14/08/2026
Last weekend we went to Melbourne for our annual trade show visit and it got us thinking… will there one day be a world where trade shows don’t exist? With online lookbooks, sales rep visits and everything being so FAST these days, technically, we could probably do a lot of our buying without ever leaving the shop.
But we really hope that day never comes.
There’s something pretty special about walking the aisles, seeing and feeling products in person, meeting the people behind the brands and stumbling across something you weren’t necessarily looking for.
We don’t want to stock something simply because it’s trending. We want pieces we love, products we know you’ll use and brands we genuinely believe in.
And then there are the relationships. Seeing suppliers we’ve worked with for years, discovering new ones and having those face-to-face conversations that you just can’t replicate through a screen.
So while the way we shop and source will keep changing, we hope there will always be a place for trade shows. Because for us, it’s about so much more than placing an order. 🤎
