Nov
13
to 24 Nov
Oct
30
to 3 Nov
Oct
17
6:00 pm18:00
Independent Designer Runway @ W25
For one night only, catch 16 of the most exciting local, independent labels on the runway at Warehouse 25.
DIY presentation with looks modelled by friends/ set against the backdrop of a live performance by musicians Jose Pincheira and Sergio Duarte ft Dismiay.
+ Hang around for the afterparty as we invite DJ Tullio (aka your favourite fashion lecturer) to jump on the decks.
Book your tickets here
Sept
19
to 22 Sept
Feature Artist: Kenneth Beck
“Imagined Landscapes is a solo exhibition that explores how we perceive our environment in transit… how we idealise it and how we remember it.”
Comprising a series of photomontages, Kenneth Beck’s second solo show at Practice Studio features images drawn from from his camera roll, edited and reconfigured in playfully uncanny compositions.
Join us for drinks on Friday 20/09 from 6-8.
Aug
31
2:00 pm14:00
Jess Blak Sip and Sculpt Workshop
Come sculpt the time away with Jess Blak in this hands on workshop. You will hand carve your own ring or pendant designs from wax which will be cast into silver, and returned to you as a finished piece of jewellery.
Duration: 2.5 hrs
Capacity: Classes are limited to 12 persons.
Venue: Practice Studio, 44 Montague Rd South Brisbane
Dates:
Saturday Aug 31 - 2:00pm- 4:30pm
Class Overview
In this class you will learn the basics of designing and sculpting a lost wax cast ring or pendant. You will create your own designs with the use of carving tools, fire and your hands! This is a great way to engage with materials Jess personally uses to make many of her pieces.
Included in the price are two designs weighing up to 1.3 grams (in wax). At the workshop you may add extra pieces to your order at the cost $70 per item plus the weight in silver. You can also add stones to your designs! These can can purchased for $35 – $40. Jess will walk you through this process (please note- no byo stones or materials required).
After the class, your designs will be cast in solid silver, sanded, polished and finished in your chosen style. This is the same treatment Jess gives all her pieces so you are essentially designing your own unique Jess Blak piece. They will be available for collection 3-4 weeks after the class date.
Bring along some inspiration of what you would like to create, this will help Jess guide you towards the best results for you from the experience.
Don’t forget your glasses!
Aug
28
7:00 pm19:00
Brisbane Fashion Festival Next Gen Runway
Stream live online at https://brisbanefashionfestival.com/bfftv/
Aug
24
9:00 am09:00
Dangerous Females Runway @ Felons
The Dangerous Females’ Fundraising Runway brings together the work of emerging and established designers (including the Practice Studio team) for a catwalk event over brunch.
By attending, you're not just enjoying a morning of fashion and fun—you're making a meaningful difference in the lives of others. Every ticket sold adirectly supports Dangerous Female's mission to fundraise and raise awareness for Family Violence services around Australia.
Find out more and book your ticket here
July
27
to 28 July
Brand Launch: Rare Candy
This weekend we’re hosting a celebration of - and a chance to shop - artisanal pieces from Rare Candy’s archive.
Rare Candy was a studio practice based in Melbourne that worked within the realms of art and commercial fashion. The label, designed by Rohan Whiteley and Rex Veal, used handmade garments, accessories, jewellery and installations to explore the similarities between craft, couture, and the readymade.
Unexpected materials and processes in their work challenged popular ideas of product value and desirability, framing commercial fashion design within the context of an art practice. Rejecting the seasonality of the fashion industry’s trend-based consumption and its wastefulness, Rare Candy favoured the serendipity of discarded, used or unwanted materials that are readily available.
Hinting at, but also trashing the exclusivity and coveted nature of couture, their method of production employed improvised craft techniques, hand detailing, repairs and alterations, patchwork, prints, natural dyeing and staining processes. These processes revealed an intimacy that can be lost in mass production and reevaluated what can be seen as a desirable commodity. With these garments, Rare Candy has also produced an ongoing series of
collaborative fashion performances that engage with the politics of the body on display.
The label ceased production in late 2016.
Join us after hours on Saturday to be the first to explore Rare Candy’s archive and meet one half of the creative duo, Rohan Whiteley.
July
11
to 21 July
Feature Artist: Gemma Traynor
Gemma Traynor is a multidisciplinary artist based in Meanjin/Brisbane. Gemma’s practice has emerged from her two loves of photography and craft. Her practice is centred around introspective reflections of memory and human experience. Traynor’s artworks are shaped by play and build on the idea of the photograph as memory.
For Gemma’s first solo exhibition she has chosen to reflect on her time spent exploring Europe in 2023 by reworking her film photographs into textile wall hangings and soft sculpture.
