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DesignFreo: Object, Space, Place looks at Fremantle through the lens of design and draws attention to how design shapes our experiences as individuals and as a community. The exhibition explores our relationship to designed objects, spaces and places and features local architects and furniture makers, and fashion, industrial, interior and graphic designers.

We recently caught up with Pippa Hurst, founder of DesignFreo and curator of Object, Space, Place, to find out more about the exhibition and Pippa's vision. You can hear from Pippa and a whole slew of Fremantle designers at a FAC Artist Talk tomorrow night.

Founded by Tyrown Waigana, Crawlin Crocodile is a brand that encompasses a variety of artistic creations. From highly conceptual fine art sculptures and paintings to comic books, Tyrown's creations are inspired by a desire to be free.

Ahead of Bazaar, we caught up with maker and stallholder Deep Earth Ceramics to find out more about her practice and products that will be available at the market.

Whether this is your first time to Bazaar or your tenth, we’ve compiled a list of all the tips you’ll need to make the most of your day at the market.

Daniel Pavlovic designs t-shirts for everyone from babies to adults! Daniel had originally planned on becoming a comedian but fell into Fashion after completing a TAFE art course. Each design is individually screen printed the old fashioned way onto 100% cotton t-shirts with the labels lovingly stitched on by his grandmother. We recently caught up with Daniel to find out more about his designs, what he'll be selling at Bazaar and the importance of shopping local this Christmas.

Shells, pressed wildflowers and deconstructed watches are just a few of the found objects used in the incredible works by local brand Semblance. We recently caught up with Semblance founder Meagan Gardiner to find out more about her one-off artworks and what makes Bazaar so special to attend.

Based in Roebourne, Juluwarlu is an organisation dedicated to preserving, recording and promoting the culture of Yindjibardni people. Works created at Juluwarlu span multiple platforms including audio, video, documents and photos. Juluwarlu offers traineeships for local people in cultural preservation, trips on Country and artist residences. The Arts Centre also produces documentaries, radio, TV and books and provides a space for the community to relax, feel safe and come together. We recently caught up with some of Juluwarlu's artists to find out more about their works and what will be on offer at this year's Bazaar.

The Money War is made up of Dylan and Carmen Ollivierre, a songwriting duo from WA. Since their formation in 2016, their success has seen them tour nationally with the likes of Meg Mac, Dope Lemon, Holy Holy and Neil Finn, who hand-selected them to open for him. Come along and bask in their dreamy indie-pop. In the lead up to this weekend’s Sunday Music, we caught up with Carmen to find out more about the band and what audiences can expect at this weekend's gig. 

ka:ke is an artistic collaboration between Kate Rae and Kerry O’Flaherty. Drawing on their background in the architecture and design industry, ka:ke is their joint exploration into creating smaller objects of art to decorate both the body and the home.

Perth's own Monique Bossie runs KIN SWIM, a brand new line of swimwear designed and made here in WA. We recently caught up with her to find out more about KIN and the inspiration behind this eco-conscious swimwear brand.