Fashion designer Jana Kachel graces us with her presence in May. Finishing as one of Victoria’s top ten art students, she has followed her dreams to become an inspiring fashion designer, fusing art and fashion. After completing a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design at RMIT, Jana worked as a freelance underwear designer and then as a graphic artist. Childrenswear seemed a logical extension to an individual where imagination is beyond the ordinary and designed the children’s wear label Jack & Milly prior her self-titled mainstream womenswear label Kachel launched in 2007. (more…)

Meet Scott Druce and Matt Harris from Telegram Paper Goods. The pair founded the company in 2008 by hand-picking stationery from innovative designers around the world which has led them to work directly with designers, collaborating on product form and style. They are also staying mindful of the environment to ensure materials used in production are either recycled or low impact. Pop by, say hi. (more…)

We came across Peter Grigoriadis aka MuscularTeeth from South Australia by fluke. To keep it simple, let’s call him an artist but we wonder if there is anything this guy doesn’t do with his time. In parallel with his various day jobs and art, he tops a couple of art-related online forums with active posts and collaborations under his alias. (more…)

Earth Hour 2010 took place Saturday 27 March 2010 at 8.30pm, and this year, mecho is continuing the buzz during entire April to emphasise the long-term goals to switch to a more sustainable lifestyle. Meet Jennifer Croes, Manager for Earth Hour Australia – pick her brain and share her passion. (more…)

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…)