BOUTIQUE SHOPPINGWho doesn't love a spot of shopping. In Tasmania, you can find one-off stores and all kinds of locally designed and made wares. We have a little something for all tastes.
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ALLY + ME - CENTRAL HOBART
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Ally + Me is a small family-owned business located in the heart of Hobart’s CBD. They specialise in natural fibres, ethically-made and high-quality products.
With a wide range of women’s clothing, bags, jewellery, homewares and more, including their own exclusively- Tasmanian-designed Beech Cashmere, buttery soft Fred Leather bags and modern yet timeless Mojo Jewellery collections, Ally + Me has something for everyone. They strive to stock products and design with a difference. Find Ally + Me at Shop 217, Centrepoint Shopping Centre, 70 Murray Street, or on Facebook |
BEAUTY AND THE BEES - CENTRAL HOBART
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Beauty and the Bees has grown from Tasmania’s best-kept secret to an internationally-recognised company. All the natural products are freshly handmade in Tasmania using only premium ingredients: healing fragrant Tasmanian Leatherwood honey and beeswax, certified organic/biodynamic Tasmanian-grown herbs, certified organic olive oil …The gentle, soothing products come in paper boxes, glass jars, or tins, as the company never uses plastic containers. Their best seller, the Beer Shampoo Bar, comes in a paper box. No plastic bottles here! Discover the pleasure of natural, handmade Tasmanian skincare and haircare products.
Visit Beauty and the Bees at Shop 2 Galleria Salamanca, 31-33 Salamanca Place or find them on Facebook and at Salamanca Market on Saturdays. |
BE SMITTEN MERINO - HOBART
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Designed and made in Tasmania, Smitten create merino wool clothing that’s soft, light and warm – giving you a little piece of luxury that looks and feels fabulous. We want you to experience the marriage of beautiful, natural fabrics, developed into timeless designs to create comfortable, wearable garments for the person who needs easy travel ,fashion or adventure wear. Tasmania is our playground, and Smitten is lab-tested in some of the wildest places on earth so you can wear clothing that works anywhere in the world! Available at many Hobart stockists including Made In Tasmania and EcoHaven, or visit the website www.smittenmerino.com.
Find Smitten Merino at 45 Sandy Bay Rd - or book a styling session on 6212 0197. |
BOTANICAL KATE SICE - HOBART
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Kate Sice’s Botanical is a space that evokes all the senses, filled with fresh seasonal blooms and unique homewares that cascade onto the street in the heart of Hobart’s CBD. A restored studio in a heritage-listed building with a gorgeous pressed-tin ceiling, this quirky flower studio is a place to discover and create all things botanical. Kate’s philosophy is to ‘create simplicity in an already beautiful medium’. Botanical specialises in stunning signature posies and floral arrangements, weddings and events, and Kate also shares her joy and passion for flowers through regular intimate workshops in both her gorgeous space and warehouse.
Visit Botanical Kate Sice at 139 Macquarie Street or find them on Facebook. |
CLAUDIA JEWELLERS
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To some, Flinders Island may appear to be a lonely wind-swept outpost. But for the team at Claudia Jewellers, it is the backdrop to a love story that began more than 25 years ago. Since meeting at a local island dance one summer, founders Scott Loring and Freya Liddell have gone on to develop one of Tasmania’s most treasured brands, celebrating romance, nature and excellence. Love and romance is at the heart of Claudia Jewellers. They specialise in creating engagement rings that truly represent each individual couple, signifying their promise and celebrating
their own unique love story. Couples have the opportunity to collaborate with a jeweller, developing every element of their engagement ring and creating their very own symbol of eternal love. Visit them at 24 Magnet Court, Sandy Bay, Website, Social @claudiajewellers or call (03) 6223 5201 |
DICK + DORA - HOBART
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Dick + Dora presents a range inspired by childhood stories and the amazing natural environment. From quirky brooches and statement necklaces to decorative homewares, each piece is made using certified sustainably-harvested ‘chain of custody’ Tasmanian timbers. Available all year round, Dick+ Dora’s range of Christmas decorations will excite your inner-elf. Signature timber, perspex and southern ice porcelain wreaths a decorations deliver oversized dramatic Christmas cheer and make fantastic holiday keepsakes. Dick & Dora is 100 per cent designed and made in Tasmania.
