Current World Political Climate: Catalyst for an Upsurge in Culturally-Adventurous Shopping Online
Australia Gift Shop, an international online retailer of Australian gifts and souvenirs at www.australiagift.net , reports that an anachronistic synthesis of stone-age theme with hi-tech post-industrial accessory, has produced an extremely popular online gift purchase.
Bundaberg, QLD, Australia (PRWEB) March 31, 2005 -- Australia Gift Shop, a worldwide online retailer of Australian gifts and souvenirs at www.australiagift.net , reports that an anachronistic synthesis of stone-age theme with hi-tech post-industrial accessory, has produced an extremely popular online gift purchase.
The thematic element is traditional Australian Aboriginal art design from the mythical Dreamtime of Creation. This very ancient, even stone-age, ethnic art design is featured on hi-tech post-industrial accessories – namely, mousepads.
Functional mousepads displaying these Aboriginal art designs have proven to be proverbial hotcakes for online sales. The increasing popularity of these gifts-cum-souvenirs highlight the trend towards making cosmopolitan personal statements about lifestyle and cultural mores through utilitarian everyday tools and objects that sport culturally-rich motifs. These ordinary, useful objects (such as the mousepads, placemats, coasters and teatowels) are transformed into décor pieces and objects dart, things of artistic value.
According to Adrian King, Sales Manager of Australia Gift Shop, It seems that many people who would normally be traveling abroad have chosen to remain in their domestic situation and invest in exotic trinkets and artifacts as some sort of vicarious act of travel. The world political climate, the War on Terror, could very well be the catalyst for an upsurge in culturally-adventurous shopping online."
A stone-age exotic theme for ordinary items of a hi-tech world provides a refreshing cultural contrast, allowing the would-be international tourist to express a sense of adventure for faraway places.
About Australia Gift Shop
Australia Gift Shop is an online gift and souvenir shop based in Bundaberg in the state of Queensland in Australia. The online shop at www.australiagift.net began operations as part of the Web Design firm, PlanetPilgrim.com ( www.planetpilgrim.com ), in August, 2000. It retails gifts from Australia which mainly feature the traditional designs of the indigenous people of that continent, the Australian Aborigines. The product motifs have been drawn and painted by Aboriginal artists in Queensland.
Contact Information:
Adrian King
Australia Gift Shop
61+ 7 41593043
http://www.australiagift.net
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