Trawling Instagramย and Pinterest and calling it work seems to good too be true, but for the team at online marketplace Wallabuy, itโs all in a dayโs work.
โWe source our designers from all over the place,โ says editor Niki Comparti. โWeโre constantly keeping an eye out at markets, trade shows, on Instagram, Pinterest, blogs, publications and Etsy. Weโll regularly search for things weโd love to have in our own homes or wardrobes and find artisans making exactly that locally and approach them from there. I rarely come home from any kind of market without a few business cards in my handbag.โ
Having launched a couple of months ago, Wallabuy aims to connect its customersย to beautiful, locally made designs and already has over 100 Australian designers on the site. Believing Australia has an incredibly unique creative community that doesnโt get enough attention, theyโre passionate about supporting local talent.
โThe creative souls making amazing ceramics and paintings in tin sheds out the back of their homes are the people we love and want to support,โ explains Niki. โIf we can help someone turn their hobby into a career like we have, weโve served our purpose.โ
Led by director Dale Brett, Wallabuy is a small team of design fanatics and self-confessed suckers for a great story.ย โI love hearing how our designers come up with their products, what inspires them and how they have come to do what they are doing,โ says Niki. โWe handpick every item and designer that appears on Wallabuy. If we donโt have some kind of connection with the products or the stories of the people who make them, we canโt genuinely recommend and share them with our community.”
With their exceptionally designed website and quirky name (they wanted to have something iconic to Australia but with a twist: wallaby became Wallabuy, get it!?) they hope Wallabuy will become a number one destination for supporting local artists and designers while simultaneously helping customers find the products they want but canโt find.
โWe built Wallabuyย from scratch for people like us โ creative, inspiration-thirsty individuals whoย love to learn and look after themselves,โ says Niki. โWeโre really trying to build a community where ideas are shared and loved; a place to turn to find the most unique products, inspirational designers and passionate people within the industry.โ
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That’s one good looking team! ๐
Hahaha thank you, Melanie!! xx