We are fond of a good lightshade here at designist. And we have been particularly taken by these shades by Umage. This Danish company pride themselves in creating high quality, affordable design, while also having a genuine care for the...
Yeahy the sun is out, we are all enjoying... no, wait, it’s cloudy and rainy again. Oh scratch that, it’s sunny again, oh never mind. 🌦☀️⛈🌦🌧🌤🌨⛅️🌦.Whatever the weather, it is lovely seeing all you folk drop by the shop since...
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 your hip dad that won't ruin his street cred. Beard...
This week in our Q & A Series we meet Kevin Corcoran of Concrete Forest. A contemporary Irish homeware brand combining clean Danish aesthetics with raw urban materials. You can check out his beautiful tea light holders here. So what is...
This week in our Q & A Series we meet Ned Kaar. Ned designs and makes the beautiful Hands Lamp Collection. Rooted in Irish heritage but made of modern materials, Ned uses engineering materials reshaped using traditional techniques to create...
Does anyone else find it really confusing buying light bulbs these days?!Well I was glad to have the opportunity to write about these awesome new LED filament bulbs from Plumen that we've started stocking, so now I have a better...
Today is an extra special day at Designist, we have, not one, but two staff birthdays to celebrate! To mark the occasion we had a chat about what we'd pick out if we were choosing our own birthday presents from...
KaiGami are an English company designing and making beautiful lampshades at their plant in Sussex. Taking their inspiration from the East - Kai is Japanese for cut and Gami refers to the ancient art of Origami - they have designed a...
