Interiors

Inner spaces: A treasure trove of contemporary design in Dublin’s historic Powerscourt Centre

A keen eye for beautiful things and a passion for ‘real life’ shopping experiences led John Adams to open his own interiors store

John Adams: “ It’s lovely to be able to chat to people - I think that’s what is being lost by the drive online”

It was perhaps inevitable that John Adams, owner of Article in Dublin’s Powerscourt Centre, would end up with his own homewares store. “I was always very interested in interiors as a child,” he explains. “I used to like going into historic houses and I’ve always liked nice things. I think my parents used to wonder what I was doing – I’d move furniture around at home, saying, ‘that looks better there’,” he laughs. “They just ...