Paris and many other French cities have seen a massive uptake in the number of people cycling to get around. It’s estimated that 15% of all trips taken in Paris in 2021 were by bike, and this has opened up...
Wearing a bike helmet is one of those things like trips to the dentist, investing in your pension, or switching broadband providers; it's something you know you should do but made so much more difficult by bad design. Helmets are...
As you’ll have no doubt heard with all the coverage of the hilariously named ‘Latte Levy’ we discard 200 million disposable cups every year in Ireland. We’ve been taken in by the convenience of disposable cups, but in terms of design...
For years I’d been coveting a steamer like the ones you’d see in high end boutiques. Very far back in my student days I worked on Kensington High Street in a fancy shoe shop surrounded by boutiques that really added...
Rowan Beg takes its name from the family farm where Nicola McGuiness grew up and is now raising her own children. Her first candle was created at the kitchen table in homage to her Grandfather, Mikey Coyne, who Nicola declares...
Dreamt up by Belgian designer Christophe De Smet while he was backpacking around Austrailia, Hunterson Wallets are based on the Jacob's ladder, a children's toy. Christophe started selling them in markets and got to see first hand the delight on people’s...
For years we were against the idea of stocking socks - but as often is the case we just hadn’t met the right company yet. From the second we discovered cool socks makers Irish Socksciety that changed. They Literally put...
Alice Fitzgerald is a Dublin based visual artist and designer. On her website she describes herself as ‘inspired by the organic forms of nature and the geometric shapes of her city life.’ which makes the fact that I asked her...
