STUDIO BOMBA

Located a stone’s throw from the bustling Oxford Street shopping strip in Leederville, Studio Bomba is a haven for the finer things in life, with more fabulous frippery, sensational stationery and design-y goodness than you could poke an antique letterpress at. What began life as a design agency in 2009 is now so much more, with Studio Bomba HQ now boasting its very own store, much to the delight of lads and lasses who covet whimsical hand-made items created with love.

“We had no plans to make a shop when we moved into our space in 2009, so were lucky it was able to transform so beautifully into one,” explains Leah Dent, one of the lovely ladies behind Studio Bomba.
“The shop is a light-filled, high-ceilinged, wooden-floored, mid-century space. We’re big fans of thoughtful products that reuse or recycle materials in creative, contemporary ways - so it made sense to fit-out our shop in furniture of a similar ilk. Storage drawers were sourced from salvage yards, spruced up and surrounds of seconds wood made for each one. We designed and illustrated the reception desk and display table which are created from heavy-weight cardboard - it’s lightweight and allows us to move everything about if we feel like a change. We like to think our shop has sense of nostalgia and a story to tell and we love it when people pop in and say things like ‘my nanna had those exact drawers!’.”
In addition to stocking their own line of Mitchell & Dent stationery, Studio Bomba is also home to notebooks from far off lands, jewellery from sunny Sydney and cute ceramics from the land of Paella.
“We stock limited-edition letterpress notebooks from Portugal by Serrote. The bRainbow wooden jewellery is super cute and comes from Sydney - it features twin-lens and super-8 camera pendants. Jeez Vanilla ceramics from Spain are like your favourite kind of nautical tattoo on a plate, and we all have a soft spot for the Nikki McWilliams biscuit cushions printed by hand in Scotland. Pick Punches arrived today – they’re like a hole punch but are for making guitar picks out of old credit cards.”
Pay the team at Studio Bomba a visit and discover their wonderful wares at 379 Oxford Street in Mt Hawthorn. Find out more at studiobomba.com.au.