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Every few weeks we put out a great blog post to share insightful interviews with many of the makers who take place in our market! Make sure you sign up at the bottom of the page to ensure you get the newsletters as soon as they're available!

Continue To Support Local During COVID19

March 30, 2020

With the COVID19 Pandemic and all the restrictions in place regarding social isolation one of the first areas impacted was Events - which includes Perth Makers Market.

Perth Makers Market & D'Alton Baker Productions - Scholarship 2020

Jan. 29, 2020

Seeking legendary makers of handmade products in Perth! Perth Makers Market and D’Alton Baker Productions are super-chuffed to announce the first of two scholarship programmes for makers for 2020! Entries are open for owners of small creative businesses based in Perth, Western Australia where you make products by hand!

Workplace Aesthetics

Jan. 21, 2020

Picture this. It's 8am and you walk into work, a white room full of grey, dreary cubicles devoid of personality, comfort and cheer. Each cubicle a clone of the one before it, stretching into the distance. You sit at your desk a prisoner of the grey walls and stare at a monitor. This monochrome world in which you will live for 8 hours is smothering any spark of creativity, the greyness of it all seeming to suck the very life out of the room. You try desperately to find inspiration from within because it certainly isn't coming from without.

Easy ways that you can change your behaviour to begin supporting local...

Nov. 21, 2019

As we head into Christmas and we start buying gifts, socialising more and planning for get togethers, it is the perfect time to look at how you shop and interact with the world - and make sure to support local where you can.

Meet the Maker - Adora Perfumery

Oct. 23, 2019

Marian Terriaca from Adora Perfumery believes smell is a basic instinct that we often forget how valuable it really is, in fact her handmade business sets out to remind people of the beauty of scents in our lives.

Meet the Maker: Born to Sprkle

Oct. 14, 2019

Known affectionally as Mrs Sparkle, Belle was in a terrible car accident in 2015 that threw her life as she knew it into disarray. No longer able to return to her occupation in aged care Belle created her business Born to Sparkle which been up and running since early 2017.

Styling Handmade in your Home

Sept. 3, 2019

There’s nothing like bringing the beauty, uniqueness and personality of handmade items into your home. One of the best parts about purchasing handmade products is that each item is unique in its creation, use and look.

Meet The Maker - The Tea Crowd

July 30, 2019

Meet Jodie Millhouse who is the brains and spunk behind The Tea Crowd! Using all natural and organic herbs, fruits and tea leaves the blends are done in small batches to get maximum freshness and yummy taste!

Meet the Maker: Arid Timber Art

July 2, 2019

Arid Timber Art is a favourite at Perth Makers Market for its display of sculptured timber homewares. Each piece is unique in its design, with obvious workmanship and passion applied to each individual product.

Meet Belle; Owner Operator of Born to Sparkle

June 28, 2019

Known affectionally as Mrs Sparkle, Belle was in a terrible car accident in 2015 that threw her life as she knew it into disarray. No longer able to return to her occupation in aged care Belle created her business Born to Sparkle which been up and running since early 2017.

Meet Mike Caban; Owner Operator of of High Spirits Distillery!!!

June 14, 2019

Mike is the owner operator of High Spirits Distillery. A chef by trade, Mike's passion and love for creating and developing flavourful recipes does not stop at food. After becoming incorporated in 2015, they have had their Triticale Vodka and Dry Gin on the market since August 2017.

Meet Jan Panaia of Just Jan

May 31, 2019

Meet Jan Pania from Just Jan. Jan makes gorgeous bags of fabric and vinyl accents of all kinds including, - library bags, pet bags, fashion bags, wallets and many more. Once working in finance and thinking herself as ‘not at all creative’ Jan who is now ‘retired’ often finds herself up till 2am ‘in the zone’ creating unique products that people are getting enjoyment from and she loves making!

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