The future makers in Irish interiors

From the extraordinary furniture maker to the groundbreaking architects, Jessie Collins talks to some of the names to know in interiors this year

Darren Francis Cassidy pictured at work on an Urchin vessels, Skibbereen, west Cork Pic: Clare Keogh

The ceramicist

Formerly a graphic designer, Darren Francis Cassidy is the new name to know in ceramics. After losing his job in the crash, a chance encounter with a friend made him realise that perhaps a job in something more practical and artistic could really be an option. He retrained, taking a night course in ceramics, creating a series of carved tiles before channelling his love of the sea into a range of ...