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Art to inspire, design to discover

Welcome to The Store by Fairfax, a one-stop shop dedicated to supporting and promoting Australian independent makers, from artists to candlemakers, ceramicists to clothing designers. It’s an ever-evolving marketplace that brings together objects of desire chosen by our network of curators, each an expert in their chosen field, be it design advocate David Clark, art consultant Alex McCulloch or fashion stylist Inez Garcia. They all bring a singular vision to The Store – to share their knowledge and enthusiasm with you.

“Using curators to collate design items across the country means you’re tapping into people with different tastes, contacts, ideas and styles who can deliver niche or different brands straight into your inbox.” KAREN MCCARTNEYDesign author and curator

Karen McCartney

Author & design editor

Author and editor Karen McCartney writes a design column for Good Weekend, produces Belle’s architecture pages and runs edit’d, a bespoke content agency for premium brands. Her books include Iconic Australian Houses, Superhouse and Perfect Imperfect.
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Alex McCulloch

Art consultant

Alex McCulloch is a Melbourne-based art consultant, curator, broadcaster and author committed to promoting and exhibiting emerging and established Australian artists. His consultancy, Orphic Creative, is dedicated to connecting art and business.
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Inez Garcia

Stylist, fashion director

A stylist and fashion director who has worked with Australia’s leading publications, Inez Garcia has also been a stylist for A-listers Cate Blanchett, Sienna Miller and Miranda Kerr. Her website, inezdaily.com, is a one-stop essential style destination.
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David Clark

Design advocate

Over 30 years, David Clark has become a leading figure in the interior design industry. He has worked in the textiles trade, architecture, interior design, marketing, communications and publishing. He curates installations, writes articles and books, and advocates for Australian design.
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Nadine Bush

Creative director

While she started her working life in the fashion industry, Nadine Bush moved into publishing, where she worked for some eight years at Belle magazine. Now group creative director of Durie Design, she works closely with Jamie Durie on creative content, product development and brand direction.
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Melissa Singer

Fashion & lifestyle editor

Melissa Singer began her career in magazines as a writer and stylist, before moving to newspapers for 10 years of ‘hard’ news in editing roles in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. She is now fashion and lifestyle editor of The Age.
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Barbara Hermon

Design consultant

Barbara Hermon, formerly co-owner of distinguished Melbourne interiors store Hermon & Hermon, has worked in retail homewares and interior design for nearly 50 years. She and her husband, John, are now consultants to the industry.
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David Harrison

Design writer

David Harrison’s career has spanned the film and TV industries in Australia and the UK, as well as writing and styling for magazines, including Inside Out, Vogue Living and Habitus. His blog, Design.daily, focuses on the world of design in Australia and around the globe.
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Tracy Lines

Creative director, storyteller

Tracy Lines is a creative director and visual storyteller, with a background in magazine and book publishing, including Vogue, Inside Out, Frankie and Smith Journal. Her consultancy, Tracy Lines Creative, specialises in publishing and producing books, and advertising.
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Alexia Biggs

Stylist & writer

Alexia Biggs’ work has featured in premium Australian lifestyle titles such as Country Style, Australian House & Garden, Real Living, Inside Out, and Live This. She produces The Source in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age's weekend Spectrum section.
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David Rogers

Director, Custom MADE

David Rogers works in the fast-paced advertising media industry, with people who, he says, have an intellectual balance of corporate and creative thinking. When he’s not working, David’s surfing, hiking, camping, climbing or swimming.
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Nedahl Stelio

Editor & columnist

A former Cosmopolitan and Cleo editor, Nedahl Stelio was an early adopter on the online shopping trail, having already launched and sold her own e-commerce and content site. She is national editor of Good Food.
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Georgie Gordon

Writer & editor

Georgie Gordon started her career as a TV producer in advertising. She now works as a freelance writer on health, fashion and lifestyle, and book and food reviews, and is also a contributing editor at Sunday Life magazine.
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Stephen Todd

Design editor

After living in Paris, where he wrote about art, design, fashion and architecture, Stephen now divides his time between Sydney and his farm in Central West NSW. He is design editor of the Australian Financial Review Magazine.
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Eliza Iredale

Art director

Eliza Iredale is the art director for Sunday Life (The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age) and Luxury Magazine (Australian Financial Review). For her, the working day goes smoother when there’s someone to laugh with.
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David Hutton

Creative director, SoDUS

After a successful career in publishing as an art and creative director in the UK and Australia, David now runs his own multidisciplinary consultancy, SoDUS, creating content, and advertising and marketing campaigns across diverse media.
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Georgia Rickard

Travel journalist

Award-winning travel journalist Georgia Rickard is a SKY NEWS regular, occasional CNN presenter and former editor of Australian Traveller. She also knows a thing or three about packing light.
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Neil Perry

Chef & restaurateur

One of Australia’s most influential chef-restaurateurs, with multi-award-winning restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, Neil Perry is also a prolific author and TV broadcaster. His Rockpool Consulting oversees Qantas’ First and Business Class food experience.
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William Dangar

Landscape designer & creative director

William Dangar is one of Australia’s pre-eminent landscape designers and creative director of Robert Plumb, the Australian outdoor design and construction brand he founded in 2004. He has designed and built some of the country’s most beautiful residential landscapes.
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Michael Laxton

Marketing director

While Michael now heads up the consumer marketing division for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Australian Financial Review, his CV reads like a manifesto for the very model of a modern (renaissance) gentleman. So far, he’s worked in fashion (General Pants, Kurt Geiger), entertainment (Virgin) and music (Warner Music Group).
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Nicole Esdaile

Winemaker & consultant

Nicole’s work as a winemaker has taken her around the world, making, selling and promoting Australian wine. Now based in Victoria's Yarra Valley, she is an avid industry observer and independent consultant, assisting others in maximising the potential of their wine businesses.
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Tara Axford

Art director, Good Weekend magazine

Tara Axford is the art director of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age’s Good Weekend. When she’s not combining words and pictures in the fast-paced world of a weekly magazine, she’s a mixed-media artist, whose focus is on printmaking, collage and ephemeral objects. For her, joy is found in seeking out unique pieces that someone has created by hand.
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