Ireland’s design renaissance

The Irish are known all over the world for our art, literature and music, and our reputation in the field of design is growing too. As design becomes more and more important, we must nurture our indigenous talent if we want to reap the benefits at home and in the global marketplace

The garden of Ivanhoe House in Dublin, designed by Maria MacVeigh and Bernard Hickie, which won the Architectural Design prize at the Institute of Designers of Ireland Awards last year

Ask anyone which designers they like and nine times out of ten they will name a fashion ...