Respected interior designer and stylist, Shannon Fricke believes that a life lived with love, sensuality and an open-heart is a life better lived. And a house designed with your distinctive style in mind, is more than a home. It’s a heart-centre. This core belief drives her work as creative director for the diverse range of projects that sit under the Shannon Fricke brand.
Her work as an interior designer and stylist has been captivating readers across the media landscape in Australia and around the globe for 20 years, regularly appearing in magazines and newspapers such as as Home Beautiful, Inside Out, Country Style, Real Living, Elle Decoration UK, Elle Decor Denmark, Marie Claire and Bolig Liv.
Her books, Sense of Style: Colour and Sense of style: Space have been translated into Dutch, Danish, Spanish, Finnish and Chinese. Her latest book, How To Decorate has been published in Australia and the USA through Penguin and Random House.
Shannon’s interest in spirit healing modalities, energy wellbeing and psychology coupled with her understanding of the principles of design have seen her carve out a unique space in the lifestyle market. She regularly consults to companies on how to use all facets of design to improve energy and wellbeing in the home and the workplace. Healing tools and product for the home defines much of the offering in the Shannon Fricke bedlinen and homewares range. This year sees Shannon achieving a long held dream – to turn her family home, Graciosa Byron Bay www.graciosabyronbay.com.au into a spirit wellness retreat.
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Tigmi meaning ‘my home’ in the Berber dialect, is founded on a passion for great art & design that promotes function, workmanship and that evokes and inspires.
With carefully sourced, beautiful & rare Berber rugs and artefacts from Morocco and around the globe. Tigmi Trading aim to present an eclectic mix of vintage and contemporary pieces which provide cultural curiosity and support traditional methods of production.
These unique pieces sit along side a mixture of contemporary art and furniture that reflect the same level of quality of thought in their design & function.
Celebrating the unique variations and imperfections of the handmade, seeking to unearth timeless pieces that tell a story, add warmth & texture to our lives and will become treasured pieces of the home.
These unique treasures are showcased in store or by appointment in their studio in Byron Bay.
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Small Wonder is a whimsical world of playful and ethically crafted kids’ clothing & décor designed for the modern family and inspired by eternal childhood dreams. A curated kids’ space with beautifully designed pieces from Numero 74, Printe Bebe, Liewood, Cink Shop, Jamie Kay Store, Ferm Living and more.
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The Society Inc. at Newrybar Merchants is the folly of internationally renowned interior stylist, product designer, historian, globetrotter & creative director, Sibella Court.
Launched upon her return to Sydney after living & working in New York for 10 years, The Society Inc. first appeared in a terrace in the heart of Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Paddington, and has since grown to occupy an expansive warehouse space in Sydney’s inner west. The historic town of Newrybar will be The Society Inc’s latest home - a hardware & haberdashery shop with a treasure trove of oddities and curiosities collected whilst globetrotting & adventuring into terrains less trodden.
Sibella has built up an impressive resume from vision & concept through to direction & creation, design and styling for magazines, advertising & catalogue shoots, product design, as well as involvement in cultural events all over the world as a speaker and curator.
As an award-winning author of books including; Etcetera etc: creating beautiful interiors with the things you love; The Stylist’s Guide to NYC; Nomad: bringing your travels home; Bowerbird: creating beautiful interiors with the things you collect and Gypsy - A World of Colour & Interiors, Sibella spends her time exploring for inspiration across the globe in backstreets, markets & fairs, discovering new artists, designers & products for her shops and commercial designs.
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INSTA @sibellacourt
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/thesocietyinc
Natalie Walton
Imprint House started with an idea - to simplify the art of creating a home. Stocking a range of beautiful everyday essentials, Imprint House is an edited selection of homewares that celebrate beauty and elevate function, born of the years founder Natalie Walton worked as an interior stylist, curating and editing people’s homes for lifestyle magazines.
Author of This Is Home: The Art Of Simple Living, Natalie Walton writes and styles for leading interior and lifestyle magazines, and is author of the popular design blog Daily Imprint. In Australia, her work has been featured in Country Style, Frankie, Harper's Bazaar, Home Beautiful, House & Garden, Inside Out, Marie Claire and Real Living, among others. In the UK, she has been published in Elle Decoration, Grazia and Living Etc.
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Uscha, Barny & Louis
Uscha is an Australian business owned and operated by Barny and Uscha. They created their business to help share our ideas on life, the beauty in simplicity through both objects and more importantly living.
“We work with our hands independently and with the help of others locally and around the world to create these objects.”
Their work overseas helps small communities sustain themselves, provide opportunity and education whilst having limited environmental impact, and they are proud members of 1 Percent For The Planet!
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Hannah’s beautiful flowers are grown on a small scale, which makes it possible to utilise organic and environmentally responsible farming practises.
Grown in a ‘no dig bed prep’ style that builds top soil as they go, in their prime season, the blooms are at their premium when harvested. Our Little Flower Farm supports other small scale flower farmers by selling their produce through her space. By spreading the word about the beauty of local flowers, they also educate customers to buying local - their offering is freshly cut and brought to us each week.
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The Merchant General offers a carefully curated selection of unique, handmade goods that enhance and enrich everyday life.
Sourcing the finest array of products from Byron Bay and beyond, including Leif, Addition Studio, Courtney + The Babes, Denver & Liely, along with an ever changing selection of letterpress gift cards, seasonal decorations, stationery and more. Gifts for everyone on the list, or to treat yourself!
The Toy Room is where the fun really begins! A wonderful collection of toys, games and pieces that encourage creativity and learning for kids big and small. Owners Carmel and Carrey are passionate about maximising fun!
Here you'll find family favourites like Finska, quoits and backgammon along with arts, crafts, puzzles games and toys made from sustainable and safe materials (no nasties).
Launched in 2016, My General Store create small considered collections made from natural fibres in simple shapes.
Designed and made in Australia with fabrics sourced ethically from around the globe. Their focus is on quality craftsmanship, creating simple shapes that can be worn time and time again.
Producing each collection in limited numbers, sustainability is at the forefront of everything they do.
My General Store joins us over summer as part of our Newrybar Merchants Summer Pop Up
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