In praise of print

When a class of students at NCAD were given a brief to produce an originla textile design for Brown Thomas, the results were fabulously colourful

Textile by Elysia Farrell, Lindsey Hogarty and Niamh Coyle

Long before we brought our own bags to the supermarket, the practice of maintaining a “special bag” drawer was customary in most Irish households. (“Don’t dump that bag,” our mothers shouted, “it’s a good one!”)

Today, as far as Irish stores ...