From the outside, you might mistake Little Gold Studios for any of the retired warehouses that litter Brunswick’s old textile district. Inside, however, there’s no missing it: the former sewing factory is an artisanal oasis. Brimming with stationery makers, lighting designers, hand letterers and a trove of others, the studio is a touch of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg in a sleepy Melbourne backstreet, its hanging gardens and light-filled windows a cornucopia of colour in a suburb of concrete. Ask the residents what they like best about it, though, and they’ll tell you something more down to earth: each other. That, and Diesel, the staffy-in-residence.
SASS COCKER // STATIONERY DESIGNER, ASK ALICE
I found the building in December 2012 and thought, “I have to find a way that I can get this space”, even though it was bigger than I needed. I took my time with the renovations.
I painted a three-colour geometric pattern on the loft floor, which took two
