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Awā Planet
Awā Planet
The Serpent bottle – A bottle brand that advocates for self-exploration and transformation. Drawing inspiration from the metaphysical connection between water and humans, these bottles are more than just a vessel—they’re a reflection of our life journey. Available in our signature collection Way of The Sun, Vitality and Equilibrium, each bottle embodies a blend of style, durability, and a commitment to yourself and the environment. Perfect for those who seek a deeper, intentional experience with their everyday essentials.
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Hiatus Beers
Hiatus Beers offers a fresh take on mindful living with non-alcoholic brews that embody the essence of taking a break. Inspired by the joy of slowing down and savouring life’s simple moments, Hiatus Beers captures the flavours of classic beer without the alcohol. Perfect for any setting, from beach days to BBQs, Hiatus invites you to unwind and enjoy a refreshing, mindful choice, allowing you to embrace life’s pauses with every sip.
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SOL Linen
A family-owned brand dedicated to crafting the finest linen bedding through small-batch production. Using 100% French flax that is OEKO-TEX & GOTS certified, each piece is stonewashed with volcanic rock, creating a soft, lived-in texture. Hand sewn finishes & thoughtful details evoke the feeling of Home.
With a commitment to sustainability, SOL Linen has partnered with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation & 1% of all sales are donated to the Plant a Coral project, meaning your purchases not only bring comfort but also supports the planet.
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Home Makers Club
Home Makers Club is a women-led creative business celebrating connection, nature, and mindful living. Co-founded by two women passionate about life’s simple pleasures, the club offers workshops for all ages designed to inspire creativity and joy. Each workshop invites participants to embrace the present moment, sparking imagination and encouraging a deeper connection with themselves and others. Crafting at Home Makers Club becomes more than a hobby—it becomes a way to connect with yourself and others, all while soaking in the magic of the moment.
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Laura Luke
Laura Luke is an Australian artist specialising in creating exquisite hand-drawn pencil sketches inspired by the natural world. Laura's artwork is known for its remarkable level of detail, capturing the beauty and intricacies of our world’s animals with stunning accuracy.
Laura’s unique creations reflect the diverse beauty of Australia's wildlife. Her artwork transforms inner spaces into cherished homes and has been recreated as gifts, greeting cards and homewares to share with your loved ones.
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The Slow Stitch
The Slow Stitch encourages Australians to embrace a conscious, slow and intentional lifestyle. We create sustainable home products for conscious and joyful living. It wasn’t too long ago that humans would repair instead of replace, reuse instead of discard and create instead of consume. Which is why we bring our work back to one simple question — what would Grandma do?
Because just like Grandma, The Slow Stitch produces intentional, handmade and reusable everyday products.
Everything is created in small batches by Justine on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.
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Amavasya Healing Store
Amavasya Healing Store was dreamt up in the Blue Mountains under a full moon. Fusing a love for the Australian continent (home); with Indian ancestry, craftsmanship and naturopathy — they arrived at a range connected by one intention: to still the mind, open the heart, and (re-)connect you with the quiet truth of who you are. Reflected in their offerings is a meticulous attention to quality and sustainability. Using a made-to-order model, 100% natural ingredients and pure essential oils — they also offer the perfect solution for candle waste: wax refills.
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Hello Weekend
Founded by cousins Sally and Bec, Hello Weekend is a Sydney born brand that creates versatile, high quality and on-trend reusable bags and pouches made from recycled plastic bottles. The exclusive designs are bold, unique and timeless to encourage slow fashion and are made strong, water resistant and light weight so you can load them up and never need a single-use plastic bag again.
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Jireh Home
Two Sisters Bec & Sarah who love all things home- creating warmth through having beautiful homeware pieces that will last.
We have curated a selection of Cushion Covers to bring new life to cushion inserts and this instantly revives a space. Our recently added cushion cover bundles all for an easy home decor reset, which allows homemakes to style with ease and confidence.
Our Collection of Retreat Candles are Australian Made, slowly made and hand poured by us, using beautiful wood wicks for that soothing crackle sound, along with 100% natural wax encased in our reusable vessels. These elements bring instant warmth and create a haven feel in the home, making your home a space that you enjoy being in.
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August & Belle
August & Belle is a small Sydney-based candle business creating hand-poured soy candles with a playful twist. Founded by Emily and Tom, inspired by their love for tea, candles, and a cosy home atmosphere, each candle is thoughtfully crafted with unique scents and quirky names that bring a smile to your face. Whether it's for a gift or a little self-care treat, August & Belle's candles offer something for everyone with scents that are fresh, fun, and full of personality.