Visit Dick + Dora or find them at: Salamanca Market site 277 and Shop 1 Brooke Street Pier, Hobart |
DRILL HALL EMPORIUM – NEW NORFOLK
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The owners of The Drill Hall Emporium are passionate about antiques and are always searching locally and abroad for the authentic, the unusual and the decorative to fill the former army drill hall. With a stunning mix of antique furniture, utilitarian household objects and decorator pieces, The Drill Hall Emporium is a must-visit antiques store. It’s located in the historic township of New Norfolk in the picturesque Derwent Valley, 30 minutes from Hobart and only 20 minutes from Mona.
Find the Drill Hall at 17 Stephen Street, New Norfolk or on Facebook |
ecoHaven - HOBART
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ecoHaven is Tasmania’s leading eco-fashion boutique, stocking a wide range of Tasmanian-made products. Not only do they offer sustainable fashion choices (think merino wool, organic cotton, bamboo, possum, modal and cashmere), they also have a carefully-curated selection of accessories, skincare, cosmetics and gifts for men, women and babies.
Visit: ecoHaven or find them at 27 Murray Street, Hobart |
ELLIOTT MY DEAR
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Ever wondered what it’s like to be an artist in Hobart? Elliott My Dear creates prints and accessories from Sarah Elliott’s oil paintings. Sarah has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from VCA, Melbourne University, and works full time as an artist. Elliott My Dear has permanent stall #148 at Hobart’s Salamanca Market and is stocked in local and interstate shops and galleries and features in private collections throughout Australia.
Visit Elliott My Dear on Saturday's at Salamanca Market elliottmydear.bigcartel.com (shop) Instagram: #elliottmydear |
FIND COLLECTIVE - SALAMANCA
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Not your average jewellery shop, Friends in Design (a.k.a. FIND) offers a diverse and exciting range of unique, quality locally-made work. Located in the historic Salamanca waterfront precinct, where customers can browse – and buy, of course! – contemporary jewellery creations and meet the creators at the same time. Inspiration for much of the jewellery stems from the stunning Tasmanian landscape and Tasmania’s island culture. Various materials are incorporated in the works, from sterling silver, gold, copper and brass, to precious stones, glass and even butterfly wings.
Visit FIND Collective or at Salamanca Arts Centre, 77 Salamanca Place, Hobart |
FIND YOUR FEET - HOBART
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Find Your Feet is Hobart’s newest outdoor retail store, stocking equipment and apparel from the world’s most renowned adventure and travel brands. They embrace reuse, recycle, repair, fair trade and care for the environment. Find Your Feet’s expertise stems from a love of Tasmania, outstanding knowledge of the industry, stories from customers and their own athletic experiences. They also have an online outlet and offer ‘Gone Running’ tours for trail runners.
Visit Find Your Feet or find them at 74A Liverpool Street, Hobart |
FLYWHEEL - NEW NORFOLK
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Flywheel is a boutique stationery store situated in a lovely old building in the main street of New Norfolk. It’s filled with vintage finds and stylish stationery from around the world, including fountain pens, papers, twines, pencils, scissors, wrapping papers, ribbons, journals and notebooks. There is also a working letterpress studio using an antique cast iron printing press to create beautiful letterpress goods such as greeting cards, personal
stationery, bookmarks and notebooks. Visit Flywheel at 42 High Street, New Norfolk or find them on Facebook |
FRANCESCA - CENTRAL HOBART
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From small market stall to much-loved Australian brand, Francesca is the on-trend designer jewellery label by sisters Hannah & Rachel Vasicek. Working with sterling silver and solid gold, the two sisters meld their contrasting styles to create striking contemporary pieces. Founded on the belief that success means nothing unless you’re giving back, Francesca combines beautiful design with an empowering purpose. Known for their addictive Franc Stacks and limited-edition collections, Francesca is a brand that understands and embraces the emotional significance behind a piece of jewellery. Designed in Hobart and created both locally and abroad, Francesca pieces are filled with laughter and love every step of the way.
