MK Eco by Starwin (Starwin Shopfront)

Welcome to Starwin

We are a team of women in enterprise with a dream to grow a Made with Kindness Economy. Started in Darwin in 2010, we are committed to creating career pathways for community leaders to do what they love, on the country they love.

Inspired by the tropical north

From Tiwi to the Daintree, we invite you to join our one-of-a-kindness collective

Your change creates community change

Invest with us and shop our collection of corporate and cultural gifts, collaborate with our consulting team to make your dreams happen, tour the top end and engage in one of our cultural experiences.

A one of a kindness collective

We thank you for choosing to share the Starwin spirit, your kindness matters.

Featured Collections

Our 2020 vision focuses on community wellbeing and our collections are designed with this in mind.

Decorate

Last Chance SALE

Nurture

Make & Create

Eco Mats

Eat & Drink

Play & Learn

New for You

Dress

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Tiwi Weaving - Necklaces by Sandy

In 2021, the Tiwi women who weave for our Starwin collective are mixing old ways with new ways; using traditional pandanus, interwoven with colourful raffia to create one-of-a-kindness art you can use and art you can wear.

These woven necklaces are made with kindness by Sandy Punguatji.

Sandy is from Wurrumiyanga Bathurst Island (Tiwi Islands) and weaves as a therapeutic practice to promote better health and wellbeing and keep her spirit strong.

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The Wangatunga Strong Women

Wangatunga (n.) - 1.a broad basket made from stringybark; 2. a baby girl “Ngawa ampi nginiwutawa putuwurrupurra awarra ngirraminni api awarra ngawarra ningurimagi. Karri ngapaningimarri ngaruwanajirri ngini ngarikirmi ngirraminni ngini ngawa ngarukuruwala.”

(The knowledge our ancestors left for us in the stories is something that we must hold on to. When we gather around we share together what is in the stories that we sing together.)

Regular price $100.00

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Cultural Experiences & Touring the Tropical North

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Karina

Karina is the founder of Starwin and Mumpreneur leading the way. She is your go to if you are passionate about creating career pathways for women. She is a renowned solution broker and designer of youth leadership programs, and an award winning sportsperson & coach.

Kreative Karina

Our collaboration with Karina Kassman continues to bloom with beautiful graphic designs and photography, enhancing our new look services for you. Watch this space as we work towards creating tips and tricks to help you develop your enterprise.

Nickie White Creative

We've been working closely with Darwin local Nickie, to create a fresh look for our online shop. Growing our collaboration, we have teamed up to design a new service in 2020. Watch this space as we launch our BC+ program to grow digital confidence with our collective and online resources for our community.

Sharniqua

Our Career Pathways initiatives aim to support young Indigenous women to transition into the workforce. We have developed an 'Each One, Teach One' framework for supporting new workers. In October 2020, we were able to re-start this model and we would love for you to meet Sharniqua Oxtoby, who is now leading the way for customer service at our Darwin store.

Starwin Events

Celebrating Womens Day

Womens Business Starwin Open Day

Friday 5 March 2021

8am to 5pm

Shop 2/93 Mitchell street, Darwin

Womens Business Circle Morning Tea @ 10:30am

In celebration of International Womens Day & in support of the No Woman Left Behind Conference being held on site, we are extending our open hours, offering prizes and hosting a Womens Business Circle morning tea. Join us and show your support for growing a Made with Kindness Economy and launching our new look Darwin Share Space.

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Sunday Sessions

Darwin Shop N Show

In support of the Flix in the Wet cinema series happening at Darwin Entertainment Centre on Sundays this new year we are hosting Shop n Show Sunday sessions at our Darwin store.

Hosted by Artist in Residence, Kreative Karina, we invite to drop by, say hi and see our new Share Space, and pick up a program guide to Flix n the Wet!

You can also visit www.yourcentre.com.au session times.

We will be open 2pm til 5pm on the following days:

January: 24 & 31

February: 14 & 28

March: 7 &

International Students

Indigenous Weaving Ways

Join Makers & Kreators Aly de Groot and Rachel Baker for an afternoon of weaving on March 21 from 3pm to 5pm.

This session will be hosted at our Darwin Share Space by Artist in Residence, Kreative Karina

Community Initiatives

BC+ Initiative

Starwin Collective has been successful in accessing an NTG Rebound grant. In true Starwin spirit we wanted to share this with our collective too, to ensure more enterprises in the north can be innovative and sustainable.

We've teamed up with Nickie White Creative x Kreative Karina to develop a new concept for creating digital confidence.

BC+ means...
* Be Creative + Confident
* Build Content + Conversions
* Be the sea Change

We aim to see more local enterprises connect, convert and celebrate with success in the online marketplace.Our Starwin Collective community (workers, clients and suppliers) can now access FREE sessions to grow their digital confidence as part of our BC+ initiative.

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Higher Attire

Higher Attire for Young Stars is one of our social enterprise initiatives, founded in 2017 (in collaboration with former Darwin enterprise Higher Attire)... where our customers and community 'gift' dresses to be collected by schools and youth groups for young women attending graduations and formal functions celebrating their success.

Since it's launch we have received donations from all across Australia thanks to the generosity of our community and gifted well over 150 dresses to members of our communities celebrating their successes.

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Made with Kindness - Share, Swap & Sell

In line with our 2020 Vision and mantra to #careforcountry we are introducing a group where you can share, swap and sell items you have purchased or been gifted from our MK Eco by Starwin shops or stalls.

We also love hearing stories about how you have enjoyed our art you can wear and art you can use gifts!

Please practice kindness in posting and dealing with one another and enjoy!

Click the learn more link below to join group.

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Meet the Makers + Kreators

Mimmim Design

"I try to collaborate with eco conscious and socially responsible businesses. With my products and packaging I also try to keep the materials eco friendly as possible. Through my artwork and stories I'm finding people are resonating with it and it helps them in different ways. When something you create from your truth helps anybody it is very humbling and I am glad that something I am so passionate about helps others".