Benja Harney is a self-taught Paper Engineer based in Sydney. He has been creating pop-up books and paper construction professionally for about 5 years for a variety of applications including advertising, magazine illustration, fashion, packaging, invitations and fine art. He recently crafted the magnificent window display that is currently on view at Hermés, Sydney. His portfolio includes advertising clients such as Japanese Architect Shigeru Ban, Topshop, Clarins, JC Penny and UKTV. Benja is also participating at The Smirnoff Black Room event which we are giving away VIP tickets to. (more…)

Artist James Jirat Patradoon was born in Thailand and raised in Sydney on a super-diet of cartoons, comic books and sci-fi movies. His work explores his take on fantasy hyper-masculinity with portraits inspired by Japanese Manga, slasher movie villains, pro wrestlers, biker gangs, and Elvis. His collaborations to date have included brands such as Adidas, Diesel, MTV, PepsiCo and Mambo. Enjoy the intense comic style and get to know James more this month. (more…)

We un-earthed the debut range of new eco-friendly fashion label Sosume last year. This unique clothing brand is created through a collaboration between four young designers based in different cities – Alex Trimmer (Melbourne), Wil Fry (Sydney), Paulina Petkoski and Rachel Kozub (New York). This month, we welcome Sosume fashion designers Paulina and Rachel from Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NYC. (more…)

Meet the brothers Justin and Jonson Seelenmeyer – the creative minds behind the Aussie street fashion label Plasid Apparel. Combining high-end outerwear and classic sophistication with day-to-day basics and streetwear with an urban aesthetic and mix of colours. (more…)

Hoops DJs = Anna Lunoe, Nina Las Vegas and Bad Ezzy, three babes sweating it out in dark, dirty night clubs all for the love of music and Ajax. Last month, they performed live DJ sets along with DJ Dexter and M.A.F.I.A. at the recent Casio G-SHOCK:Shock The World Tour in Sydney. Meet Nina in December, one of the all-girl-trio. (more…)

Adam Browne and Kristen Perich from Six Wolves recently joined mecho Contributors Network. They run a unique casting and photo production agency in Sydney filling the void between street and high fashion – always on the lookout for something raw, unique and interesting. Leave a comment to our December guest bloggers and expect a reply from the wolves. (more…)