Find Francesca at 6a upper level Cat & Fiddle Arcade Hobart or on Facebook & Instagram. Open 9am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm Saturday, 11am – 4pm Sunday |
GREY AND FELT - SANDY BAY
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GREY and FELT is a beautifully curated store located right in the heart of Sandy Bay. With a hand-picked selection of designer homewares and fashion products, GREY and FELT sources both locally and from around the globe. It’s styled with a Scandinavian aesthetic of simple timelessness. Step inside and you’ll feel a passion for beautiful design and commitment to quality that have become the hallmarks of this lifestyle store. Don’t be surprised if you end up staying longer than you planned in this welcoming little haven.
Find GREY and FELT at 169 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay |
HOBART BOOK SHOP
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The shop is warm, well-lit, has wheelchair access, is filled almost to overlfowing with books, and is a vibrant part of Tasmania's literary community. They actively support the local arts and literay scene, hosting events and sponsoring competitions. The staff are a small and friendly group who love books are are always happy to help you find something to read.
Visit Hobart Book Shop or find them at 22 Salamanca Square, Hobart |
HOMEROOM DESIGN
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Tucked down a laneway off one of Hobart’s busiest streets is Homeroom Design, a small concept store stocking a broad and evolving range of independent homewares, fashion and design from Australia and the world over. Both Hobart locals, Chloe and Lucy began Homeroom with a desire to create a unique space in their home community that housed and supported designers and independent creatives works. This stylish boutique showcases brands such as Lucy Folk, Ahoy Trader, Elk, Kip & Co, KITX, Status Anxiety, Kuwaii, Bonnie & Neil, Mud Australia, Holly Ryan and many more, gaining them a widespread following from visitors and locals alike.
Find Homeroom Design at 6 Bidencopes Lane, Hobart, on Facebook, Instagram or by calling (03) 6223 1963. Open 10am – 5pm Monday to Friday, 10am – 4pm Saturday |
LILY AND DOT - MIDTOWN HOBART
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Lily & Dot is the creation of Katinka Challen. Nothing is sweeter than a store named after two grandmothers. As it turns out, Dot taught her how to crochet and Lily taught Katinka how to sew (plus keep her elbows off the table at dinner and write thank you notes). It is likely Lily and Dot would be smiling over their tea cups at her store, where you’ll find gifts for baby and home, handmade Tasmanian wares and whimsical vintage pieces for little ones and grown-ups. What’s more, there’s a vibrant online store and some serious social stitching and crafternoons that take place in Elizabeth Street, midtown.
Find Lily and Dot at 150 Elizabeth Street, Hobart |
LUC. - SALAMANCA
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LUC. is Tasmania’s leading design store, established by Lucy Given in 2013. Lucy has 30 years’ interior design experience and has curated and collected an amazing range of homewares, design product and fashion in her beautiful warehouse space in Hobart’s Salamanca district. Lucy chooses products that are not only beautiful to look at but serve well as a piece of design. Form together with function. She searches for well-made product that can become a beautiful addition to your home, or a piece of clothing that you will wear often because the pieces are not ruled by trend but by a classic aesthetic.
Visit LUC. at 15 Castray Esplanade, Hobart or find them on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. Open from 10am 7 days a week. |
METAL URGES FINE JEWELLERY - CENTRAL HOBART
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Metal Urges Fine Jewellery & Diamonds is a rapidly growing business owned and operated by Tasmanian Jeweller Chris Hood. Quality and rarity are the two major motives driving Chris and the Metal Urges team of Jewellers. The finest quality Gem stones and Diamonds are combined with the highest quality materials to produce pieces of exceptional quality and beauty. Our diamond jewellery boutique gallery in Hobart is staffed by a professional team of Hobart’s finest jewellers, platinum and gold smiths. Our pieces have won four national jewellery design competitions.
