Welcome to Laneway Magazine – an online grassroots celebration of the people, places and culture that frame Melbourne. It’s an entertaining mix of columns, reviews, features and ideas, published by writers and creatives who pass you on the street every day.
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It’s a Crafty World After All

As I wrote this article I surrounded myself with objects that told stories of the city, both bought and found, and when I looked at them I felt like I was part of something. My story is part of this city too, and that makes me happy. Whether through words, or objects, or food, or...

Melbourne: Design City?

Anyone who’s ever wandered around the CBD will have seen the extent to which design has filtered into our culture. Look up on Higson Lane and see a colourful light box taking the piss out of celebrity. Glance down any other alley and there may be a bulging brick wall, or a stairway to nowhere,...