How Ireland’s grand designs have changed with the country’s fortunes

The interiors and architecture sector feels economic shifts acutely. An industry that came to an abrupt halt post-2007, it has been clawing its way back through its core function: creativity

The newly-opened Coffee2Go cafe in Blackrock village in Dublin, designed by North: a playful-meets-industrial look

The boom is back, so everyone says. The crane-filled skies and increase in house prices only prove the point. New restaurants, cafés and bars are popping up everywhere in the city centres and suburban villages. But while we all love the influx of fresh new spaces, painful memories of the last economic crash remain all too fresh.

The interiors and architecture sector feels economic shifts acutely. An industry that came to an abrupt ...