Promoting authentic Irish jewellery design

Designworks Studio is a jewellery studio and showroom

Tuula Harrington, owner of Designworks Studio Picture: Esle Laukyte

Name: Tuula Harrington

Company: Designworks Studio

The pitch: jewellery studio and showroom

When Designworks Studio opened its doors five years ago in the Cornmarket Centre in Cork, its owner Tuula Harrington had twin aims.

An established jeweller who had studied under German master goldsmith Gabrielle Muller Hefter in Assisi in Italy, Harrington was intent on showcasing independent Irish design, while offering customers a compelling alternative to high street jewellers.

“I wanted to promote ...