Thursday's Top 6 - Top Pops

In case you didn't know its Father's Day this Sunday!

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Pretty cool, pretty smart, pretty.

Aren't they just...
Guitar hangers by James Carroll of product design company Design Jazz availble to buy online here and here.

[IMAGE CREDIT - JAMES CARROLL]

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A hipsters choice of iPhone cover

Finally a non gammy iPhone cover. These bad boys are part of a collection of laser engraved bamboo iPad and iPhone covers designed by some of the best up and coming independent global creatives from design network Primovisto which includes those of two of our very own - Shane O' Driscoll and Pia Thornton.  Primovisto's mission is to produce cutting edge product design for in the smallest quantities that are commercially viable. So that's that ole limited edition cool factor ticked then!

[IMAGE CREDIT- PRIMOVISTO]

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Dear Diary...

..I wish you looked like this. 

They really nailed good looking stationary design back in the old worldly days didn't they! Though these 1950's style journals do a pretty good job too. They're the work of Barbra Hubert Hand Bookbindery, all hand made in their workshop in Cork city, using traditional craft binding techniques and decorated with these cool graphic patterns and fabrics. I've posted her cute gingham covered recipe books in the post below and she also does beautiful little books, notebooks and photo albums along with book repairs and custom binding projects if you have an idea or item in mind. Shop for one here.

(Image credit - Hubert BookBindery.com)

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Ah, the smell of French Linen.

Not sure if I actually own any but I'll take Max Benjamin's word for it. It's gorgeous French Linen Water Diffuser made my sister's living room smell like a Provencal laundrette, pretty impressive in my book.(sorry sis!) 

Max Benjamin started off as a candle company, run by two brothers Mark and David Van den Bergh, in EnnisKerry, Co. Wicklow. (Max and Ben are their 10yr old nephews, cute!) They do beautifully packaged soy candles (€28) with wonderful sounding fragrances (cassis & white jasmine, mimosa & sweet amber, grapefruit & pomelo, they even have this masculine number for a man treat) and a range of aromatic room diffusers (€35) that come in their own elegant vases. And if you can't decide on a fragrance, you can always start with their signature mini candle gift set.

[IMAGE CREDIT - MAX BENJAMIM]

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Plain White T-shite!

You gotta love a t-shirt that makes you smile stylishly. The Irish McGinn sisters (the fashionable duo behind the blog whatwilliweartoday.ie) have pretty much championed this with a collection of cheeky tees (€19.90) from their new T-shirt company Plain White T-Shite, drawing inspiration from our unique Irish slang. Ah Jayus! A stylish smile is no mean feat so shop for one here.

[IMAGE CREDIT -PLAIN WHITE T-SHITE / Jade Costelloe]

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I know a bird that will look good on this!

Give your Christmas carver (aka Dad!) a treat. Check out these perfect hardwood chopping boards by Little Tree Design,  hand crafted in Waterford from sustainably sourced and reclaimed material. We spotted them at a boutique Christmas Market in Ranelagh Dublin (lots of great pressie material there), but their products are also available here.

[IMAGE CREDIT-Lui Guiney/LUI8@LIVE.COM]

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Made for you by arms.

They had us with their name. Then we spotted the exquisite details on these menswear shirts, by Australian designer Renate Henschke's Dublin based Label Made for you by Arms. Available on their Etsy shop, also stocked in Dolls boutique in Dublin 8 or discover more here.
[IMAGE CREDIT - www.madeforyoubyarms.com]

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A beer at bathtime

Beer Soap! Or how about wine hand cream ...I kid you not, these are natural beer and wine cosmetic ranges from Kildare based 'Inspired by Nature'. All handmade and boasting delicious bitter-sweet and distinctive fragrances. I bet! We're big fans of this wine lip balm! The guys also stock a great range of hand crafted wooden toys here.

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Brown Envelope Seeds

Brown envelopes stuffed with organic seeds - a perfectly legit pressie for the green fingered kind! The Cork producers, BrownEnvelopeSeeds.com also stock a range of gift boxes, particularly like this Armageddon box(€30).  Could come in handy that.

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Spinners, Handweavers and Magicmakers

 

Donegal Tweed is pretty hot right now. Meet Studio Donegal, Hanna Hats and Molly & Sons. They have magical hands and we like a good cap. Tis the season for a bit of 'urban twee' after all.
(IMAGE CREDIT: STUDIO DONEGAL)

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