Visit Metal Urges or find them on Facebook |
MIDTOWN HOBART PRECINCT
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Midway between the city and North Hobart you’ll find midtown – a bustling precinct of cafés, small bars and stores frequented by locals and visitors in the know. A nine-minute walk from Hobart’s waterfront offers unique old-meets-new urban photo stops and a rich variety of independent traders. Discover vintage records, Tasmanian-made gifts for children and numerous little bars - Rude Boy with its array of rums, Mexican street food at Grinners and artisan pizza in Metropolitan's industrial London tube-shaped interior. Head north on Elizabeth Street to sample some of Tasmania's best craft beers at Shambles Brewery, with excellent eats ans sakes at Bar Wa Izakaya. All this plus a hip barber, an Aveda salon, a bike shop, the Country Women's Association Gift Shop and Australia’s oldest knife shop, and you have the city's most diverse lifestyle strip.
#MidtownHobart #MakeittoMidtown |
MOMA
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Mona’s wild and wonderful weekly market returns to the lawns this January. Enjoy curated cuisine, craft and live music choreographed to themes like Eat the Problem, where you savour invasive species. Performance art and fashion erupt everywhere. Activities for babies and kids means you can be on the cocktails while your little ones are on the grass. And it's zero trash, so you eat from beautiful handmade ceramics, not throwaway cartons. Stop stealing our shit.
Visit: 655 Main Road, Berriedale or www.momahobart.net.au Facebook: MoMaHobart Instagram: @MoMaHobart #MoMaHobart |
NATURALLY MILLIE MA
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Nestled in the countryside close to the Coal River Valley is a little artisan soap house, Naturally Millie Ma. The family business has access to some of the world’s best extra virgin olive oil – grown in the Coal River Valley,
where the cold-climate conditions are just right for producing premium olive oil. Add to this raw Tasmanian ingredients such as fresh yoghurts, wild honey, organic hemp seed oil, native pepperberries and spring water sourced from south-east Tasmania, and you get a pure handcrafted Tasmanian product. Brooke Street Pier, Franklin Wharf (Mona Ferry Pier), Hobart Salamanca Market Stall 277 Find us on the Web |
OYSTER AND PEARL - CENTRAL HOBART
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Design nomad Lou Whiting roams extensively for sartorial inspiration and to source the finest fabrics and accessories for her Oyster & Pearl collections. Exclusive hand-tailored clothing is made with great care and exceptional materials. Limited-edition collections in cotton, silk, linen and wool are informed with simplicity and comfort. This refuge from fast-fashion is brimming with desirable garments and distinctive accessories, including hand-crafted jewellery from Tasmanian artisans. Ascend the stairs off Liverpool Street in Hobart’s CBD for bespoke customer service and an adventure into gorgeous contemporary styles.
Visit Oyster and Pearl at Level 1, 147 Liverpool Street, Hobart or find Lou on Facebook & Instagram. Open 10.30am – 5pm Tuesday to Friday, 11am – 4pm Saturday |
POET STORE
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Poet is the home of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, and organic tea label poet tea, which offers 56 varieties of tea – black, white, green, herbal, wellness, and rare luxury tea. poet specialises in non-fiction books, stationery,
fashion, hats and other gift items, and offers free tea tasting daily. Visit them at 130 Macquarie Street, Hobart Open 9am – 5pm Monday to Saturday Find them on the Web |
POPCORN STREET - NORTH HOBART
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Partners in business, partners in crime, Jeremy Edwards and Jason Niaura have been living and working in North Hobart for over half their lives. It’s in their blood. Over numerous bottles of chardy Jeremy and Jason would constantly come up with weird and wonderful concepts. From this they developed The Concept Trust, which is where businesses including Tusk, Fusion Hairdressing (a few doors up from Tusk), and a graphic design studio have evolved. While Jason goes snippety-snip at Fusion, Jeremy can be found tangled in ribbon and wrap at Tusk.