Please join for opening drinks on the 12th of July.
June
22
to 30 June
SAMPLE/SALE
It’s that time of the year again! Drop by to shop designer samples, seconds and sale pieces as we clear out our minds and spaces to make room for new ideas.
June
14
to 16 June
Brand Launch: Isabella Charles
This weekend we’re welcoming local designer Isabella Charles to Practice Studio. Fresh from a stint in Berlin, Isabella returns to Brisbane just in time for winter. Bringing with her a range of one-off pieces in her signature palette of monochromatic black and white, expect to see experimental draping with gothic overtones. Isabella’s full range of ready to wear pieces will be in-store this weekend for a pop-up style event in the gallery room before we select a few favourites to keep in-store.
May
29
to 9 June
Designer in Residence: Eye Fleur
Claudia Thorp (she/her) otherwise known as Eye Fleur is a Brisbane/Meanjin based ceramicist and art event curator. Claudia hand builds her ceramics from her home studio, sculpting both original conceptual artworks and functional pieces. Eye Fleur has hosted and taken part in numerous exhibitions and events Meanjin wide over the past four years. You can look forward to seeing her work on her newest multimedia collection in the studio, mixing textiles, jewellery and ceramics.
Pop by during store hours to watch Eye Fleur’s takeover of the gallery space take shape and join us on Friday June 7 for a cosy closing night event.
May
11
to 12 May
Market: Vintage & Designer Fashion
Hosted by Naught Nu, the Vintage & Designer Fashion Market will bring together the personal collections of some of the studio’s friends and customers. Browse men’s and women’s clothing and - fingers crossed - find something unique to treasure forever.
May
1
to 10 May
Designer in Residence: Naught Nu
Throughout the month of May, Practice Studio founder Kat Walsh will be playing in the gallery space and working on designs for her upcoming label Naught Nu. Naught Nu’s first collection will be made entirely from Kat’s current deadstock fabric stash and any trims, threads and notions will be sourced from within the studio’s walls. By buying ‘nothing new’ and limiting the availability of resources, Kat will be challenged to make the most of what already exists; an exercise in creativity guided by sustainable design principles. Drop by to watch as her creative process gradually unfolds, with moodboards covering walls and draped designs evolving on mannequins all month.
Apr
25
to 28 Apr
Pop Up: Jess Blak
Step into the aesthetically divine world of Jess Blak in April as she takes over the gallery space for an immersive popup experience. Jess will be holding silversmithing workshops and bringing along a selection of exquisitely crafted pieces to shop during a four day event.
“Jess’ style of making emulates textures found in ruins and shipwrecks, inspired by such artefacts and their ability to recall stories lost and the mystery of times past. The treatment of the metal suggests time has manipulated the surface leaving it organic and completely unpredictable, beautifying the unexpected nature of discovery.” - jessblak.com
To book in for one of Jess Blak’s workshops, follow the link below…
https://www.jessblak.com/shop/p/sip-and-sculpt-workshop
Apr
10
to 21 Apr
Feature Artist: Eve Mathies
Welcoming Eve Mathies to the Practice Studio Gallery in April. Eve is a second year fine arts student at QUT with an emerging focus on textiles within her creative practice. Returning often to themes surrounding the feminine experience, fabric manipulation and embroidery become potent and layered modes of communication in her work.
Eve will be exhibiting and working in our gallery space from April 10-21, with her residency culminating in a closing event on Friday, April 19 from 5-8pm.
Dec
1
to 3 Dec
Caro Toledo: Soul Elevator
In much the same way as fashion can be read a collage of references to moments past and present, local artist Caro Toledo enjoys playfully combining disparate elements to create new narratives. Toledo’s works are both personal and universal in nature and you may be able to find yourself somewhere in the middle of any one of them. Join us for an intimate opening event on Friday December 1 from 5-7pm or pop in during the week to browse this latest body of work.
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Art making comes to me in waves, the tides of which are unpredictable, Life and all that.
Whilst making the works for Soul Elevator, feelings of curiosity and happiness
prevailed. I was imagining thoughts and what their physicality might be, they could be a little like these works: loose and seemingly still taking shape, buoyed by the tunes facilitating my mind’s meanderings. Like thoughts, the works are layered, one thing triggering another, another playing off something else. Nothing was ruled out, and that creative freedom was incredibly gratifying, and… elevating.
Collage allows me to transform words and visuals, to extract a new meaning of my doing. I enjoy displacing things, turning them about, cutting up the words of others and tell my own stories. Mind you, I don’t spell things out, no. There’s space for a little mystery, a game of sort. In a way, it’s a collaboration: I do some of the work, you’ll do the rest. And that’s a little magic, don’t you think?
