Alice & Co

A wonderful, eccentric little shop full of charming fairy tale prints by the likes of Arthur Rackham, fairy tale postcards, books, art… this shop is a labour of love and it shows. Not kitsch, they are late 19^th century/​early 20^th century classic images from books of fairytales. I’m looking forward to my next visit next time I’m in Melbourne.

A quaint little shop with a broad take on its theme, Alice & Co is a self-​proclaimed «purveyor of language and other wonders». Locally themed and published books, prints of classical illustrations, postcards, notebooks and other literary themed art are all displayed on dark wood tables and bookshelves. There’s a whole shelf of different Alice in Wonderland illustrations on postcards in pigeon holes for $ 2.50 each, but not everything in the shop is directly associated with Lewis Carrol novel.
Small prints of fairy tale stills and tarot deck illustrations go for between $ 15 and $ 30 each, it’s a good place to stock up on things for your walls that aren’t just band posters stripped from poles around Melbourne. Alice & Co also plays host to exhibits from illustrators, readings and book launches, as well as classes in humanities and languages. It’s also been known to host puppet theatre.
The proprietor is friendly and obliging, and lovers of literature will enjoy the general feel of the place.

As i have said before, i enjoy a colourful window display. Alice & Co is an Art space that focuses on language arts, book arts. illustration and is the street front for Littlefox Press.
The window display right now is quite epic. There’s variety of art all themed from Alice in Wonderland (I guess they wanted the window art to match the name of the gallery).
The last time i managed to swing past Alice & Co was when they had an exhibition from a much admired photographer Ari Fainchtein. The small space is quaint and cosy but after a while in Alice & Co, it was time to move on, a coffee just around the corner finished off the visual feast.
Alice & Co host a range of Book Launches /​Openings, Exhibitions and even runs some classes for languages and social sciences.