Design Philosphy

Switch Sticks designs are exclusively created for Switch Sticks products, working with contemporary and award winning designers and artists.  We do not believe that a walking stick needs to be dull but can add to your style and personality.  Just as glasses were once limited in choice, but now available from a wide range of labels, we believe that walking sticks can also be beautiful as well as accessible. Our philosophy is to put the ‘fun’ into functional.

Pepa Martin
Australian textile artist, Pepa produces a collection of timeless contemporary designs under the label Shibori.  Ranging from hand bound and dyed skills to art based digital prints, her work can be seen at www.shibori.com.au
Pepa’s designs include red, blue and green pepa, as well as Poppies and Sea Breeze with more new designs are in the pipeline.
www.shibori.com.au

Sandi Rigby
After a career as a graphic artist Sandi turned to printmaking and etching, training at the Sydney Gallery School.
Sandi's work is often influenced by a landscape theme. She tries to capture the mood of the subject with colour, texture, pattern and detail, layering plates and working both realistically and conceptually. Sandi's travels overseas also inspire her work.
She was won many awards and has works hanging in galleries throughout Australia.

Sandi painted a stick from our Paint Your Own kit to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis. People then started asking if we would replicate the design in our collection and so a unique Australian design ‘Walkabout’ was created.
www.hardwaregallery.com.au

Simon Lovelace
Simon Lovelace is an English born artist who's prolific output includes painting, photography, screen printing and music production.
Influenced by pop art culture and surreal narrative, his work explores themes of mortality, sexuality and the taboo.
From his studio in the Surry Hills area of Sydney Australia he runs blank space gallery and the new clothing label superficial moi. Simon exhibits internationally and his works are in private collections around the world.
Simon has created 'Smilies' which launches in October 2011
www.simonlovelace.com