Find Popcorn Street at 319 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart |
RARE FINDS - SALAMANCA MARKET
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Rare Finds has stunning pieces of ancient Huon pine crafted into thin elegant serving boards for sharing and presenting cheese, smoked fish, barbecue meats, fruit or desserts. The Huon pine has been sourced from reclaimed fallen timber retrieved from the riverbeds and beaches of rugged south-west Tasmania. The boards have an exquisite grain and aroma and make excellent special-occasion gifts that can be passed down through the generations.
Visit www.rarefindstasmania.com.au or at Salamanca Market Site 221 |
RED PARKA - CITY
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Red Parka Designs is snuggled into the best little street in Hobart – Criterion Street. Up this lane is great coffee, organic food, art and design. You’ll also find an artistic laneway off the side near Ecru. Creator and owner Jennifer Cossins is the artist behind top-selling children’s books including 101 Collective Nouns. In her spare time she loves to paint, go bushwalking, potter in the garden and other such fun. She treasures her self-employed freedom and goes travelling as often as she can. Just go and say hello – you’ll find a host of local makers and artists in her Red Parka haven.
Visit them at 22 Criterion Street, Hobart Find them on the Web |
SALAMANCA WOOL SHOP - SALAMANCA
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All things wool for fashion, warmth and comfort. Salamanca Wool Shop showcases the best of Tasmanian woollen produce, whether ready-made or individually created, and support this with premium woollen and natural fibre products sourced from interstate and overseas. They can tell you the stories behind the products. They can also meet your creative needs, with yarn, patterns and craft accessories to create an individual piece. From astronauts to scientists in Antarctica, wool is the traveller’s best friend. Where there’s a wool there’s a way!
Visit www.salamancawoolshop.com or at 69 Salamanca Place, Battery Point |
SHALLDESIGN - HOBART
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Fabulous fabrics and hilarious, but gorgeous, Australian souvenir tea towels are features of designer/maker Sue Hall’s witty and whimsical products. Her collection includes furniture, homewares, vintage tablecloth dresses and Not Hawaiian shirts, limited edition babywear, and her notorious map of Tassie skirts. Enjoy a feast of colour and humour when you walk through the door of this delicious little studio. Not for the faint-hearted!
Visit at 36-38 Sandy Bay Road, Hobart facebook.com/shalldesign pinterest.com/shalldesign Instagram: @shalldesignhobart |
SMITTEN MERINO
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Smitten Merino is a family business born in Hobart in 2007. Husband and wife team Nicola and Carl had a dream to design lightweight merino clothing that was stylish, comfortable and practical, and get it manufactured right here in Tasmania. They had arrived from WA and fell in love with the climate, the people, the whole island, and especially the sheep! Curious about where all the wonderful wool was going (they were cold and wanted to wear some) they decided to make it themselves, supporting their new local community in the process. Their unique brand gives visitors and locals alike a Tassie souvenir that they can wear for years to come. You’ll love Smitten as much as Nicola and Carl do. Please come and visit the gorgeous new Smitten Boutique in Battery Point.
Visit them at 47 Sandy Bay Road, Battery Point or find them on the Web or call (03) 6212 0197 |
SPOTTED QUOLL STUDIO
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Wild at heart, ethical by nature – that’s the motto of The Spotted Quoll Studio, one they’re proud to uphold. Since 2009 they’ve been designing and producing a range of exclusive lifestyle wares using sustainable resources from Australia and beyond. They hunt tirelessly for quality ethical and authentic gift, fashion and lifestyle wares. With a focus on Tasmanian made, they believe in supporting small and local makers, collaborating and working together to make our world a better, fairer place.