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Poppy & Pepper
Poppy & Pepper is an Australian independent and women-led housewares brand creating enduring and considered pieces that are as functional as they are beautiful. We emerged from an aspiration to contribute a meaningful thread to the fabric of contemporary Australian design. Inherent in every collection.
Every piece is an expression of a connection between two cultures: a modern Australian sensibility, melded with age-old Chinese ceramic traditions. Together, these inspirations embody our Founder and Creative Director, Shiàoh’s, own Chinese-Australian identity, and shape the unique aesthetic we’re known for.
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Binnowee Candle Co
Binnowee Candle Co. is a farm-based business in the heart of Central West NSW. Hand-pouring each candle on their farm, Drina uses sustainable materials and native botanicals to create earthy, calming scents that bring the Australian outdoors inside. With minimalist, rustic designs, Binnowee Candle Co. offers a beautiful way to add serenity and natural beauty to your home, reflecting Drina’s deep connection to the land.
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Planet Cocoa
Planet Cocoa, based in Melbourne, crafts chocolate from ethically sourced, organic cocoa beans. They stone grind cocoa beans into dark, oat milk and white chocolate varieties, and the whole range is vegan friendly!
Founded by Jeanette a former pastry chef, Planet Cocoa emphasises sustainability, from sourcing ethical cocoa to minimising waste by sending cocoa husks to local distilleries and jam-makers for infusion.
Their packaging is fully kerbside recyclable, avoiding plastic. Bestsellers include olive oil + smoked salt dark chocolate, dark drinking chocolate, and caramel pecan oat milk chocolate. Seasonal offerings include gingerbread, rum pudding, and hazelnut pavlova chocolate varieties.
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Attitude Gratitude
Attitude Gratitude was born during a time of personal struggle & overwhelm. I had been using a few different techniques to help me declutter my mind, and wanted to design a single journal that brought all of these practices together. Getting organised and writing down my thoughts and gratitudes quickly became a daily ritual and soon enough, the pages (and my heart!) were full
Not only has this journal helped me navigate a challenging time, but it now empowers me to stay grateful, organised and on track every day.
Our mission is to encourage you to slow down, become more conscious of how you approach life and to be grateful for what you have. I hope it positively impacts your life the way it has mine.
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Left-handesign®
Left-handesign® is Australia's 1st Plantable sustainable stationery & lifestyle brand playfully designed with light & love. We're absolutely thrilled to announce that Left-handesign is now a certified B Corp™ This certification is more than just a label; it's a reflection of our core commitment to not just be the best IN the world, but the best FOR the world.
We produce and market eco-friendly, sustainable products helping people adopt a greener living. We have started the movement of 'Use' and 'Grow' instead of 'Use' and 'Throw' your stationery! We believe that we can make a difference in the actions we take now that can help create a better life on land and below water, by tackling plastic consumption, restoring natural terrestrial ecosystems and by minimising waste.
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Carlotta + Gee
Carlotta + Gee is an all-natural, eco-conscious Australian linen brand offering 100% French linen bedding and homeware products in a wide range of warm, earthy tones. Their mission is to encourage people to invest in their mental and physical health through a good night’s sleep, with bedlinen they can be proud of.
Their 100% French linen bedding and homeware products are OEKO-TEX certified (to ensure the fabric contains no harmful substances). All products are pre-washed in volcanic stones to accelerate the softening process.
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Wandering Folk
We create thoughtfully crafted, premium picnic essentials.
We seek to surround ourselves in nature, beauty and tranquillity. Mornings drenched in golden light. The campfire’s bright sparks glittering through the dark of night. First blooms and full moons. Our love of nature has taken us to all corners of the earth. We collect trinkets, tales, friendships, art and inspiration wherever we wander– and it’s this philosophy that’s the heart and soul of Wandering Folk. Shop the entire collection of sustainable picnic rugs and accessories at www.wanderingfolk.com
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Wash Wild
Inspired by the wild beauty of Australia, WASH WILD creates natural, effective and affordable cleaning and body care products.
Developed by the team behind BONDI WASH, the range is designed to give everyone the opportunity to experience the restorative power and potency of the Australian wilderness at home.
Within each product lies a secret weapon – a specifically crafted blend of native botanical plant oils. These oils not only capture the essence of the Australian bush but also possess natural germ-killing properties.
Made without toxic ingredients, WASH WILD takes us back to the purity of nature, removing harmful chemicals from our homes and the environment.
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madebymisha
‘delicately scented to inspire your space’
madebymisha candles are all about embracing the beauty of natural, simple, and practical things. That's why we handcraft our candles in Shellharbour, Australia, using ethically and sustainably sourced soy wax.
Our mission is to bring a sense of comfort, calm, and ritual to your space, creating a sanctuary that soothes your soul. Each candle is delicately scented and thoughtfully made with the finest ingredients, ensuring a clean and eco-friendly burn.
