frankie Magazine

frankie Magazine is an Australian bi-monthly with a difference. A niche-style title with mainstream appeal – filled with fashion, art, craft, music, cuteness and real-life inspiration – frankie is dedicated to uncovering the newest trends, celebrating the latest creative talents and delivering sharp, honest, laugh-out-loud stories their readers can relate to.

frankie Magazine

For a good stretch of my kiddie years, my main hobby was ‘potions’.

dear frankie • GIVE US A TOUR OF YOUR BRAIN, PLEASE.

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knit, purl • woollen wearables designed for wrapping.

a case of the worry warts • CARO COOPER IS SICK. MAYBE.

the elevator pitch • YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF MUZAK, BUT YOU’VE CERTAINLY HEARD IT.

girl sports • teams of young pakistani women are kicking up a stir by defying societal norms through soccer. photographer anna huix spent 17 days documenting their story.

group chats need to die • WHAT ARE WE REALLY DOING WITH ALL THESE GROUP CHATS, ASKS JOSHUA JOHN SMITHE.

on the job • LULU YEE IS A LIBRARIAN.

all of treasure’s forms • MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST LOUISE MEUWISSEN’S WORKS SPARKLE AND SHINE.

moral fibre • FRANCIE IS THE AUSTRALIAN-BORN, NEW ZEALAND-BASED KNITWEAR LABEL BY ANNA WOODRUFF.

strawberries (and rhubarb) and cream • JAMMY VICTORIA SPONGES FOR YOUR NEXT MORNING TEA.

you go, glen cocoa • but where? the fridge or the pantry? two writers raise their hackles over the elite storage solution for life’s greatest luxury: chocolate.

cut from the culture • SYDNEY/WARRANE ARTIST ANDREW ELLIS (AKA TRAD TILES) CRAFTS TESSELLATED SNIPPETS OF AUSSIE ARCHITECTURE AND CUSTOM MOSAICS.

a hobby for hobbies' sake • these passionate hobbyists make a case for creativity outside of their 9 to 5s.

a place to unwind • OUR ART DIRECTOR SHARES HER TOP TIPS FOR A MINI-STAY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

read all a boteh it • dellaram vreeland charts the long history of paisley print.

courtside design • BELGIAN ECODESIGNER MATHILDE WITTOCK TURNS TENNIS BALLS INTO SOUND-ABSORBING FURNITURE.

homebodies • ceramicist kelly bignell’s sunny duplex is a home-studio dream.

the name game • FREYA BENNETT UNPACKS OUR NAMING TRADITIONS.

healing words • mental and physical health are entwined, as two pals explore in their new book.

a spoonful of dinner • DELLARAM VREELAND THINKS SPOONS SHOULD BE THE TOOL OF CHOICE AT THE DINNER TABLE.

strong roots • MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST TASH SULTANA IS GROUNDED AND GROWING.

cosy crafts • spend your next chilly arvo stitching up some woolly wares.

foundations for freedom • disadvantaged women are asked to “build a future on quicksand.” global sisters offers solid ground.

MUM’S THE WORD • four writers asked their mothers for a topic. here’s what they came up with.

nice ice • DON’T FEAR THE COLD WEATHER. EMBRACE A LIFE OF FROSTINESS INSTEAD.

magical realism • MAI NAITO’S IDYLLIC PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTWORKS DEPICT STROLLS THROUGH NATURE.

a most memorable line • GEORGIA CASEY FINDS COMFORT IN WATCHING OLDER FILMS.