166 Liverpool Street, Hobart or call (03) 6295 3748 Open 9.30am – 5pm weekdays, 10am – 3pm Saturdays, 10– 4pm public holidays Find them on the Web, Facebook or Instagram |
TASMANIAN ARTS GUIDE
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Explore Tasmania’s vibrant arts and cultural scene with the Tasmanian Arts Guide. This cultural tourism website makes it easy to find the best creative places to go and things to do. Discover galleries, bookshops, small and major museums, public artwork, studios, markets, theatre, live music, artists and performing arts venues. Check out the feature articles, what’s-on guide and creative travel suggestions. The Tasmanian Arts Guide has all the insider tips you need to plan your artistic travels.
Find Tasmanian Arts Guide on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter |
TEROS
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Combining ancient words for earth and love, Teros is your port-of-call for a greener, healthier and happier way of living. Inspired and blessed by Tasmania’s unique and vulnerable wild lands, Teros offers eco-conscious, fair-trade, waste-free and beautiful products from exciting designers and makers with a passion for a better tomorrow. With a range of green home, garden and transport items covering eating, drinking, playing, making, growing, cycling and sleeping, Teros supports all who value natural over synthetic, making over consuming, cycling over driving, community over individualism and purpose over profit. Teros is centrally located in midtown Hobart, so drop in to this unique shop for a warm smile in a vibrant eco-interior and learn how you too can make a positive difference in your way of living.
Visit them at 117 Elizabeth Street, Hobart or call (03) 6292 0555 Find them on the Web, Facebook or Instagram |
VERDE - WEST HOBART
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Interiors, home, design. At the heart of Verde is a desire to inspire your creative energies and bring you joy in your everyday surroundings. Their range of homewares, furniture, gifts, clothing and jewellery are diverse, eclectic and of the highest quality, sourced from all over the world. At Verde they love to encourage and support local makers, artisans and international free trade organisations. They value natural and sustainable products, textures and concepts. Your home is your haven. Verde aims to provide you with an exceptional shopping experience and the opportunity to enhance your world with traditional, contemporary or classic pieces. Personal style, beautiful decorating, effortless entertaining and thoughtful gifting are all possible at Verde.
Find Verde at 112 Landsdowne Crescent, West Hobart |
WAFU WORKS - KINGSTON BEACH
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Immerse yourself in Japanese colour, texture and design at Wafu Works. Owner Jan Ochi has been supplying authentic Japanese textiles to quilters, textile artists and collectors for over 20 years. Cottons range from new quilting fabrics through to traditional antique indigo treasures, boro textiles and sashiko embroidery supplies. You can buy colourful vintage kimono silks by the metre or rummage through big baskets of oddments and remnants. There is an eclectic selection of new and antique handmade paper, origami, traditional katagami stencils, wooden printing blocks, fans, craft books, and much more.
Find Wafu Works at 18 Beach Road, Kingston Beach or on Facebook. Open 10am - 4.30pm Wednesday to Saturday. |
WILD ISLAND
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Wild Island celebrates and promotes Tasmania's wild places through locally-produced art and photography, fine design, ethical homewares and more. Annual workshops and rotating adventurous expeditions keep the Wild Island calendar full throughout the year. A quarter of Tasmania is national park or World Heritage Area, and the diversity of land and coastal-scapes is reflected in the myriad artistic creations available at Wild Island. In the heart of Salamanca, Wild Island brings nature to the city and takes the people of the city to wild places.
Find Wild Island at Shop B/33 Salamanca Place, Hobart |
YOUR MARKET PLACE
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Like the idea of an online marketplace that supports the Tasmanian community? Founder Jan Glover is all about supporting local business while providing the convenience of online shopping. If you are looking for that perfect gift, purchase an online voucher. Just choose the amount
you’d like for your voucher, write your own message and Your Market Place will email or post it. Your special friend can choose to spend their gift voucher on accommodation, an adventure tour, family fun, boutique stores or artisan and handmade products. The choice is endless! It’s easy, quick and local. What’s not to love about supporting small business, employing locals and keeping Tassie dollars in town? Visit their Website |