the ultimate camp-endium of Australian kitsch!
SPECIAL EDITION WITH LENTICULAR COVEr - Edition of 100
An art book celebrating Australian pop culture that is a kitsch object in and of itself, the Australianarama Special Edition with snazzy lenticular cover practices exactly what it preaches - like Kramer's coffee table book about coffee tables!
This collector's edition of Australianarama is strictly limited to 100 copies worldwide. Each book is hand-numbered and signed by artist and author Stavroula Adameitis aka Frida Las Vegas, featuring an exclusive lenticular cover that shifts and shimmers as you tilt it to reveal a secret cavalcade of pop icons.
This edition will never be sold in bookshops. It only exists to purchase directly from the artist and author. When copy #100 finds its home, that's the end of the story - no reprints, no second chances. Send it straight to the pool room!
Published by Pink Shorts Press, distributed by Simon & Schuster.
Hardcover, 224 pages, exclusive lenticular cover
Strictly limited edition of 100
Hand-numbered and signed
Never available in bookshops, only directly from the artist
Pre-order now for shipping in September 2026
Looking for the pleb version? The standard open-edition of Australianarama is available here.
OPEN EDITION
Where else but Australia could you devour a rainbow Paddle Pop in the shade of the Big Lobster, while wearing a koala knit jumper and listening to the Priscilla soundtrack? Shrug off the cultural cringe - Australia's love for the weird and wonderful is something to celebrate.
Australianarama is a 224-page hardcover campendium of Australian kitsch: the people, places, objects, aesthetics and moments that defined a distinctly Australian sensibility in popular culture from 1960 to 2000.
An art book celebrating Australian pop culture that is a kitsch object in and of itself, be among the first to own Australianarama - the perfect gift for the nostalgia tragic, design nerd and culture vulture in your life!
Published by Pink Shorts Press, distributed by Simon & Schuster.
Hardcover, 224 pages
Personalised on request - leave a name and gift message at checkout
Pre- order now for shipping in September 2026
Prefer to get your mitts on the numbered collector’s Special Edition with snazzy lenticular cover? It’s available here.
Where else but Australia would you devour a rainbow Paddle Pop in the shade of the Big Pineapple, while listening to Kylie and wearing a prawn knit jumper? Shrug off the cultural cringe - Australia’s love of all things kitsch is something to celebrate!
In Australianarama, artist and designer Stavroula Adameitis brings to life the good and the so-bad-it’s-good of decades past with playful commentary, colourful illustrations and archival photography.
Full of nuance and nostalgia, the book covers everything from objectionable objects to spiffy structures, Expo 88 to the Sydney Olympics, including interviews with Australia’s kitsch-spert icons like Art Simone, Dylan Lewis, Katherine Sabbath and Tony Albert along the way.
It’s an encyclopedia for all Australians – send it straight to the pool room!
Australianarama is published by Pink Shorts Press and distributed by Simon & Schuster.
Photography by Stuart Humphreys. Specimens courtesy of the Australian Museum.
Stavroula Adameitis is an Australian artist, designer and author obsessed with all things kitsch. Her work sits gleefully at the intersection of popular culture, nostalgia, maximalism and futures-thinking.
Since starting her art practice Frida Las Vegas in 2013, Stavroula has created work for Adobe, Meta, Westpac, the Sydney Opera House and the Art Gallery of South Australia, designed prints for Katy Perry and dressed a worldwide cult of glamazons who understand that more is always more. She is co-founder of SA Futures Agency and recipient of the 2025 40 Under 40 Creative Thinker Award. Australianarama: A Campendium of Kitsch is her first book.
If Australianarama has got you fizzing like an ice-cold can of Passiona straight from the esky, Stavroula welcomes invitations for public talks, workshops, media interviews and creative collaborations. Get in touch here.
“Australianarama is a perfect amalgamation of treasures that champion the bold, playful and bizarre eccentricities of Aussie Kitsch-tory through a celebratory lens.”
