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Every few weeks we put out a great blog post to share insightful interviews with many of the makers who take place in our market!

Western Suburb Creatives Give Back at Perth’s Biggest Design Market

March 15, 2021

Four creatives from the western suburbs of Dalkeith, Claremont, Subiaco and Shenton Park are using their art to support communities in need and help create a more sustainable world. Collectively, they will exhibit for the first time ever at WA’s biggest design market – Perth Upmarket – to show how easy it is to do good while shopping.

Local Love Gives Mt Hawthorn Foodie A Second Chance at Brick & Mortar Store

March 5, 2021

Latasha's Kitchen.Latasha Menon At a time when more small businesses are looking towards having an online presence due to the global pandemic, Mt Hawthorn’s foodie – Latasha Menon – is bucking this economic trend by opening a “grab and go” Regional Indian, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern food store.

Stirling Duo Makes SunSmart Fashion The New “In-Thing”

Nov. 19, 2020

Stirling residents Casey Bryden and Jillian Intini are creating sun smart fashion that are so on-trend that Camilla – the Duchess of Cornwall – and celebrity chef Nigella Lawson have embraced and, which Aussie mums recently voted as “Most Fashionable” in the 2020 Ausmumpreneur Award.

Quinns Rocks Doctor Prescribes a “Stop to Smell the Flowers” Lifechange

Nov. 19, 2020

Doctor Bronwen Holding is saying “goodbye” for now to her 25 year medical career so she can have time to smell and discover many Australian flowers that she studies and then recreates with ceramics.

Christmas Upmarket & Gourmet Goodies to Tempt Every Foodie

Nov. 3, 2020

Let’s be honest… one of the best things about Christmas is the food! Smells of gingerbread cookies baking, rich tastes of Christmas puddings with custard, and trays of fruit mince pies for days are some of the things we love to eat and see this festive season.

His & Her Unique Christmas “Upmarket” Gifts

Nov. 3, 2020

Looking for his and her gifts that are just a little bit more unique and special? Here at Perth Upmarket, we don’t just say we are Perth’s biggest and best design market. We practice that too through our careful curation of locally made or designed products and produce that you won’t easily find in your local shops (and each comes with a beautiful story of its own!).

Christmas “Upmarket” Gifts to Suit All Budgets

Nov. 3, 2020

With Christmas fast approaching (we’re counting down weeks in single digits!), the shops are getting busier and even online shopping will start to see a backlog of delivery times.

Christmas Upmarket Cards For Posting to Your Loved Ones

Nov. 3, 2020

We don’t know about you but this time of year we tend to check the mailbox a few more times throughout the week and get a bit more excited when the postman knocks to deliver us Christmas deliveries.

Stirling artist’s Japanese art style catches the eye of a WA Art Gallery

Oct. 13, 2020

Deryck Tan, a Stirling resident, practices and shares an unusual and traditional form of Japanese art called Gyotaku- printing fish and other sea life. What started as an interest and hobby has caught the attention of a WA Art Gallery and a whole new following!

Applecross Artist’s Photos Featured for Opening of WA Museum Boola Bardip

Oct. 13, 2020

When the first of many Western Australians walk through the doors of the new $400million WA Museum Boola Bardip in November, they will also be greeted with a bird’s eye view of some of our State’s iconic landscapes, captured by Applecross artist, Stellar Fraser.