Nov
24
to 26 Nov
HB Archive: Popup
Meet designer Holly as we host HB’s first Brisbane popup!
HB Archive is a curation of carefully considered and created garments. It holds the intention to create a well fitting, sustainable and trans-seasonal wardrobe not influenced by current trends.
The website holds a library of clothing and accessories made to order, with a special focus on natural fibres.
The ARCHIVE is made up of pieces that act as building blocks to obtain a capsule wardrobe, with more products being added slowly, including the LIMIT series which includes limited edition end of run designer fabrics, or style variations to ARCHIVE pieces.
Nov
12
2:00 pm14:00
Learn to Sew w/ Kat
You’ve been asking for it. One hour. With a genius. Come with no experience, leave with all you need to know in order to hem your clothes/ sew on a button/ repair a hole in your jumper/ thread a sewing machine. PLUS get some sneaky secret tips gained through years of failure… bypass this pain; it is my wish that you not suffer as I have suffered.
Grab your tix HERE
Nov
5
2:00 pm14:00
Learn to Sew w/ Kat
You’ve been asking for it. One hour. With a genius. Come with no experience, leave with all you need to know in order to hem your clothes/ sew on a button/ repair a hole in your jumper/ thread a sewing machine. PLUS get some sneaky secret tips gained through years of failure… bypass this pain; it is my wish that you not suffer as I have suffered.
Grab your tix HERE
Nov
1
11:00 am11:00
Learn to Sew w/ Kat
You’ve been asking for it. One hour. With a genius. Come with no experience, leave with all you need to know in order to hem your clothes/ sew on a button/ repair a hole in your jumper/ thread a sewing machine. PLUS get some sneaky secret tips gained through years of failure… bypass this pain; it is my wish that you not suffer as I have suffered.
Grab your tix HERE
Oct
25
to 3 Nov
Emily Ebbs: Walk Home
In October we welcome Emily Ebbs to the Practice Studio gallery space.
Emily Ebbs is based and practising on Gadigal land. Her process based work evokes the emotional residue of memories. She focuses on the idea of the stain. The stain shows signs of something marked or discoloured that is difficult to remove where she finds it is closely linked to the idea of past events that shaped us emotionally. Emily is a finalist of the Mosman Art Prize for 2023. She also recently won the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olly Art Centre Nancy Fairfax (AIR) award, 2022. Ebbs also won the Prix Yves Hernot painting award, 2022.
This body of work is a more playful series that explores the simple nostalgic moments of walking home on a sunny day and letting your hand graze along the ornate iron fences. Emily has used her usual stain technique but added a more figurative element of the cast iron fences.
Oct
22
2:00 pm14:00
Self Sewn Workshop
Develop the skills and confidence to start making the clothes you want : take home a personalised plan to tackle your next sewing project with Tahnee from Self Sewn Sewing Studio
Limited spaces available: link to eventbrite here!
Who is this workshop for:
If you know way around a sewing machine a little, but are not confident to sew for yourself - we'll demystify the process and develop a plan for tackling your next project
If you've attempted to sew from patterns but find them a bit baffling - we'll cover how to read the pattern and key terms
If you've made clothes from patterns and they seem like they're totally the wrong size or shape for your body - we'll share tips for why this might be (hint, there's no flaws in your body - patterns are standardised and we are not!) and resources on making pattern adjustments
If you've got beautiful fabric but are scared to use it - we'll encourage you to take the plunge and start sewing.
Please note: this workshop does not teach you how to use a sewing machine or involve any actual sewing. Please keep an eye out for other class offerings via our social media, or sign up to the mailing list via our website.
What will be covered in this workshop:
taking measurements
choosing a size and pattern
reading a pattern
sourcing tools, materials and notions
about fitting
links to further resources.
Oct
20
to 22 Oct
Second Hand Book Sale
A good book is the sexiest accessory. A library of second-hand fashion resources has been generously donated to the studio by everyone’s favourite sartorial tech wizard Mark Neighbour (aka ‘he of boundless knowledge and skill’). Topics range from patternmaking to wardrobe-building, fashion photography to historical costume. Dive deep with some in-depth critical analysis of Australian fashion, or take home a bit of light-hearted novelty reading. It’s your choice square (and we’re here for it either way).
Aug
4
6:00 pm18:00
The Value Project: Auction
Something super exciting is coming up! A few designers and friends of the store have been busy op shopping over the last few weeks, hunting down garments that have been donated without ever being worn (there’s more than you’d probably like to imagine).
Everyone is now in the process of reworking their finds with the intention to create something way cooler from them.
