Made by Node

I've long been a fan of Irish Illustrator Chris Haughton's work, if you are not familiar you must check out his award winning children's picture book  ' A bit lost' which is up there with the cutest books of all time. Chris has long been a supporter and designer for fair trade company People Tree and an ongoing project of his has been Node, which sees designers like him working with Nepalese carpet makers to create these beautiful handmade rugs hand spun from Tibetan wool with all proceeds going to schools and orphanages in Nepal. You can follow and purchase their work here.

[IMAGE CREDIT - CHRIS HAUGHTON.COM]

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The Upcycler

This guy will give a face lift to not so in-vogue furniture and is also a dab hand at giving kitchens a new lease of life. You can follow him on Facebook here. See you later pine!

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Thursday's Top 6 - Top Pops

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

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Neon - summers best friend!

If you are not sporting neon colors lately its seems well your just not down with it!...so in that vain, these are pretty zainy no? By MeekaBomb clothing label handmade in Dublin with this fantastic array of extreme vibrant patterned fabrics.  She's stocked in OmDivaBoutique and and has these guys for sale on her website. Embrace the clash!

 

 

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A box for.... well what ever you want

Ever just wish you had the perfect box for your treasure? Well meet Hawthorn Crafts. They specially design and hand craft these beautiful wooden boxes to suit what ever your bespoke' treasure' is - a ring,  memento keys, a wine opener or just a tailor made compartmentalized perfect little box for whatever is is you want to store.  (I'm thinking of my growing tea-collection right now!)-  good little present idea too no?....

See here for a guide to commissioning one of their creations.

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Rex - the stool that rocks

If only he came with that cute sad dog and cosy fire, (eh hello summer where are you?) but none the less Rex stool is one rocking piece of furniture. The ideal desk companion to rock away rainey days like today and is even good for posture apparently.  

It's been designed by Jens Kosak exclusively for Red Dog The Store, who is also the creative mastermind behind this guy.  Rocking chairs are so last season really.

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In the Ould Ago

Its almost father's day. And I've recently discovered this gem of a book that I reckon would make a great gift for those top Pops out there. It comprises of  200 intricately hand-drawn illustrated pages of Irish traditions, crafts, history, countryside, farming ways, wildlife, myths and customs - all the work of one man - Johnny McKeagney, a grocery store owner who for 40 years documented his unique view of the world and characters he encountered in his native Fermanagh and its surroundings before he passed away. It really is a fascinating visual feast, and you could easily spend hours pouring over his incredibly detailed study drawings and notes of Irish Life and folklore. A priceless insightful reminder of life how it was in a by- gone era. Dads will love it.

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Nice work.

I just stumbled upon this shop on etsy. It's like opening a virtual treasure trove. There's pages and pages of  beautiful handcrafted bead work and jewellery by Dublin based Balanced. Nice

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