toothcrush
Dear Toothcrush, thank you for creating environmentally
friendly brushes for our fangs. We appreciate how good-
looking their bamboo handles are, and the fact that, if
we subscribe for 30 bucks a year at toothcrush.com,
you’ll send us a freshie every month. That’s a bit nice,
and saves us a trip to the shops! Say hi to Taika Waititi
for us (we assume you’re friends with him, since he’s
also a New Zealander). And thanks for helping to reduce
the billions of plastic toothbrushes that end up in landfill
every year. Yours truly, the frankie team.a bit dishy
Is there anything sadder
than watching a bunch
of beautiful flowers wilt
and die? (Of course, the
answer is yes, but just
humour us for a moment.)
The hand-painted flowers
on these here dishes from
Togetherness Design–
aka Melbourne maker
Esther Sandler – will
go on living forever and
ever and ever. Which
is pretty excellent, if
you ask us. $28 each,
togethernessdesign.comgo, moths tend to be
overlooked for their
flashier, attention-
seeking cousins, the
butterflies. That is,
until Kiara Spencer-
Smith came along. On
a spin around Sydney’s
Australian Museum,
she was struck by the
dazzling array of moths
Down Under – a few
weeks later, a range of
wooden brooches was born
in their honour. Care for a
bit more of a gander? Her
Fringe Myrtle tidbits can
be found at fringemyrtle.
com.au, with prices
starting at $30.
fringeemyrtle
As far assswingediddnsesects
my favourite things with
marcus hobbs from east
brunswick all girls choir
Animated movie: The Lion King. I had it on VHS as a child
and used to know every single line of dialogue and all the
song lyrics. Childhood memory: Camping on the Murray
River or the farm at Teddywaddy in rural Victoria. No phones;
wireless radio with limited reception. It was the only time
we were allowed to burn things. Piece of clothing you own:
I rarely buy new items of clothing, but I have one weird item,
which is a sweater chopped into a shirt. It has three people
on the front in ’80s-style exercise gear. Musical genre: Folk;
noisy things. Place to hang out with your mates: There used
to be a pokies pub in Brunswick East in Melbourne called
The Lyndhurst. It was open until 3am every night, but rarely
was anyone in there after 10pm. Drinks were super-cheap
and they had free pool. It’s now a Dan Murphy’s outlet. Dad
joke: My dad used to do this thing on long road trips where
he’d say, “Hey kids,” if he ever drove by a stack of hay in a
paddock. If you said, “What?” the joke was on you. It didn’t
make the trips go faster. Hangover brekkie: Codeine,
blanket. Party game: Goon of Fortune is an all-time classic- swinging a sack of wine around on a Hills Hoist. It’s not
worth explaining, because if you don’t already know what it is
you’ll probably never play it. Person to talk to when you feel
like crap: I have a beagle called Zimmer who is generally
very understanding and pretty good for a cuddle when things
are tough. Very soft ears.
lisa waup x verner
This here jumpsuit comes from
he clever heads and hands of
Gunditjmara and Torres Strait
slander artist Lisa Waup;
Melbourne fashion lady Ingrid
Verner; and arts organisation
Craft Victoria. It’s pretty
swish, don’t you think?
Available in two colourways,
he striking patterns
explore themes like identity,
connection and country. If
you’d like to see more, it’s as
easy as stopping by verner.col T t G I M V C s A t e c y e
frank bits