Art Simone, Drag Artist, Actor and Author
About The Book
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Australianarama is a guide to Australian kitsch - the people, places, spaces, objects, aesthetics and moments that defined a distinctly Australian sensibility in popular culture from 1960 to the year 2000. It’s chockablock full of illustrations, archival photos, interviews with ‘kitsch-sperts’ and ephemera punctuated with snappy commentary and thoughtful takes on what the future of Australiana could be.
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Australianarama is a 224-page hardcover book bursting with colourful illustrations, archival photography, playful commentary and insightful interviews. It's a pop culture time capsule with a futurist twist.
As a kitsch object in its own right, it looks pretty snazzy sitting on a coffee table, bookshelf or on display in the pool room!
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Australianarama is RRP $42.99 Australian Dollars, excluding shipping. Very reasonable for a 224 page hardcover book chockablock with forty years of pop culture morsels and visual kitsch-spiration!
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Yes, Australianarama will be distributed throughout bookshops Australia-wide by Pink Shorts Press and Simon & Schuster from 1st September 2026.
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You’ve got excellent taste! Australianarama is published by Pink Shorts Press, who can handle all wholesale and stockist enquiries. Get in touch with the team directly at hello@pinkshortspress.com.au to discuss carrying Australianarama in your store.
For larger retail chains, distribution is also handled through Simon & Schuster Australia.
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Yes! There will be launch events across Australia to celebrate the release of Australianarama - details to be announced as we get closer to 1st September 2026.
To be the first to know, sign up to the Frida Las Vegas newsletter, The Campendium, by scrolling up to the top half of this page and please follow @fridalasvegas on Instagram. See you there with bells on!
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You betcha! Stavroula is available for media interviews, podcast appearances, press features and speaking opportunities related to Australianarama and its themes of Australian kitsch, nostalgia, popular culture and futures-thinking.
Please reach out via the contact page here and she'll respond promptly.
Your Order
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Australianarama is available to pre-order from fridalasvegas.com in early May. The national release date in bookshops and retailers is 1st September 2026.
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Yes! Just leave a note at the checkout with the name you’d like it inscribed to and any spesh messages. Stavroula will personalise your copy before it is posted.
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Australianarama is a one-time payment only - no AfterPay or instalment options here, soz!
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Absolutely! Add as many copies as you'd like to your cart - shipping is automatically calculated at checkout based on weight and destination. If you'd like multiple copies signed to different names, just leave all the inscription details in the notes field at checkout.
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Your confirmation email is sent automatically the moment your order is placed. If it hasn't arrived, here's what to check: first, look in your junk or spam folder. Second, make sure the email address you provided at checkout was correct.
If you've done both and it's still missing, email Stavroula at ciao@fridalasvegas.com with your full name and order details and she'll confirm the details directly with you.
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To avoid any dramas, please take a moment to check your delivery address, quantity and personalisation notes carefully before placing your order.
If you do spot an error immediately after ordering, email ciao@fridalasvegas.com straight away and we'll do our best, but can't guarantee amendments can be made.
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No dramas! Email Stavroula at ciao@fridalasvegas.com with your order number and new delivery address as soon as possible - she'll update your details before dispatch.
Please note that address changes can only be accommodated prior to September 2026 when orders are sent out.
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Yes, click and collect is available so you can pick up your book order directly from Studio Frida in Adelaide Arcade. Please select the ‘Click and Collect’ option during the checkout.
SHIPPING AND DELIVERY
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Australianarama will be published in September 2026. Pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as copies arrive from the printer to Studio Frida. You’ll get an email the moment yours is on its way.
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International shipping is available! Rates are calculated at the checkout based on your location. Please allow extra delivery time for orders delivering outside of Australia. If your country of origin is not listed at checkout, please email Stavroula at ciao@fridalasvegas.com
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All copies of Australianarama are carefully packaged and sent in padded mailer bags to ensure they arrive in perfect condition and ready to gift, display or send straight to the pool room.
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Spewing! If your copy arrives damaged, please email Stavroula at ciao@fridalasvegas.com with your order number and a photo of the damage as soon as possible and she'll make it right.
Your copy of Australianarama ought to arrive in as fabulous a condition as it deserves.
