This is an interesting one. Initially, I got involved to help out some friends. Now, I'm a partner in the company.

The Scallywag Society started as (and still is) a bit of a hobby for a few of us. Initially it was making some cushions with Alexander Henry print fronts and recycled City of Sydney street banner backs. Now, we're creating and developing our own products. All are for sale online through the TSS website, with pop ups coming and going (currently, we're at The Makery in Darlinghurst.) In 2015 we produced a number of products for the Sydney Film Festival, including these Margaret & David cushions, which proved particularly popular.

My role here is quite varied. For the purposes of this website, however, I manage the website (which at this stage is a little rudimentary, with copy and image improvements to come, followed by further website development as the business grows), manage the newsletter, manage PR and communications, and manage the social media (which is focused around Instagram, with some Facebook and, to a much lesser extent, Twitter. The Twitter account is really, at this stage, to secure the name on the platform.)

I only really came on board officially in April with TSS. I launched the Instagram properly in May, but as always Facebook will stagnate unless you throw some money at it or get some big links back to it. At the moment, it's circling a little bit as we wait for the first original products to land. This should be happening shortly!