Book in focus: Mostly Plants
I have been wondering how to shift my family of carnivores towards a less meat-heavy diet.
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work life balance without being an asshole
Ok, so summer is well and truely over; the flip flops are away and the winter coats are now out. Refreshed by (at least some) sunshine, and in prep...
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Easy comfort food this autumn
Looking for some quick ways to bring some flavour and good eating to your busy week? Have a look at these two belly rumbling cookbooks - Clever Bat...
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last week at designist
Last week was a busy one, with the Climate Strike, Culture Night and lots of new products in-store. Take a look at what we were up to.
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Hip Gifts for Hip Dads
If your dad is the coolest cat in town, then maybe a pair of socks and a packet of liquorice all-sorts just won't do. Here are some cool gifts for ...
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We like big books and we cannot lie!
It's here! Back for it's 21st year, the International Literature Festival Dublin is Ireland's biggest and best literary event and is packed with s...
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A Full Day of Food
We have some really great cookery books in the shop at the moment. Sanne and Roberta both love to cook so, they teamed up and pulled together some ...
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Come Here To Me: Volume 2
Come Here To Me Volume 2 has arrived! The second edition of Dublin's Unexplored Histories was launched October 5th in Cleary's pub on Amiens Street...
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Looking at 'A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women'
A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women: Essays on Art, Sex and the Mind (it's a mouthful but it's also kind of fun to say) is a powerful collectio...
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Three New Books on Art, Architecture and Colour
Who's Afraid of Contemporary Art? What IS contemporary art? What makes it art? Is everything art? Should I know? Does everyone else already know?...
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