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Specialist Shops and Souvenirs

Sydney offers an extensive range of gift and souvenir ideas, Harbour. The Coo-ee Aboriginal
from unset opals and jewellery to Aboriginal art and hand- Art Gallery boasts a large
crafted souvenirs. Museum shops, such as at the Museum of selection of limited edition
Sydney (see p87) and the Art Gallery of NSW (see pp110–13), prints, hand­printed fabrics,
books and Aboriginal music. The
often have specially commissioned items that make great Kate Owen Gallery & Studio
presents or reminders of your visit. in Rozelle features a wide range
of contemporary Aboriginal art
displayed over three floors. With
One-Offs Books
works by numerous indigenous
Specialist shops abound The large Dymocks store has artists, it has been voted one
in Sydney – some practical, a good range of guidebooks of Sydney’s best Aboriginal art
some eccentric, others simply and maps on Sydney, as well galleries. Works and accessories
indulgent. R M Williams’ stock­ as stationery and art supplies. by urban indigenous artists
man’s gear includes its signature For more eclectic browsing, try are found at the Boomalli
cowboy­style boots, belts, clothes Abbey’s Bookshop, Ariel and Aboriginal Artists’ Cooperative.
and accessories. You can find Glee books. Berkelouw Books
unique, stylish leather goods has three floors of new, second­ Opals
such as wallets, handbags and hand and rare books. The Book-
sandles at Leo Monk, while shop Darlinghurst specializes Sydney offers a variety of
Yoshi Jones features unique in gay and lesbian fiction and opals in myriad settings. Opal
Australian designs with a non­fiction. The State Library Minded, an Australian family­
Japanese aesthetic. Vintage silk of NSW (see p114) bookshop owned business, uses opals
kimonos are unpicked, cut by has a good choice of Australian sourced from its own mines in
hand and transformed into books, particularly on history. Queensland. At Opal Fields you
innovative styles. Kinokuniya regularly hosts can view a museum collection
Wheels & Doll Baby is a book­related events (see p198). of opalised fossils, before
powder­room, with 1950s chic, a buying from the wide range of
mix of rock ‘n’ roll and Hollywood gems. Giulian’s has unset opals,
glamour. The Hour Glass stocks Music including blacks from Lightning
traditional­style watches, while Several specialist music shops of Ridge, whites from Coober Pedy
milliner Rosie Boylan creates international repute can be found and boulder opals from Quilpie.
bespoke lifestyle headwear in Sydney. Sydney’s largest inde­
in her Newtown studio. pen dent music retailer, Red Eye Jewellery
Records, is for the streetwise,
with its stock of collectables, Long­established Sydney
Australiana rarities and alternative music. jewellers with 24­carat
Australiana has become more Suzie Q Coffee + Records has an reputations include Fairfax &
than just a souvenir genre; it eclectic mix of LPs and offers a Roberts, Hardy Brothers and
is now an art form in itself. good caffeine hit. Mojo Record Percy Marks. World­class pearls
Artist Ken Done’s distinctive Bar has a great selection of rock, are found in the waters off the
prints feature on posters, scarves, blues, country and psychedelia. northwestern coast of Australia.
books and more, are avail able at The Record Store offers music Rare and beautiful examples
his small Ken Done Gallery. The from jazz to electronica and also can be found at Paspaley Pearls.
shop at the Art Gallery of New sells turntables, needles, and Bill Hicks Jewellery’s award­
South Wales stocks art books, other accessories for vinyl­lovers, winning owner can create
posters, prints and gifts. The while Utopia Records has an unique one­off pieces according
Australia the Gift store sells impressively comprehensive to your designs. Alternatively,
products ranging from clothing stock of hard rock and heavy browse their ready­made
to quirky tea bag holders. The metal. Fish Fine Music specializes collection. Dinosaur Designs
Queen Victoria Building’s Victoria in classical music and jazz. made its name with colourful,
Walk (see p84) is domi nated by chunky resin jewellery, while at
Australiana: souvenirs, silver, Love & Hatred, jewelled wrist
antiques, art and crafts. Aboriginal Art cuffs, rings and crosses recall
The Australian Museum (see Traditional paintings, fabric, lush medieval treasures. Jan
pp90–91) has a shop that sells jewellery, boomerangs, cards Logan is a leading Australian
unusual gift items such as native and carvings can be bought at jew ellery designer, with stores
flower presses, bark paintings the Aboriginal and Pacific Art. in Melbourne, Hong Kong and
and Australian animal puppets You can find tribal artifacts from London. Choose from beautiful
and puzzles, as well as Sydney Aboriginal Australia at several and unusual contemporary
designers Corban & Blair’s shops in the Harbourside pieces of the highest quality;
upcycled sets of boxed plates. Shopping Centre, Darling the shop also carries antiques.

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