Elizabeth Lewis
Hydra Bowl

The Tusk Taper candles are an elegant addition to the dinner table. Fragrance-free and handmade from natural coconut wax, these quality candles feature a 100% cotton wick for a clean burn. The candles come packed in a gift box containing 2 x Tusk candles.Burn time: 10 hrsDimensions: 2 x 30 cm (D x H)Base diameter: 7 cmColour: PeachDesigned and developed in Australia - hand poured by master candle-makers. Smoke & drip-free: designed to burn evenly all the way down.

Assembling a Black Counter Culture is a general history of techno and adjacent electronic music genres, with a focus on Black experiences in industrialised labour systems. It confidently explores the development of on-the-ground culture in relation to a uniquely American art form.Revisiting Detroit’s techno roots through the 1980s, writer and musician DeForrest Brown, Jr. follows the extended thinking and techniques behind key early players and places them in conversation with the African-American working class in the historically emblematic Motor City. From The Belleville Three to today’s international club floor, 'Assembling a Black Counter Culture' illuminates the mechanics of American mainstream cultural production and reinstates electronic music from a Black theoretical perspective.A critical reconsideration emerges with references to Theodore Roszak’s Making of a Counter Culture, writings by African-American autoworker and political activist James Boggs, and the 'techno rebels' of Alvin Toffler’s Third Wave, among others, tracing parallels between movements in Black electronic music and attempts to evade and subvert the race and class-essentialist status quo established by American technocratic distribution of labor and capital.128 pages, 17.5 x 10.5 cm, softcover, Primary Information (New York).

13cm diameterFood safe: hand wash onlyEach Lawn Bowls piece is handmade in Meanjin (Brisbane) by Finn O`Sullivan. Finn’s glasswork is made through a continual process of observing how decorative objects enrich our experiences of domestic spaces.Every piece is unlike the last. Small irregularities and wayward details adorn each piece.

Sterling Silver beads on sterling silver thread-style chain findings. Hanging length: approx. 5.5cm.Available in two colours: bright silver, and dark silver.Paula Dunlop is an Artist, Designer and Maker based in Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia. Her work is sometimes for the body, sometimes not; she creates both wearables and non-wearables, working contemporaneously across the two and in their in-between spaces.  Her jewellery is materials- and process-driven; she takes her lead from the possibilities presented by the materials, or by exploring and extending time-honoured (and often time-consuming) construction techniques. 

2022Hand-painted acrylic screen print on wooden panel40 x 30cmThom Stuart is a Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country (Caloundra) based Artist, and his work references a mix of botanical motifs, found marks and surface textures in both natural and artificial colour scapes, to create a language that reflects the contemporary Australian landscape.Thom uses a mix of traditional and urban painting approaches and print-making and drawing techniques to create meaningful work with an inherent underlying visual beauty. His large-scale murals extend and abstract visuals are uncovered in his studio practice. The references to the semi-abstract scapes of natural and built environments often echo the surrounding spaces, creating a dialogue between project and place.

Already being hailed as a must-have for the collectors out there, Wax Poetics celebrates its 20th anniversary with their latest issue.Issue 2 features rap icons Gang Starr on the front cover, and disco funk trailblazers Labelle on the back cover.You'll also find a gorgeous photo spread from music photographer Jean-Marie Perier, an in-depth look at Manchester's experimental post-punk group A Certain Ratio, a retrospective of Miles Davis's distinctive fashion style, the inside story of hip-hop cornerstone Tommy Boy from its president Monica Lynch, and much more.This marks a real return to the depth and variety that Wax Poetics is famous for.