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MRL Photography
‘Photographing the art of your everyday’
Marie Rodford Lee is a family, newborn & lifestyle Photographer based in Melbourne.
Creating artful, storytelling styled photos that show the little wonders in your families daily life.
A curated collection of images that not only display what you see, but most importantly that magnanimous love of how you feel.
A candid and authentic style of photography, that expresses true passion for parents to exist in the nurturing, emotive moments of life with their little ones. Capturing the glorious chaos of honest, precious love that represents this season in their family’s journey.
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Madre Terra
Madre Terra is a family-owned online home store for everyday essentials — consciously chosen with the planet in mind.
Founded by Suzy Scarpa, Madre Terra is inspired by her ancestors — born from a connection to family.
Growing up, she learnt by watching her Italian parents and grandparents. The way they would nourish their bodies from the earth, consume what they had, repair rather than replace, and rarely (if ever) discard. It was a time when there was minimal waste and no reliance on single-use plastic.They lived in a way that was conscious, intentional and kind to our Madre Terra.
Today, Madre Terra brings these past lessons forward to inspire you — the conscious consumer — to live in a way that’s aligned with our earth and reduces single-use plastic in your daily routine. Because if we come together, perhaps we can inspire future generations, too.
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Pipet
Pipet, pronounced 'Pip-et', is a Sydney based eco start up focused on reducing single use plastics. Founded in 2020 by Erkan Altun, Pipet was born with an objective to minimise our impact on our planet today and bring sustainable innovative solutions for a better tomorrow. Pipet currently offers a range of sustainable homeware and kitchenware products such as silicone food bags and baking mats. The most unique product in the range is their Pipet wheat straws which are the stems of wheat plants diverted from waste and are the perfect upgrade from soggy paper straws.
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Coorong Life
Come See. Come Be.
Coorong Life is a creative sanctuary where you can get back to nature and explore what makes you ‘you’.
Inspired by minimalist accommodation, their KipPods are cosy eco pods surrounded by nature. Pick your stay duration and create your DIY Nature Retreat with private access to the untouched coastal wilderness of Coorong National Park in South Australia.
As a way to give back to the wider community they also host an Artist-in-Residence program which includes free accommodation and access to private Coorong frontage.
Book your stay at www.coorong.life
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Punar
Punar brings you ethical and sustainable homewares that are consciously handcrafted by women artisans in India. Join us in uplifting the community of artisan weavers - every piece of Punar homeware you purchase is paying fair wages to women weavers who work in a thriving, safe and supportive environment. The handloom fabric used create our beautiful homewares are handwoven using finest quality recycled yarn, developed by upcycling textile landfill waste. All fabric dyes used in our homewares are natural and chemical free. Our purpose is creating a better tomorrow for people and planet.
Punar means "Again" in the ancient Sanskrit language in India. Often used in the context of 'rejuvenation' and 'rebirth', we couldn't think of a better name to honour the recycled yarn helping us create great homewares.
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Wanderings & Co.
HAND MADE GOODS, FOR LIFE ON THE ROAD.
Inspired by our outdoor lifestyle, we produce practical outdoor goods and custom furnishings for your home on wheels. Whether you’re a casual camper or living on the road full time, our products are designed to go wherever you go.
At Wanderings & Co we believe life should be simple. Our aim is to supply you with gear that is built to last and allows you to live comfortably and simply when on the road or at home. We hope to create an outdoor community that provides inspiration and quality driven designs to help you escape the daily grind and get outdoors.
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Bistara Linen Co.
At Bistara Linen Co., our female founders have been driven by a deep-rooted passion for sustainability and women's empowerment. With extensive experience in the textile industry, they recognised a unique opportunity to create a brand centred around 100% French flax linen.
Our mission is to offer customers the same exceptional quality and design found in luxury brands, but at remarkably accessible prices, because everyone deserves the finest. Our inaugural collection features 100% French flax linen bed sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases, euros, and tableware, available in a stunning array of colours.
The choice to use linen as our primary fabric stems from its numerous sustainable and eco-friendly advantages. We invite you to experience the elegance and comfort of Bistara Linen Co., where our commitment to the environment and female empowerment shapes every exquisite piece, we create.
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Plant & Prosper
Our mission is to make the decision to go sustainable that little bit easier. We get it. You want to make the change but everyday life gets in the way and you don’t get a moment to think about how or what to do. Well look no further. Plant & Prosper have the products that are attractive, simple, and affordable enough to help you reach your sustainability goals. Whether you're looking to become a zero waste home composter, or to just simply be that little bit greener, we’ll help get you there with a couple of easy eco-friendly switches.
