YOUNG BLOOD DESIGNERS MARKET 2006
The Young Blood Designers Market took place at the Powerhouse Museum on 11th and 12th August 2006. It featured over 60 stalls of young designers who are creating some very beautiful, funky and innovative pieces. Items on display included clothing, bags, lighting, jewellery, textiles, accessories and more. Pictured is Jess Lee who makes gorgeous clothes. http://www.chaosgeneration.com/young_blood_2006.htm

INTERVIEW WITH RACHEL SMITH
Rachel is an architecture graduate, artist and photographer. She was originally based in the UK and after she graduated from architecture six months ago, decided to travel to Sydney to get out of her comfort zone and explore new horizons. Interview: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/rachel_smith.htm.
Gallery coming soon...

INTERVIEW WITH TIN AND ED
Tin Nguyen and Edward Cutting met at uni whilst completing a graphic design course. They started a design studio called tin&ed 9 months ago. Their portfolio already includes design and illustration work for the Next Wave Festival, Spinach 7 magazine, Lucky magazine, and Deanne Cheuk's Neomu magazine. Interview: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/tin&ed.htm. Gallery: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/gallery/tin&ed

INTERVIEW WITH RACHEL BENDING - SLINGFINGS
Rachel Bending established the Slingfings bags label 2 years ago. The bags are made from reclaimed vintage fabrics from the 50s to the 90s, and are produced using solar power. The bags are produced locally in Bryon Bay. The bags are now sold in around 30 outlets in Australia and online. Phil Daly interviewed her on BAYFM 99.9fm, during the Bryon Business show. The transcript has been republished on Chaos Generation with permission. Interview: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/rachel_bending.htm

INTERVIEW WITH ANTHONY GEERNAERT
Anthony Geernaert is a photographer originally from London, now based in Sydney. His work includes shooting the images for the Nike 'Keep The Ball Alive' campaign, and photographic features in magazines such as MU, Poster and Australian Style. He is also working on a few personal projects including a series of portraits of Jason Evans and collaborating on a book. Interview: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/anthony_geernaert.htm. Gallery: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/gallery/anthony.

INTERVIEW WITH JEAN SNOW
Jean Snow developed and maintains an online magazine with the tagline: "Thrills, chills, and happy pills from the Tokyo front." It covers what Jean finds interesting about Tokyo and Japan including design events, culture, sights, music and more. He has a daily audience of around 2000-3000 people. He is currently setting up blogs for the "Tokyo Style in Gothenburg" event and is also launching an indie music label with a friend.
Interview: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/jean_snow.htm

INTERVIEW WITH LUCAS IHLEIN
Lucas Ihlein is an artist who's interested in "art projects which draw attention to the elements of exchange and communication between people." Lucas was a winner of the 2003 Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists. He is currently in Montreal researching "Expanded Cinema", Fluxus, and social research projects. He is also involved with the development of the Network of Uncollectable Artists. Interview. Gallery.

THE CULINARY POT BY THE VEGGIE LADY
Toni Salter is a horticulturist and trainer interested in certified organic practices. In this article, Toni tells us how to grow herbs in a pot. "Nothing compares to the flavour of fresh herbs. Curry just isn't curry until it's topped with lashings of fresh coriander, tabbouleh cannot survive without parsley and pesto simply isn't worth eating out of a jar - only fresh basil will cut it for my palette..." Full article at: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/theveggielady/herbs.htm

MOSCOW, RUSSIA
Keith McInnes writes about his trip to Moscow, Russia.
"The main part of Moscow is quite compact and it is fantastic to walk around thinking of the history that has flowed through this city's veins over the years. Just imagine being back in Red Square on May Day when the might of the Red Army was paraded in front of Lenin's Tomb..." Read the story and view the photos at: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/travel/keith/moscow

BARILOCHE, PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
"The second refuge was just as nice - Refugio San Martin, no electricity so candles were lit at night. Everybody staying there had done the 8 hour hike and climbed the two mountain passes in order to get there... We definately earned the dinner and the red wine that night!.." Read about the Bariloche adventure at: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/travel/danijel/bariloche.htm

INTERVIEW WITH LILI CHIN AND EDDIE MORT OF FWAK! ANIMATION
Lili and Eddie are directors of Fwak Animation. They are currently working on Season 3 of Mucha Lucha. The Mucha Lucha series screens on the Cartoon Network at 11.30am on Saturdays and on Channel 9 at 6.30am on Sundays in Australia. They have also just completed a 1/2 hour pilot for Cosmic Baby and are also developing new TV series projects. They moved from Sydney to L.A. in September last year to work at Warner Bros. Interview. Gallery.

INTERVIEW WITH HUGH BALLANTYNE
Hugh is a director, writer, architect and photographer. His short film "Public Enemy" was shortlisted for Tropfest 2002 and made the best of the rest. His "Me, Myself and I" short film has just been selected for The 2004 Mardi Gras Festival.
Interview. Stills Gallery. Film Work. Flyer Design. Various. CV.

INTERVIEW WITH ADAM RUSSELL
Adam is Principal of VIM Design, an award-winning architecture and design firm based in Sydney. They won a Gold Award for the International Design Competition: 'Beyond East and West' in 2002, and were part of the Sydney CENTRAL Design Team which won First place in the Parramatta Road Urban Renewal Masterplan competition.
Interview. Gallery.

WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE?
Article by Mike McCormack, Codeweavers Inc.
"The principle of Open Source is to encourage sharing of ideas, building upon the ideas of others and morphing those ideas into new ideas... The concept has been applied to other abstract forms, such as music, art, and writing with varying degrees of success..."

INTERVIEW WITH SARAH BREEN, INTERIOR DESIGNER
Sarah is an interior designer. Her designs include: the Chocolate Factory apartment interior, cabinet furniture design and concept cocoon screens. Her cocoon idea is based around the idea of enveloping all your senses in design and how the design evokes different emotions. Interview. Gallery.

INTERVIEW WITH W. CHEW CHAN
Chew is a freelance comic book artist. His latest work is a comic called 'The Borderlander'. It's about a mystical cop who patrols the borders between our world and countless others to ensure that creatures from one world do not cross over into another. Unfortunately, he isn't always very successful. Interview. Gallery.