ABOUT

The West Collective was created in Australia in 2018 by Indian/Portuguese-born artist Patricia Fernandes to express her endless imagination.

What started as a collection of creative startups @FreshFixFlowers, offering floral and gift stationary, @LetsBeHonestSkincare, a small batch skincare brand with the best-selling product, Salvation balm, a favourite amongst artists/makers due to its focus on repairing and maintaining skin micro-biome using natural ingredients.

In 2009, Patricia launched her self-named ceramic label after completing a BA (Fine Arts), majoring in Ceramics, from Curtin University, Western Australia. Connecting with her heritage and love for pattern she incorporated 100-year-old Indian textile prints to create a vibrant handmade porcelain dinnerware collection named “Functionality”. Her work examines our connection to ourselves and environment. For fifteen years, along with her Australian and international customers, she has been commissioned to created beautiful objects for a fine dining restaurant and café, transforming the act of eating and drinking into memorable moments.  

During the COVID pandemic, taking a step back from the world, she continued practicing slow-living principles, by connecting to nature and growing flowers, fruit and veg. Welcome to our world.