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Dotterson puts Gaeilge at the heart of colourful design venture

Dotterson founder Sarah Patterson will bring her design start-up to Gifted, Ireland’s biggest Christmas fair, next week

Kildare’s newest distillery effortlessly blends history with modernity

Church of Oak started as an imposing 200-year-old former malthouse, converted by architect David O’Shea of ODOS into a contemporary manufacturing facility that reflects both the old and the very modern Ireland

Agents of change: how Irish design is becoming a global force in climate action and equality

Connecting to people and the planet is the key to unlocking change, says Charlotte Barker, CEO of the Institute of Designers Ireland, and designers are perfectly placed to be the joining force

My Objects of Desire: Justin Green of Ballyvolane House

Justin Green is the owner of Ballyvolane House in County Cork. He is also the co-founder of Bertha’s Revenge Gin which is a small-batch Irish milky gin created on the grounds of Ballyvolane House. Here he talks to Melanie Mullan about Barbie, Action Man and a Dry Martini aperitif

Kitchens: Neptune brings country style to city living with timeless designs

The Dublin-based firm has taken inspiration from Georgian splendour to deliver its Chicester collection of kitchens

Kerry’s Begley & Bowie studio has designs on offering tourists a more authentic Ireland

Kenmare-based firm brings a modern flourish to Irish design that’s different from the usual tourist fare

Mother of invention: Cleo Prickett’s clothing designs are inspired by her dynamic mum

Since launching her label in 2018, the fashion designer has drawn inspiration from the fearless style of her mother, who began modelling at age 70

Designer Maria Pinto’s guide to living luxe in Chicago

Chicago fashion designer Maria Pinto on the city’s luxe scene, dressing Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, and that time Mick Jagger unexpectedly wore one of her designs

Everything you need to know about Rado’s new Les Couleurs Le Corbusier collaboration

The new limited-edition collection extends the 2019 collaboration to the True Square Thinline range with two-tone colourways

Piece by Piece: Simone Rocha on the art of building a brand

In an exclusive interview ahead of her 27th collection at London Fashion Week, the Irish designer talks balancing art and business, making work that lasts and her drive to dare

At the Museum of Literature, Ireland’s living literary heritage is preserved by design

The building is both a celebration of Joycean writings and a triadic ode to period architecture

Searching for your forever coat? The Landskein is the answer

Exceptional coats in exceptional fabrics are the mainstay of Anna Guerin’s fashion brand

Equalitees: Ireland’s first slow fashion ‘protest brand’ launches with apparel line

Irish social enterprise We Make Good launches its homegrown apparel and T-shirt line Equalitees to “tackle pressing social issues”

Meet the Festival You Can Shop: Colourama comes alive with original artwork by Maser

Art, fashion, music and wellness collide at the Colourama festival at Kildare Village

First Look: the best room at The Westbury Hotel has had a makeover, and it’s got a private cocktail bar

London fashion label Christopher Kane at risk of collapse

Scottish fashion designer Christopher Kane has created designs loved by celebrities from Rihanna to Anne Hathaway and political players like Michelle Obama – but the brand is now fighting for survival

IKEA launches archive-inspired collection to celebrate 80th anniversary

The new range, revealed at Milan Design Week, kicks off with 16 new pieces with more to follow over several years

Two days to vote for this year’s RIAI People’s Choice winner

There are several exciting contenders in several categories at this, the 34th Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland annual awards

In pictures: a peek inside the Prada factory in Italy

The luxury Italian fashion brand has given a sneak peak inside its factory in the coastal Arezzeno town of Genoa, where iconic Prada accessories are brought for conceptualisation to finished products

Grab the gear to get that garden party started

Transform your outdoor space into a sanctuary of comfort and fun – summer 2023 is the season of the hi-tech, technicolour garden party, writes Anna Shelswell-White