My SPACE

For Bianca Spender, keeping things in the family comes naturally. “My dad was a politician [Liberal member turned diplomat John Spender] and we would all chip in. I went door-knocking with him every weekend, and before everything was automated he would sign everything by hand and my brother, my sister, Mum and I would fold and stuff thousands of envelopes to send out.” Spender went on to live out that familial approach, working with mum Carla Zampatti for more than a decade, and their two labels, though distinct, were nonetheless housed under a parent company in Zampatti’s name. For Spender, honing a strong identity for her label was key to differentiating it. “Listening to your own voice but being able to agree to disagree