SALE

Asta Pubblica features hand-made local designs crafted from either re/used, re/cycled, local or natural materials.  Here is a small selection of what’s on offer:

FINAL CUT
Brooches made from offcuts of acrylic and re/claimed film held together with the cut of a bicycle tyre made in Melbourne by Ben Landau.

Final Cut by Ben Landau

LACED BOOKS

LACED BOOKS a collaboration by Ross Gardam and Keith Melbourne
Objects of beauty with a sense of history, the millions of old books in circulation unfortunately have little or no application today. Whilst they are of a higher quality than todays mass-produced books, their content is often of little relevance,and they are generally found collecting dust in second hand stores or destined for landfill.  Laced Books became an exploration of how to reinterpret these objects, giving them a second life. With the original content removed the books have become beautiful enclosures for a variety of modern day objects.  From 9 to 5 Keith Melbourne & Ross Gardam are independent product designers engaged in commercial projects. Laced books was conceived as a collaborative hands-on project for fun, a creative exploration outside normal commercial limitations.  The Laced Books project produced plenty of laughs and a limited edition run of 50 individually numbered copies.LACED BOOKS a collaboration by Ross Gardam and Keith Melbourne
Objects of beauty with a sense of history, the millions of old books in circulation unfortunately have little or no application today. Whilst they are of a higher quality than todays mass-produced books, their content is often of little relevance,and they are generally found collecting dust in second hand stores or destined for landfill.  Laced Books became an exploration of how to reinterpret these objects, giving them a second life. With the original content removed the books have become beautiful enclosures for a variety of modern day objects.  From 9 to 5 Keith Melbourne & Ross Gardam are independent product designers engaged in commercial projects. Laced books was conceived as a collaborative hands-on project for fun, a creative exploration outside normal commercial limitations.  The Laced Books project produced plenty of laughs and a limited edition run of 50 individually numbered copies.

Laced Books is a collaboration by Ross Gardam and Keith Melbourne.
Objects of beauty with a sense of history, the millions of old books in circulation unfortunately have little or no application today. Whilst they are of a higher quality than todays mass-produced books, their content is often of little relevance,and they are generally found collecting dust in second hand stores or destined for landfill.  Laced Books became an exploration of how to reinterpret these objects, giving them a second life. With the original content removed the books have become beautiful enclosures for a variety of modern day objects.  From 9 to 5 Keith Melbourne & Ross Gardam are independent product designers engaged in commercial projects. Laced books was conceived as a collaborative hands-on project for fun, a creative exploration outside normal commercial limitations.  The Laced Books project produced plenty of laughs and a limited edition run of 50 individually numbered copies.

Laced Books

GINNY & JUDE

Inspired by two fictional characters conjured up by Sydney designer Rabia Lockwood, Ginny & Jude’s Emporium was born with the aim to create statement pieces for the perennially overdressed.

A signature range of feathered headwear is complemented by smaller seasonally inspired ranges of jewellery, belts, knitwear and other assorted knick-knackery.

Their distinctly unique fashion accessories are constructed from a carefully selected combination of new and vintage materials. Each handcrafted piece is imbued with a rich world history; millinery trim from early 1900s Europe, vintage glass and Bakelite buttons, French mohair, knitted ties from 1960s England and monocles originally used in 1800s America – to name a few.

The results are delightfully wearable pieces of whimsy.

Ginny & Jude