Hope Street Markets

Next weekend is the Hope Street Markets at Paddington Town Hall, Sydney. This market will be showcasing 60 new Australian independent designers and is a lot of fun.

The designers bring together work varying from art, jewellery, clothing, accessories and a great mix of product design. This is a mixed collaboration of the quirky, kitsch, clever and the crafty - all under one roof!

There will be a great line-up of local music hosted by Pop Frenzy over the weekend. There is also a great cafe there too!

About:
The Hope Street Markets were created from a love of independent, unique and different and the genuine love of finding new treasures at the markets. These days it is hard to find good local made and designed product, our aim is simply to introduce fresh, creative and original designs each season. We are proud to be supporting and exposing the work of designers both local and around Australia.

The markets are a fusion of art, design, music and a community of people connecting in one space.

Hope Street is a not an actual street address, it quite simply means “bringing hope to the street” the name was adopted from the cause we support... HopeStreet.

Hope Street Markets in a non-profit organisation. We raise funds from the markets to help support HopeStreet projects helping bring hope to Sydney’s homeless. The name was also given to the markets because we feel in essence we are also creating hope for new talent and inspiring others.

Autumn Markets:
Saturday 17th May 11am – 6pm
Sunday 18th May 11am – 5pm

Ideas to sell online

I thought I'd share some great places for new designers to sell online. It's a great way to start and get some presence...


Made it : buy, sell and talk independent

Made it is an online community where you can buy, sell and talk independent with other designers. This is an Australian website and a great way to get going with your designs as its open to everyone.


Leeloo : treasures from emerging Australian designers and artists.

This site has put together a range of one-off's and exclusives. The best bit about being a stockist for Leeloo is that they buy wholesale - not consignment!


Modamuse : independent Australian and NZ designer gifts.

This is a great collection of unique pieces, and you have to be invited by them to stock. All items are sold based on consignment but this gets a great international audience.


Georgielove : the first Australian website to sell Australian independent.

This site is filled with a mix of energy, eclectic, funky and beautiful pieces with most items not being found in stores elsewhere. I'm not sure if this is consignment or wholesale but there are lot of fun things!


Dawanda : unique things and creative people.

From Germany, this site sells in Euros. You can upload items in English, German and French - but they don't recommend you do unless you really know your languages! This is based on paying a % on sales, but at the moment its free to upload items.



And of course, etsy.

The largest online handmade store, US based and billions of items loaded constantly. This is great to check out but very competitive. You pay % for sales so you get to keep most of your money, but selling your items in US dollars. I think it's 20¢ US to upload each item as well.

So there you have it, there are probably more out there - but that is a good start!

K