Etsy.com strives towards a new economy to buy, sell and live handmade. It was #44 in Fast Company’s Top 50 companies of 2009 and with $90 million in sales, it’s a interesting business model that also shows shopping for handmade items still has a place in our often overly mass-produced culture. Chi Designs is one local Brisbane designer you can find on Etsy, selling cute handmade clutches, purses and bags. In a simple search, you can find 254 results come up for Brisbane designers alone.









