Behind the bright lights of band life (San Cisco at PFF)
Ponder this … you’re a member of a young independent band that formed in 2009. Two years on you’ve performed at music festivals across Australia, and won a string of…
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Why is it important to preserve your inspiration during execution? (PFF Design Capsule 2)
When I read that Designer Capsule 2 included a collection called Seaside Sanctuary I pondered … would a sea turtle or a blue whale make an appearance, similar to the…
What happens when a butcher, a crow and a cook enter a room? (PFF Designer Capsule 1)
This was just one of the dilemmas facing this year’s PFF organisers when they put together the Designer Capsules at Fashion Paramount. Thankfully they saw fit to split the arrivals, with…
Two sure-fire signs a movie is worth recommending (Arbitrage)
Last week I saw Arbitrage, a slick corporate suspense thriller about love, loyalty, power, greed and how one decision can change it all, or …? With a stellar cast of Richard…
A black or white decision for X Factor judge Mel B (Morrison 2012 PFF)
For the WA label, Morrison, their PFF audience included a touch of spice. X Factor judge and former Spice Girl Mel B, along with her husband Stephen Belafonte, were front…
New Market Segment uncovered, Perth Fashion Festival style (One Fell Swoop VIP Opening)
As all professional marketers know, these days good market segmentation is critical to the success of a campaign. Increasingly restrictive marketing budgets mean you simply cannot be all things to…
When Children’s Book artists come out to play (One Word One Day)
A few months ago across Australia the country’s leading children’s book artists and authors gathered in ABC television studios. After the last artist made their way through the security barriers…
Six tips on what to do if success knocks before you’re ready? (Little Gracie at Perth Fashion Festival)
The sun’s shinning outside but your teenage daughter is indoors watching old 80’s movies. Fear not she may be cementing the foundations of an amazing future. Ebony Harding started her…
How 3 letters and a chair can help your marketing (Win a VIP pass to Fashionably Loud)
Sometimes all it takes is just three little letters, arranged in the right order, and an empty chair, to spark consumer desire … Imagine sitting front and centre at Fashionably Loud, the…
Tim Ferguson waves his big stick at the Wild West Comedy Festival
It’s been 12 months since Tim Ferguson was last here and while his approach was more relaxed, his wit was as sharp as ever. © The Ponder Room Tonight Tim put on an intimate…
Six tips for successful career shifts (Monster Alphabets at PFF)
Like a lot of uni students of a certain age, I have fond memories of unwinding after a day of intense pondering, with a late afternoon episode of Sesame Street…
Hidden Spaces 2: Richard Woldendorp photography
Having delighted in Robert Junipers studio it was on to multi-award winning landscape photographer Richard Woldendorp’s studio, thanks again to the Friends of the Art Gallery of Western Australia. ©…
Will PFF 2012 see poison rings and voodoo (WA designer Alushia-Sanchia)
First up amongst our PFF WA Designer Collection is jewellery designer Alushia-Sanchia. I first became aware of Alushia’s work through her pyramid poison rings. As a child I loved anything…
Hidden Spaces #1 (Robert Juniper)
Before talking about the Perth Fashion Festival designers there are a few other things to let you know about.Having lived with an artist for several years, I’m immensely aware of…
What does it take to be in Perth Fashion Festival WA emerging talent collection?
The Ponder Room loves profiling people who are out there having a go at reaching their dreams or trying to make a difference. Likewise we’re always interested in organisations or…
Come in # 99 your time is up (Act-Belong-Commit Avon Descent)
Ask yourself this. Would you … get out of bed on a Sunday morning, a 2 degree winters Sunday morning, don a wet suit, then head on to the river to…
Australia’s obesity epidemic linked to the cunning ways of 1970s year 5 students
Years ago (somewhere between the advent of mobile phones and the demise of the horse and cart) Governments of the day decided to improve the health of West Australian primary…
Wisdom comes with age … maybe (I am Eleven by Geneviene Bailey)
Wisdom comes with age or so they say, but as I left the movie, I am Eleven, I pondered whether this saying needs a bit of re-gigging.I am Eleven is the first feature…
