A fixture on Crown Street for 25 years, Matt and Cheryl Clarke have raised a family and run their business from the same location. Look for the wall mural […]
Barberia
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By Tess Scholfield-Peters
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In All Posts, Community, Surry Hills, Sydney, Uncategorized, Urban Village
Hiscoes Gym
“This gym is a bit like the Tardis,” Lynsey tells me as we climb the stairs to its second level, “from the outside it looks pretty small, but we fit […]
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By Tess Scholfield-Peters
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In All Posts, Community, Surry Hills, Sydney, Uncategorized, Urban Village
Dye, Don’t Buy!
“I love colour and I love seeing people happy about colour. Dying is about transforming something that’s yours already and making it exactly what you want.” Rosemary Wright-Dyer and her […]
Pulse Agency
Pulse turns users into paying customers, by looking beyond likes into the real business. Nicolas Pustilnick Colombres got into advertising to sustain his love of music. Now he owns Pulse […]
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By Tess Scholfield-Peters
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In All Posts, Community, Surry Hills, Sydney, Uncategorized, Urban Village
Surry Hills Icon: Meg Hewitt
Neighbourhood icon Meg Hewitt returns to Surry Hills after years abroad for her exhibition Tokyo Is Yours at Flinders Street Gallery. The exhibition showcases her photography series created in Japan […]
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By Tess Scholfield-Peters
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In All Posts, Community, Surry Hills, Sydney, Uncategorized, Urban Village
Kawa Café
Kawa Café has withstood seventeen years in its shady Crown Street nook, a rare achievement for any business in this ever-changing suburb. Kawa’s longevity is owing to its honest menu, […]
Michael Reid Gallery
Gallerist Michael Reid has been influential in the art world for over 20 years as an art writer, educator, researcher and dealer. He has represented artists and sold their works […]
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By Maree Sheehan
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In Community, Head to Surry Hills, Surry Hills, Sydney, Uncategorized, Urban Village
ACME Framing
Head to Surry Hills
Geoff Bracken, the boss behind Acme Framing, is quick to ask “Do you know what Acme means? It means highest point, point of success, of achievement. What it isn’t, is the ‘beep beep road runner’!” And that point of success overflows at Acme, with some of the best designers, framers, conservators and craftspeople in the country working under his roof.
For over ten years, Geoff worked as a rehabilitation nurse, until one day an injury saw him have to leave the health industry. But then serendipity quickly stepped in, when Geoff tagged along with his friends who were picking up some framed pictures completed by the then owner of Acme.
At the time the owner needed someone to help in the business, and Geoff, with his enthusiasm and skillset for woodwork, was the chosen one to do so. Shortly after Geoff purchased the business, and as the saying goes, the rest is history, two decades and still counting.
Being bespoke framers means every job is unique. “It’s an involved process, one that sees us work closely with the artwork and the expectations of those having it done. Because there’s so many ways you can frame a picture, collaboration is important.” One way is using the Acme Profile, a frame that has become so popular that leading molding companies have copied it, which Geoff laughingly points out is “rather flattering.”
This article first appeared in Urban Village
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By Maree Sheehan
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In Community, Head to Surry Hills, Surry Hills, Sydney, Uncategorized, Urban Village
Bourke Street Bakery
Head to Surry Hills David McGuinness is the co-owner of the bread-based movement, Bourke Street Bakery. An establishment no doubt on many Sydneysiders’ minds from the moment they wake. With […]
Devon Cafe
Head to Surry Hills Jennifer Shin manages the Devon Cafe, not much more than a skip, hop and a jump from Central Station. This Asian fusion cafe maintains an entirely […]
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