Magic Bean: News

The last few weeks here at Magic Bean seem to have been centered around our tuition sector. Leon has had the pleasure of helping out several lovely people with their technological needs and has received a ton of positive feedback (he really is very good, though I may be somewhat biased). 

If you reside in Melbourne and have any questions, issues or concerns in the realm of Mac or creative software, Leo's probably the man to save your day. Take a look here for more info and please feel free to contact us any time. 

This month, we're hoping to get our online store jam packed with handmade goods (workload permitting), so stay tuned. 

We're also going to post a call out for Australian, particularly Melbourne artists and designers to send their work through to be featured, so look out for the details in a few days. 

About Magic Bean

Magic Bean is the creative partnership of Kathy Sinclair and Leon Calero, a dynamic duo who met on their first day of University (Bachelor of Design). Based in Melbourne, Australia, they have been taking on a diverse range of projects from various creative facets since 2005.

As a multidisciplinary creative studio, Magic Bean offers a diverse range of products and services for businesses, organisations and individuals; from corporate promotion and web design to community art projects and non-profit initiatives, from tuition and technical consultation to handcrafted treasures.

As a team, Kathy and Leon they are dedicated to ensuring the best outcome for each client or customer and do so by fostering close relationships based on empathy and understanding.

Leon’s forte is technical production, consultation and problem solving. With extensive experience in conducting classes in creative software and Mac basics while working for Apple, along with his popular private tuition sessions, Leon is a fervent teacher. With a passion for music, Leon revels in any opportunity to forge his song writing and sound engineering skills with the design and communication process. He has a unique creative flair that gives Magic Bean’s projects a distinctive edge.

Kathy’s strengths lie in idea generation and lateral thinking; she delights in pushing boundaries to find innovative solutions to any communication problem. A keen crafter, Kathy creates all the pieces offered through Magic Bean Handmade, harnessing her flair for colour and style. With a background in business and a passion for sharing beautiful things, she has aspirations to expand Magic Bean’s offerings to include handpicked treasures. Kathy’s skills and interests branch into various creative disciplines including writing, fashion and food.

Together, Kathy and Leon are inspired by the past, present and future. With a penchant for all things vintage, they delight in collecting curio and learn lessons through art that has been and people who have made an impact. They live for now, giving in to spontaneity when an exciting opportunity presents itself. They relish looking to the future, casting ‘what ifs’ out into the ether and forecasting upcoming trends.

Welcome to Magic Bean

Creativity through food, design, art, craft, life.
Magic Bean is about planting the right seeds and nurturing them.

Magic Bean is a daily blog that embodies the nurturance of one’s mind, body and soul. We are able to nurture these things only after having planted the right seeds, seeds that make for joie de vivre. For us these seeds are creativity through food, design, art and craft. They are communication and empathy in our relationships with others and awareness of what is going on both inside our little heads and on our great planet. We’ll share with you our own handmade and homemade treats, our brain-waves, revelations, inspirations and discoveries. It is our hope that you will share an interest in some of our seeds and let us know about your own harvest.