Blog - Design Spaces

Introducing Chisayo Lewis – the creative lady behind Hand made craft creations, one of our newest residents in our Design Spaces. Looking for cute, quirky gifts? You won’t be disappointed! Her re-creation of the real into soft toys will be a delight for your inner-child. Who couldn’t resist a felt (fat-free) hamburger and fries set?!    [...]

Introducing Kaz – an artist who has some of her beautiful mini canvases in our Design Spaces! We asked her a few questions about her little artworks. 1. Where are you from and how long have you been living on the Gold Coast? I was born in Brisbane, and have lived here on the Coast [...]

We introduce to you – Letterpressed Leather. Beställda is a collaboration between Marvellous Stationery and Birds of a Feather – A Letterpress Co. and was born out of the desire to combine two beautiful and historic forms of craftsmanship, capturing the tactile beauty of letterpress and the sensuous texture of natural vegetable tan leather. We have [...]

There’s something luxurious and relaxing about candles, and Enola Robinson’s Valerie Vydler Emporium range definitely draws your attention – from the beautiful teacups they are made in to the attention grabbing scents. They are a treat to have in our Design Spaces! We got to know a bit more about Enola and her amazing creations. [...]

We introduce to you, Anne, the talented maker of these finely carved and coloured porcelain vessels! Aren’t they gorgeous? Here Anne shares with us a bit about herself and her work.   Hi Anne, where are you from and how long have you been living on the Gold Coast? I’m a Kiwi, ex Sydney and have [...]

Guess who made the paper?! Sarbe’s Design Spaces was featured in the Gold Coast Sun’s Central edition on Wednesday, 11th of September, 2013. Here are some snippets from the article! ‘Handmade leather binders, jewellery, paper bows and pottery are just a few of the creative treats Gold Coasters can now get their hand on every [...]

Meet Kimiko of Galerie Wa. This lady has patience like no other! Each of her creations are made from tiny pieces of hand-cut kimono fabric that are carefully folded and placed with tiny tweezers. Here the jewellery maker shares with us a bit about herself and her work.   Hi Kimiko, where are you from [...]

Naoko from dots & lines 10 to 1000 shares with us a bit about herself and how she came to create her quirky jewellery pieces.   Hi Naoko! Tell us about your business and how you started? Hi my name is Naoko Rodgers. I started dots & lines 10 to 1000 in 2008. 10(ten) means ‘dots’ [...]

Do you make amazingly beautiful things? You do? Then read on, read on! We are excited to announce that sarbe is introducing “Design Spaces” – dedicated spaces in our store to sell, promote and support locally made, hand created designs. Design Spaces will feature the wonderfully unique and ingeniously creative talents of our local community. If [...]