About the Finders Keepers
Who we are.
The Finders Keepers are design and art markets dedicated in supporting young emerging designers and bringing new contemporary design to the forefront in Australia.
We are a bi-annual event which started in 2008 in Sydney and launched in 2009 in Brisbane and we hope to continue to grow into new states each year. Our market events are set over two days and over these days we represent designers from all around Australia.
We help promote original work with high quality standards. It’s important for us to create a benchmark of standard of the work to be met. This helps develop designers to a stage that they are ready to reach out to a wholesaling level or helps them to push their work in new directions.
The Finders Keepers also feature live music from emerging local musicians and re-create a festival type feel with a bar and café. Our events are free for the public and encourage locally produced handmade product and other ethical design principles.
Why we do what we do.
Our aim was to create a platform for emerging designers, artists & musicians to showcase their work in a supportive and creative atmosphere.
We encourage and inspire others to harness their creativity and in turn educate communities to invest in handmade, locally produced independent design.
We found a need to bridge the gap between the local weekly style markets and expensive design trade fairs & exhibitions. We hope to give more affordable opportunities for designers to gain exposure and experience interaction direct with customers and the community.
Our successes.
Our market events have a strong growing reputation with thousands of people attending. There is a festival buzz in the air and one of the things we love the most is when people stay for hours at our events, enjoying different aspects.
Retailers and galleries often scout new talent at our market events, connections, new clients and new opportunities blossom.
We have a strong media following. With the help of our fantastic PR agency Publissimo we have been featured in many print and online publications such as Frankie, Peppermint, InsideOut, Time Out, Jetstar, QLD Homes, SMH, The Courier, MX, 9to5, Object Magazine and many local papers and street press.
In 2009 we were honoured to be listed in the Sydney Morning Herald’s, The (sydney) magazine’s top 100 most influential people in Sydney for design and architecture. We were also listed in Sydney’s top 100 Creative Catalysts as part of Creative Sydney.
