WA'S Home of Design

Fremantle is Western Australia’s home of design. There’s just something about this coastal city that inspires creativity – design is in the spirit and soul of this place.

Fremantle Design Week, the first design-specific festival in WA, will take over the port city between 14-21 October. It will inspire, entertain and challenge you through an engaging program of design-inspired events, conversations and open-studios.

Awaken your eye for local design ahead of this inaugural event with these design-led edits. Then immerse yourself in the city’s eclectic spaces and places and discover WA’s best artists and designers represented in WA’s largest open air shopping centre!

PICTURED: Jarrah chopping board ($295) – Port Jarrah Furniture; White speckled stone wear mug ($55) – Winterwares; Morning Embrace candle ($59) – Winterwares; Shamanic Heart Medicine Blue Lotus Flower tea ($11) – The heArt Studio; Mel and Shell book by Julia Lawrinson – Paper Bird Children’s Books and Arts; The Dog with Seven Names by Dianne Wolfer ($16.99) – Paper Bird Children’s Books and Arts; Ella And The Useless Day by Meg McKinlay & Karen Blair ($25.99) – Paper Bird Children’s Books and Arts; Shamanic Heart Medicine 100% Raw Ceremonial Grade Cacao Paste ($55) – The heArt Studio; Woodland Trail candle ($59) – Winterwares; Mini felted landscape Enchanted Garden by Nicola Moxham ($30) – The heArt Studio; Felted landscape Sailing Boats on South Beach by Nicola Moxham ($40) – The HeArt Studio; Christmas stars ($15 ea) – Winterwares; Bud vase ($39) – Winterwares; Penny Hudson Australian native wildflowers and handmade paper ($20) – The heArt Studio.

PICTURED: Di Harnett original art Bottle Brush painting ($90) – The heArt Studio; Sling bag black waxed canvas ($18.95) – Jack Stillman, Penny Hudson hand drawn card ($7) – The heArt Studio; Sass & Hussle handmade sterling silver bangle with brass and copper rings ($160) – The heArt Studio; Picnic rug ($109) – Jack Stillman; Kukulai smoke wand rose and sage ($15) – The heArt Studio; Kukulai smoke wand lavender and sage ($35) – The heArt Studio; Handcrafted Marri box ($250) – Port Jarrah Furniture; Tool roll waxed canvas ($82.95) – Jack Stillman; Sass & Hussle handmade sterling silver and brass, cherry and quartz earrings ($110) – The heArt Studio; Sass & Hussle custom handmade sterling silver ruby zoisite ring ($222) – The heArt Studio; Willow tapas platter ($295) – Port Jarrah Furniture; Latte tumbler ($45) – Winterwares.

A little about the stores

• Paper Bird Children’s Books and Arts (42 Henry St): A dynamic children’s cultural hub which has evolved with writers, story tellers and illustrators to deliver workshops, kids book clubs, book launches and discussion panels.
  
   
• The heArt Studio (6 Market St): A hands-on, community studio offering a serene environment – a place to let your hair down and create with your heart.
  
   
• Port Jarrah Furniture (45 High Street): Specialising in authentic and timeless woodcraft, find unique pieces that are handcrafted with passion – custom made from Western Australian hardwoods.
  
   
• Winterwares (1/34 Henry St): Simone Nabholz, the creative behind this ceramics label, describes the tactile side of making products by hand as “pure pleasure”. Explore her beautiful range of rustic plates, spoons, bowls, mugs and vases, which draw on the Japanese tradition of wabi-sabi and the Danish custom of hygge.
  
   
• Jack Stillman (G22, 135 High St Mall): Specialising in old-school bags and luggage with a motorcycle bent. Shop fashion and accessories from exclusive lifestyle labels from Australia and Europe.