Welcome to the fifth issue of Lost and Found Volume II, an email publication offering an inside view of Melbourne's creative people and places, and the first word on events to set the city buzzing from June to September.

Andrew and Mark Moffitt are twin award-winning art directors working at separate Sydney agencies Moon Design and Precinct (don't worry they don't let competition get in the way of a good time). Together they publish the enormous music magazine DEMO. Like the Moffitts themselves, this magazine is big (and not in a flabby way). It's their not-for-profit project dedicated to featuring a huge range of unearthed Australian musical talent. Using some of the country's best photographers, as the Moffitts say, DEMO is like "a film clip on paper". When they're not designing and band-hunting Mark and Andrew enjoy drinking mystery beer, painting Babushka dolls and getting to wear winter clothes in layers.

To the casual visitor, it might seem that St Kilda Road has something of an unfair share of major Melbourne landmarks. But if you jump on the No. 1 South Melbourne Beach tram (all the way from East Brunswick, how thoughtful!) or hang a right off St Kilda Road, you'll quickly find Sturt Street and its cluster of cutting-edge arts organistations. The burgeoning 'Ngargee' arts precinct houses the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), with its regular turnover of very contemporary and always free exhibitions; the innovative and often hilarious dance company Chunky Move; and the Malthouse Theatre, whose current production Criminology - about convicted Australian murderess Anu Singh - is an indication of this hip institution's support for adventurous Australian theatre.

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), 111 Sturt Street, Southbank, tel: (03) 9697 9999
Criminology, August 3-19, the Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt Street, Southbank, tel: (03) 9685 5111
Chunky Move, 111 Sturt Street, Southbank, tel: (03) 9645 5188

Not yet two years old, Melbourne label TV skipped the teething stage altogether. Monika Tywanek (the 'T') and Ingrid Verner (the 'V') won the 2006 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival's Tiffany Designer Award and were wooed by New York stockists while their first collection was still crisp on the backs of a besotted few. Now they've opened a TV flagship store in Prahan. Here, their sleek, oh-so-clever clothes are set against a lush backdrop of antique theatre chairs and verdant plants. Due on shelves any minute, their spring/summer range is a homage to vintage sportswear. Expect TV's trademark razor-pleats, bracing prints and glossy lycra in bright licks of colour, as well as their first unisex pieces. Who knew TV could be so stimulating?

Once a month Melbourne exchanges a Saturday morning slumber for a 'Slow' awakening. The Slow Food Farmer's Market at Abbotsford Convent is a rejuvenating experience even if you're not stocking up on organic vegetables, hand-made cheeses and country jams. The century-old convent is layered with creative folk, restaurants and even bars. Lentil As Anything is probably the most well known, for good reason. A 'pay as you feel' policy and a kitchen that trains refugees in hospitality, makes sampling thick curries, salads and fragrant meats both socially rewarding and satiating. The walls are regularly lined with local artwork and live music is a feature every Sunday afternoon. Post lunch is best spent exploring the sprawling grounds and greater convent, which houses Handsome Steve's House of Refreshments, the charka-aligned 'WellBeing' wing and for a spot of cake, the artisan Convent Bakery.

Slow Food Farmer's Market, fourth Saturday of every month, 8am-1pm, next market Saturday August 25, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford,
tel: (03) 9415 3600

Capital-M modernism characteristically saw the art mediums reduce to their unique particulars. So it was during Melbourne's 'thrifty' 1930s, when local designers began to surpass their British heritage and create uniquely Australian work. Savage Luxury: Modernist Design In Melbourne 1930-1939 at Heide Museum of Modern Art concentrates on this birth-moment of Australian Modernism to reveal how leading figures such as Fred Ward, Michael O'Connell, Frances Burke and Sam Atyeo helped elevate Melbourne to Australia's Modern design capital. Guest-curated for Heide by design historian Nanette Carter, the exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of modern interiors and furnishings designed and commissioned in Australia before WWII.

Savage Luxury: Modernist Design In Melbourne 1930-1939, until November 4, Heide Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd, Bulleen, tel: (03) 9850 1500

Smith Street is like your somewhat dodgy friend who suddenly reappears, years later, now dropping names and perfectly dressed. Tucked away on the Fitzroy side, Cafe Rosamond is a perfect example of the street's new cool. Locals can be found enjoying the spectacular coffee, soups, salads, and ridiculous variety of jaffles well into the afternoon. It's cool, relaxed - and compact, so get your position early. Then cross to the Collingwood side of Smith for the stylish white walls and dark features of Cavallero. It boasts an impressive wine selection, six different kinds of martini, and a tap-beer that changes weekly... and that's not even mentioning the meals. Plus it has a Decepticon-like ability to transform from café to fully-fledged bar as day turns to night.

Cafe Rosamond, 191 Smith Street, Fitzroy, tel: (03) 9419 2270
Cavallero, 300 Smith Street, Collingwood, tel: (03) 0417 1377

When the clock strikes 12am and drunk minds turn to food, Melbourne makes
way for feasting options more powerful
than the average kebab. Supper Inn is a lazy-susan-twirling, chilli-squid-crunching shrine to Cantonese cuisine. Take to the stairs in search of sweet and sour soup, Peking duck and mushrooms with bok choy. Up the other end of town, theatre goers and bar crawlers unite at The European. From 10pm, the restaurant's supper menu spans the culinary spectrum of Europe's best. Appetisers like saganaki and marinated olives play perfect partner to a bible-thick wine list. Let the famous mushroom risotto revive a tousled liver, and for dessert? Look no further than the cheeses - the ultimate remedy for 'one too many'.

Supper Inn, 15 Celestial Avenue, Melbourne, tel: (03) 9663 4759. Open 7 days until 2.30am.
The European, 161 Spring Street, Melbourne, tel: (03) 9654 0811. Supper menu 7 days from 10pm - 3am.

These days all the useful stuff seems to be prefixed by an 'i'. And Melbourne isn't lagging behind in the 'i' stakes because you'll find perhaps the ultimate in 'i' gadgets standing right on street corners - the 'ihub'. In a digital world-first, Melbourne has 16 ihubs in the city centre, jam-packed with the 'i' stuff. Sidle up to one and press the touch sensitive screen to find out the latest about events, dining, shopping, entertainment and transport in Melbourne. Access interactive 3D maps, full motion videos or get directions on the run via text message; seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Gone are the days of stumbling off course while bar hopping. In fact, if you can't stand up straight enough to see the screen, the ihubs even offer printouts. Welcome to the future.

The Moffitts's Visual Diary
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