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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

Sarah Patterson: ‘The patterns are all based on, what you could almost call a collection of doodles’. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Sarah Patterson, founder of design start-up Dotterson, is preparing to head to Gifted at the RDS in Dublin, Ireland’s largest Christmas fair, next week, where she plans to present some of its new patterns and products to customers.

Patterson started Dotterson in her home in Ballinteer in Co Dublin, in March last year. Patterson previously worked as a designer for global brands such as Goodfella’s and Jacob’s, but decided to step down when her youngest ...