Went to the Young Blood Designers Market at the Powerhouse Museum this afternoon. It was a great event! There were over 60 stalls of young designers showing and selling their work.

Images: tl- Jess Lee of imoko; tr- Ann Lightfoot and Tracey Lamount of bird; 2l- Ro, Julse, and Ange Foong from High Tea with Mrs Woo; 2r: Tanya and Karen Kopac from red ruby; 3l: Ann Lightfoot and Tracey Lamount of bird; 3r: Rachel Bending from Bird Textiles; bl and middle: red ruby clothes; br: High Tea with Mrs Woo display.

Some designers that were featured included:

High Tea with Mrs Woo: made up of three sisters Rowena, Juliana and Angela. They're based in Newcastle. Their creations are really beautiful and have an Asian influence. Their website is great too.
w: http://www.highteawithmrswoo.com.au

Jess Lee of imoko: tactile curiosities + clothing concepts. Jess' clothes are really creative pieces using a mix of different fabrics. e: tactile-curiosities@hotmail.com

red ruby who are made up of sisters Tanya and Karen Kopac: stencil cut designs, limited ed. silk screen prints on handmade clothing. Loved their designs. You can also find their clothing at the Glebe markets, Glebe Point Rd, on Saturdays. e: redrubypost@yahoo.com.au

bird who are made of Ann Lightfoot and Tracey Lamount: hand painted bags and t-shirts. w: http://www.birdhouse.com.au

Everythink: Dieu Tan is a photographer and makes really funky pieces of furniture and lighting.
w: http://www.everythink.com.au

Naomi Bishops of Gaptoothgirl is a filmmaker and textile designer. She makes beautiful woollen scarves, ponchos, jewellery and more. Cool website too. w: http://www.gaptoothgirl.com

Bird Textile: Rachel Bending has just released a new clothing label called Bird. She's also behind the eco meets retro Slingfings label. w: http://www.birdtextile.com, http://www.slingfings.com.au

Pipwilly: lampshades, cushions, artwork. w: http://www.pipwilly.com

imok: cool, funky graphics on tshirts and accessories. w: http://www.imok.com.au

There are still lots more events as part of Sydney Design 2006 - 5th - 20th August. W: http://www.sydneydesign.com.au