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Meet the founder of Wandering Folk - Sharnee Thorpe

Meet the founder of Wandering Folk - Sharnee Thorpe

  When two colourful worlds collide…kick back on our Wandering Folk x Kip&Co Birds of Paradise picnic rug!   Let us take you back to the 50’s, in a tropical Caribbean jungle, floating past squawking parrots and sweet abundant fruit. Picnic amongst the lush foliage, dance around the flamingos, and sing a peachy tune. Here’s to a summer of picnics together.   Today we chat with Sharnee Thorpe, the founder of Wandering Folk and the talented artist behind this incredible print.   Tell us your origin story, what was your life pre WF? I’ve always loved painting, I discovered surface...

Cabin life luxe | Step inside Victoria’s best weekend escape

Cabin life luxe | Step inside Victoria’s best weekend escape

Taking inspiration from Nordic and Japanese design, art curator and mum of four, Chloe, takes us inside her curated cabin, the Log Box located on a glorious patch of green in Red Hill, on the Mornington Peninsula. With views for days, this little cabin (which is available to stay via Airbnb) is the ultimate city escape. Originally a milking shed, it's west facing positioning gives guests every opportunity to witness the breathtaking sunrise from their bed. Sign us right up! In today's blog, we chat all things art and design with Chloe, and how she turned her passion into a...

How To Get Better Beauty Sleep with Welleco

How To Get Better Beauty Sleep with Welleco

If there is anyone to get advice on beauty sleep from, it would be the one and only, Elle Macpherson. Welleco, Elle’s beauty and wellness brand share their top tips on getting better beauty sleep in today’s blog.   Your shortcut to improved shut-eye Sleep is a fundamental part of our mental, emotional and physical health – and believe it or not, ‘beauty sleep’ isn’t a myth. According to sleep experiments, getting enough hours of shut-eye does actually improve your overall wellbeing, including the way we look. It’s not just dark circles, either – your skin and body regenerates and...

Artist Feature | Elisa Cox

Artist Feature | Elisa Cox

  This season’s Swamp print is a colour explosion of fun, brought to life by the very talented illustrator & designer Elisa Cox.   Hailing from the USA, Elisa drew inspiration for Swamp from her childhood fascination with the wetlands and gators of local Florida. From inspiration to finished concept, we chat with Elisa about her creative process, and more.     Let's jump straight in!   1. Tell us your story! How have you found yourself creating these incredible artworks? I'm a Mexican-American mutt currently living in Portland, Oregon with my partner, dog, and 2 cats. Growing up I...

We are carbon neutral!

We are carbon neutral!

  We. Are. Carbon. Neutral! ***crowd goes wild, mother earth gives a little fist pump*** We really give a damn about what happens to our beautiful planet. We’ve spoken to you lots over the years (thanks for being such good listeners!) about the steps we’ve taken to minimise the harm in everything we do (ethical, social and environmental), but at the start of 2020, after Australia’s Black Summer that left us all shell shocked, we set ourselves an EPIC sustainability goal, to go carbon neutral by the end of the year.   We’ve partnered with a lovely bunch of nerdy...

Trash Talk - where do our offcuts go?

Trash Talk - where do our offcuts go?

Since 2019, we've been donating 100% of our cotton off cuts from our Indian supply chain to local community initiatives managed by Indian charity, Goonj. Goonj are AWESOME! They’ve been operating in India for over two decades, and re-use and recycle urban surplus (3500 tonnes of cotton offcuts a year!) to address core community issues like water, sanitation, health, livelihood, and education. Our cotton offcuts are used to create cotton pads, providing a clean, essential solution that has saved women from infections, and a loss of dignity. Other fabric offcuts are used to create products like backpacks and purses for...

Kip&Co x JUMBLED

Kip&Co x JUMBLED

  We are SO thrilled to launch our Kip&Co x JUMBLED collaboration! A limited edition tableware edit, just in time for some summer entertaining, that features the MOST incredible, original floral artwork by the very talented Kezz Brett.   First, a quick intro to JUMBLED for anyone who has missed that bright happy rainbow memo. JUMBLED is, hands down, one of the best interiors stores in Australia (and has been with us since our VERY first range back in 2012) - but it’s SO much more than a shop. Driven by the pocket rocket powerhouse Pip, and her amazing team,...

Interiors Mecca: Designing the Espy

Interiors Mecca: Designing the Espy

As you may have caught on, Heartland was shot at one of our favourite local pubs, the Espy in St Kilda. While we had a soft spot for its sticky carpet days, it’s recent transformation took. our. breath. away. Enter, our latest and greatest girl crush Eleisha Gray. This woman took on the two restaurant, twelve bar, five floor interior design job like nobodies' business. She is one of those rare gems that has a truly unique style - she doesn’t follow trends, she damn well starts them. Plus, she is a bloody lovely human. And we all need a...

Simone Haag

Simone Haag

  If there is anyone who knows colour and texture it is interior stylistand designer Simone Haag. Queen of curation and sourcing, Simone shares her hot tips on home styling and more with us! What are your top pieces in the new Kip&Co Heartland range and why? Well I am off to LA in two weeks with my Design Team – so I am all about the pyjama at the moment! I want to be totally coordinated so I fit in at the Santa Monica Proper! I am loving the heartland range – as always Team Kip and Co create...