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Melbourne Insights 2012

Tourism Victoria recently brought together a panel of Melbourne's creative opinion leaders to share their insights on Melbourne's event calendar; arts, culture and creativity; culinary trends; bars, nightlife and music; fashion and retail.

 

Check out the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv22o-SYEzQ&

 

The two 'Melbourne Insights' interactive media briefings were staged in the intimate speakeasy-style settings of Eau De Vie in Melbourne and Sydney.

 

In Melbourne, Rob Buckingham, Australian associate of London-based global trend forecasters The Future Laboratory and Kate Vandermeer of iSpyStyle and the SuperCool presented on the city's design and retail landscape. Designer, chef and restaurateur Paul Mathis teamed up with food writer and blogger Ed Charles to also share his insights on Melbourne's thriving culinary scene and trends. And social enterprise bar entrepreneur Simon Griffiths of soon-to-come Shebeen bar and Melbourne club owner Michael Delaney talked about the city's buzzing nightlife and entertainment. Jon Anderson of Global Creatures also shared his thoughts on Melbourne as a thriving theatrical hub and globally renowned artistic, cultural and creative credentials and calendar.

 

The Melbourne event featured a number of additional Melbourne 'influencers' who contributed to the discussions. These included Peter Maddison, architect and host of Grand Designs Australia, doyen of the local bar scene Vernon Chalker, Barrie Barton of Right Angle Studio, Nicole Jenkins of Circa Vintage Clothing, Locavore Edition's Ewan McEoin, Erica Geraerts and Jess Hatsis of entertainment website Willow and Blake, and key representatives from the National Gallery of Victoria, ACMI and the Melbourne Writers Festival.

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Uploaded on October 1, 2012
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