We had the coolest weekend in Sydney (despite the heat), celebrating our small business community at the Sydney Design Market! We couldn’t think of a better way to wrap up 2023 and thank everyone who made the trip to join us at the Hordern Pavilion.
Discover the full album of photos taken by our photographer, Samee Lapham, on our Facebook page here. Don’t forget to tag your stall and your mates if you were snapped! Stallholders looking to license these images for commercial use, please get in touch with Samee here.
We’ve got a huge list of people to thank, so without further ado, we’re saying a big thank you to:
- Sydney stallholders: A huge thanks to our incredible stallholders! Every season we are in awe of the preparation and care that goes into your work and your stall, and we feel incredibly lucky to be part of your small business story, as you are a part of ours!
- Venue: The team at Hordern Pavilion – Thanks for welcoming us back to your venue and keeping us cool, we’ve loved working with you to make market magic!
- Furniture: Dann Event Hire – Your furniture transforms our event spaces, making the perfect chill-out spaces for our shoppers.
- Indigenous Program: Lyle from Soul Reign – We loved watching you create and share your art. We can’t wait to see what you do in 2024!
- Fry Baby: We were so lucky to collaborate with Fry Baby to create a limited edition “I ❤️ Markets” hat in celebration of our 15th birthday, and it was such a cool experience. Thanks for the opportunity, Declan! We ❤️ our new hats!
- Presenting Partner: Thank you to our seasonal partner Squarespace. It’s been an epic brand alignment, and we’ve loved having you onboard for our spring and summer markets. For all the stallholders wanting to savvy up their online stores, we highly recommend Squarespace!
- Media Partner: Peppermint Magazine – Thanks for helping us spread the word!
- Eats & Drinks: Our foodies kept us all fed with their delicious eats and treats; we were spoiled for choice! We also enjoyed a margi or two from the crew at Listo – YUM! A huge thanks to Allpress for sharing your new cold press coffee with our visitors on the house!
- DJs: James Jensen, DJ Sam Genie, BenX and DJ Lambam – The tunes were exceptional!
- Photographer: Samee Lapham – Your images always make us smile. Thank you for capturing our event so beautifully!
- Support Crew: The awesome team of Sidekickers, cleaners, security and support staff who help make things run smoothly behind the scenes.
- Finders Keepers: BIG HUGS and a huge THANK YOU to the Finders Keepers crew – we couldn’t do it without each of you.
Applications are now open for our 2024 Autumn Winter Markets in Sydney and Melbourne! Learn more and apply here.
Important Dates:
Sydney Design Market 🗓️ 3 – 5 May
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
Applications close: 12 January
Melbourne Design Market 🗓️ 12 – 14 July
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
Applications Close: 12 February
Photo features Surfing Sloth by Samee Lapham.