“We desired a spot that was obtainable, heat and welcoming,” claims Joel Malin of Modern day Times, the classic furniture, artwork and structure shop that he opened with his spouse Amy in Melbourne in 2012. “It does not matter if you are a university student, an architect or a person who operates in a café down the street – if you are interested in design and you want to discuss about it, discover about it and appear at it, you are just one of us.” Fitzroy has a long historical past of nurturing artists, designers, makers and musicians – it has been the cultural centre of Melbourne since the early ’80s…