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Koko Vida
Consciously created products for all of life's adventures!
Koko Vida's throw rugs, cushion covers and bags are made using 100% recycled cotton from textile leftovers and cotton waste. By using recycled cotton we help reduce landfill around the world & save thousands of litres of water that would otherwise be used to grow, produce or dye cotton.
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Eco Cheeks
The healthiest toilet paper, for people and our planet!
Imagine sitting on your throne wiping your cheeks with the healthiest paper for you and our planet. Feeling proud because you'll be saving our forests and eco systems, whilst removing unnecessary chemicals from the environment and your home. This is an incredibly soft and strong eco friendly toilet paper, made exclusively from the worlds most sustainable material, bamboo.
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Mandala Living
Mandala Living creates yoga and meditation essentials locally, by hand and of the highest quality. Our team aspires to the highest standards, designing and crafting products we would like to grace our own homes and safely use at our favourite studios. We ethically source premium materials, and remain in conscious support of local and global communities.
We hope Mandala Living inspires you to slow down and reconnect with yourself, as you continue to inspire others.
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Crawford and Co.
THE KITCHEN BLOCK by Crawford and Co is the perfect Zero Waste alternative to commercial Dish Washing liquid.
It is Cruelty-free, vegan 100% Natural and packaged completely free from plastic.
This large, 440g block of soap should last you approximately 5 months depending on the frequency of use!
Handmade with love on the Southern Gold Coast.
www.crawfordandcohandmade.com.au
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The Cutlery Co.
Who says sustainable has to be boring?
The Cutlery Co is bringing you beautifully designed travel cutlery sets bundled in eco friendly canvas travel pouches.The stainless steel cutlery set is the perfect addition for your handbag or to keep at the office so you don’t have to make a mad dash to the communal cutlery drawer or worse - single use plastic!
Designed and made in Australia, The Cutlery Co collection is a proud member of the noissue Eco-Packaging Alliance and uses compostable mailer bags which means your goods are delivered in environmentally friendly packaging whilst helping to plant more trees.
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Conscious Mae
Created from a love of Mother Nature and preserving her for our future generations, mama and creative Jackie from conscious mae brings together makers from around Australia that have similar values; creating beautiful, small batch products while also adopting eco practices when creating their plastic-free, natural products. Range includes homewares, gifts, skincare, pantry and products for little ones.
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AMBLE & TWINE
Naturally dried wildflowers and well made tools for gardening, gathering and creating…
AMBLE & TWINE is a unique online store that is brimming with dried flowers, everlasting bouquets and wreaths, flower seeds and plenty of tools to inspire others to grow, gather, and get creative with flowers at home.
AMBLE & TWINE is a place for all who adore the beauty of nature and who want to connect closely to the warmth of the natural world. Visiting the shop is sure to bring a little bit of flower magic into your life.
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The Habitat Co
A modern eco-home essential.
Our soap tablet concentrate and reusable dispenser are helping to reduce plastic entering landfill, our waterways and our bodies.
They also help to reduce C02 emissions associated with transport of traditional soaps which can contain up to 90% water.
Infused with aloe essence for nourishing care our foaming handwash tablets are non-toxic paraben and phthalate free, cruelty-free and vegan-friendly.
Start your journey to cleaner, simpler and smarter living with the Habitat reusable glass soap dispenser and foaming handwash tablets.
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The Backyard Garden Enthusiast
"Seeds are fabulous capsules of joy and hope.
Spread the love, share and grow memories.
Send seeds to someone you love today."
A micro seed farmer, Joanne grows both Australian native flower and grass seeds, as well as some of our most treasured garden varieties. She sells her beautifully packaged seeds to the gardener who is looking for something a little bit different or for the person who wants a gift that is easy to send in the post. Everything is hand-grown or made, hand sorted and packaged with love.
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Worthy
Worthy bottles are designed and made in Melbourne, Australia from 100% sustainably grown Sugarcane. They are eco-friendly, non-toxic and 100% recyclable.
Each bottle comes packaged in a stylish, eco-friendly, cardboard box and the bottles are durable, lightweight and dishwasher safe!
Worthy are committed to reducing the amount of single use plastics in circulation and are also giving back to a worthy cause. For every bottle sold, they give back to Vision Rescue, who are helping to bring the gift of education to some of the poorest communities in Mumbai.
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Subtle Bodies
Subtle Bodies offers fine, pure, fragrant wood incense from around the world. Uniquely made without the addition of oils added scent or fragrance, our incense is an exercise in simplicity and purity or material. Each edition is made by incense masters specialising in the different types of wood, specific to their location. Single, pure ingredients allow for an immersive experience into the scent, and encourage the ritual and enjoyment tied to each in their own way. Since 2017.
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