For me half the fun of buying something from craft and fashion designers Dinosaur Designs was taking time to look at the cool and curious merchandise in the window display of their shop in Paddington, Sydney.

It’s been some time since I visited Paddington, (or at least spent time wandering along Oxford Street there) so I’m not sure if they are still in the little shop that was just down from the Westpac branch anymore.

Anyway fans of Dinosaur Designs will enjoy this interview with Liane Rossler, who co-founded the company in 1985.

One of Dinosaur Designs’ many strengths is the fact that all their work is absolutely unique - handmade and hand-tinted, no two products are ever the same. The integrity of this approach is truly admirable in an industry so often consumed with mass-manufacture and cost-cutting. DD’s signature style is instantly recognisable - an eclectic blend of chunky, textural shapes inspired by organic forms, combined with the most intuitive, incredible use of colour.