On Friday 04/08 we’ll be auctioning off these works in-store, with the new value of the pieces determined by you! Save the date and bid on your faves or just come along and ponder the idea of value in relation to fashion and design.
View the pieces from 6pm / Auction starts at 7pm / Drinks available by donation
Apr
22
6:00 pm18:00
CONSTRUCT/curate Opening Night
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Torinne Zach to the PS gallery in the second half of April. Torinne’s solo show CONSTRUCT/curate will showcase a series of graphite drawings and collages that explore the constructed images in fashion and beauty editorials. As an artist, photographer and stylist, Torinne’s interest in the relationship between fashion and art finds expression across a variety of disciplines, with each medium nurturing the other. These symbiotic connections are evident in CONSTRUCT/curate and have resulted in a thoughtful and delicate series of works on paper.
Exhibition runs from 20th-30th April: Open Wed-Fri 10-5/ Sat 10-4/ Sun 10-2
July
22
6:00 pm18:00
PLAYDATE: Kingdumb Exhibition
Join us for a very special Playdate. The super sweet Thomas King and Olivia Chapman (bugdumb) are celebrating a year of friendship and creative collaboration with a group exhibition at Practice Studio. Playdate will also commemorate the launch of Practice Studio’s new gallery space. Pop in on opening night from 6-8pm for drinks or wander through the space until the 27th! Shop handmade treasures, take home a zine and immerse yourself in their world.
July
9
10:00 am10:00
Sample Sale
It's that magical time of year again where we open up the shop floor to design experiments/ first drafts and anything else that our designers want to move. It will also be the last chance to try on some items before the shop gets a big refresh (so much goodness incoming). Be there or be square (it's okay if you're square though - we’ll pop remaining pieces on our Instagram stories next week).
Mar
27
10:00 am10:00
Dunkle Popup
“celebrating simplicity, diversity, & connection through daily beauty rituals”
Dunkle is a local makeup and skincare brand by Molly Dunkle. Molly sources all raw materials directly from Australian farmers and creates each batch by hand.
On Saturday morning Dunkle is popping up in-store! Join us from 10-1 to meet beautiful Molly, get matched for a foundation, try on a lippie and sample her divine skincare range.
Mar
6
6:00 pm18:00
Season's End: Pink Manor Decant Club Launch
While the traditional seasonal calendar falls into chaos, and in Brisbane summer never really ends, let us all entertain the idea of an Autumn as a great reason to come and celebrate local artists, makers and curators in the intimate hub of slow fashion, Practice Studio.
This evening will see the launch of Pink Manor Decant Club (https://pinkmanordc.square.site/), a small online samples and decants for creative and expressive perfumes by Billie Stimpson. To celebrate a personal love of compelling smells, PMDC has also arranged curated scent interpretations to the work of a number of special collaborators, including:
-Work and spoken word performance by Naavikaran
-Handcrafted silver jewellery and accessories by Subtle Chains
-Staunchly cute and reflective art from Trashbinn
-Music from the wonderfully introspective Claude
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, capacity will be capped at 10 guests, and so we invite you to come and engage with the work, enjoy a complimentary drink, chat to the creators, and then make space for others to join when you're ready. It would work perfectly around cute dinner plans to be honest, so pick your favourite someones and make it a night! Some works will be available for purchase, as well as the incredible lineup of designer works regularly stocked by Kat at Practice.
Find out more and follow each thread on Instagram
@practice.studio
@pinkmanordc
@naavikaran / @ruhmantic
@trashbinn.art
@subtlechains
@claudeplaysmusic
705 Ann St
This event will take place on unceded Turrbal land, we pay our respects to their Elders past and present and recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. See less
Jan
30
10:30 am10:30
Frankensteining Fashion with Max and Kat
Bring some things into the studio and we'll mash them together.
This one is a full day workshop, where you'll get to hang out with QUT design tutor Max and studio founder Kat in a class of 4 and design something new by using pre-existing garments. Raid your wardrobe or an op shop for some things that you think might make sense together (or not) and we'll find a way to create some kind of hybrid monster from them.
Learn how to drape on a mannequin, sew using an industrial machine, repair, darn, paint on fabric... basically anything you can imagine. We'll impart our wisdom and open up your brain to get those creative juices flowing in an intense yet nurturing 6.5 hour session of pure joy.
Lunch and drinks provided in addition to all the scissors, thread, fabric scraps, paint, glue, pins, rope, paper, beads and ribbons you'll need to realise your artistic vision. We can even sew the dang thing up for you - your humble servants for the day.
TICKETS $140 - AVAILABLE VIA EVENTBRITE
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/frankensteining-fashion-with-max-and-kat-tickets-130843365027