Our dirty old town may be getting a bad rap at the minute, but despite all its problems, it's a fascinating place to get to hang out every day. Cities by their very nature are complex, ever evolving systems, full of competing needs and desires, that should never really work at all, but somehow they do. And of all the ones I've ever encountered, few are as captivating as this fair city.
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...
What do Dad’s want? The old joke would suggest they ‘just want to rest their eyes for five minutes’ - bah-dum-tish! Poor Dad’s get a hard time of it but it’s worth considering why they might be in need of...
Wedding gifts are always tricky. Having thought long and hard about it for many years now here’s our two cents on how to pick the perfect wedding gift that will go straight to the heart of the newlyweds in your...
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...
Gifting really is designist's ‘raison d’etre’. We love giving, receiving and being part of people’s gift experiences. And, when you're on the inside of so much gifting, you get to see what makes a really really good gift. Is it about...
