Country Style – September 2019

VICTORIA

Bowerbird

Asthenamesuggests,thiscosyshop

takesinspirationfromtheoutsideand

bringsitin.Alpine-stylehomewares,

lightingandfurniturehavebeen

sourcedtoembodythetownofBright,

thescenicvillageatthebaseofMount

Buffalo.Withmoodytonesofleather

andnavy,Bowerbirdstockscowhides,

reindeerhidesandsheepskin,along

withthekindoffurnitureyoumight

findina skichalet.Austrian-designed

DavidFusseneggerthrowsand

cushionsteamwiththemountain

theme,asdoantlers,rusticceramics

innaturalbluesandgreens,and

popularframedprintsofwildanimals.

11 BarnardStreet,Bright.(03) 5755

5131;bowerbirdbright.com.au

Found

There’sa feelingofwarmthasyoustep

intothisshopfromthestreetsof

Daylesford—perhapsit’scomingfrom

theopenfire,withitscalmingcrackle,

ormaybeit’sthesenseofhistory

behindeverypiece.Found’sunique

collectionofvintagetreasures,

includingeverythingfromintricately

carvedFrencharmoirestomarble

mortarsanddearlittleantiquesugar

bowls,iscuratedbyHelenCurtisand

AlexandraBox.Thismother-daughter

duoliketokeeptheirone-of-a-kind

‘finds’ just as they are — no polishing

orpreening,justplentyoforiginal

charm.KeepaneyeoutforFound’s

twice-yearlyonlineartevents,when

Helenreleasesherthoughtfully

collectedrangeofantiqueart.

119 VincentStreet,Daylesford.

0457 234 616;found.style

NT

MagpieGoose

Buyersareinitiallydrawntothebright

coloursandboldprintsofMagpie

Gooseclothing,butreallyfallinlove

whentheylearnthestorybehindeach

garment.Aboriginalartistsare

commissionedtodesignandhand

screenprinttheirworksontonatural

fibres,whicharethenmadeinto

skirts,dresses,shirtsandshortsin

classic,wearablecuts.Founders

MaggieMcGowanandLauraEgan

wanted to showcase the beautiful

Indigenousarttheywereexposed

toduringtheirtimespentinremote

communitiesofAustralia.While

creatingeconomicopportunitiesin

theseareas,theirgoalwasalsotogive

morepeople(whomaynevervisit)the

chancetoconnectwiththerich

Aboriginalartandculturethatexists

there.“Eachprinttellsa storyofthe

artist’scountry,family,ordreaming;

abouttheplacetheylive,thebushfood

youcanhuntfor;theseasonsorthe

landscape,”saysMaggie.FindMagpie

Goose(andthedetailsbehindeach

fabric)online,inselectstoresacross

thecountryandfromDarwinstockist

Lulu&Daw.magpiegoose.com

WA

Merchant&Maker

Warm,bustlingandkid-friendly,this

Dunsboroughcaféandgeneralstore

islovedbylocalsforitsgreatcoffee,

saladsand‘dinnerjars’—big,

beautifultakeawayglassjarsfilled

withfreshhome-stylemealslikecurry,

BologneseandFrenchwhitewine

chicken.Theone-stopshopsellslocal

producetoo,includingMargaretRiver

RoastingCo.coffeebeansandaward-

winningGabrielChocolatefrom

nearbyYallingup.Browsetheshelves

forgiftsandhomewares—Nepalese

shawlsandblanketsethicallysourced

byHoboandHatc a lovely

selectionoftakea ffeecups by

localceramicists.

Shop8, 35 DunnBayRoad,

Dunsborough. 0498090 959;

merchantandmaker.com.au

RIGHTMagpieGoosedesignclothingfeaturing
printsbyIndigenousartists.BELOW,FROMLEFT
FoundinDaylesford;Merchant&Makerin
Dunsborough is part café, part general store.

REGIONAL SHOPPING GUIDE

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SARAH MACKIE (MAGPIE GOOSE)

120 COU NTRY ST Y LESEPTEMBER 2019