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Incredible illustrated crockery coming out of Kilkenny from illustrator Catherine Kerr of Per Dozen Design. She hand draws all those beautiful illustrations directly onto the pieces using porcelain pens, so no two designs are exactly the same. Therefore if you were to acquire one of her works, you will have an original art piece. Lucky you!! You can find her latest pieces on her etsy shop here. |
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If you are looking for something for the weekend, those wonderful curators of 'everyday design and craft' over at Makers & Brothers, a website packed to the brim with the beautiful stuff wishlist's are made of, are opening their doors of their HQ The Shed, this weekend (14th &15th) for a summer party.
Located in abbey rd, Blackrock Dublin, The Shed will showcase their new wooden swing and
an exciting assortment of works they have been busy sourcing over the
past few weeks alongside their regular selection of Irish craft and
design.
Wicklow woodworker, James Carroll will
have a temporary workshop in their courtyard producing his quirky three
legged benches and demonstrating the art of green woodworking. And
there's even talk of cake and cordial! Expect the simple, beautiful and nicely odd.
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I have to share with you this new arrival to Kirk Modern. It's known as and is the much sought after Penguin Donkey, designed specifically to hold paperback books published by Penguin. What a beautiful piece of design. (***Hint Hint family!) The mid-century design collectors based in Dublin's Sandymount, specialize in Scandinavian and post war British design. They source and stock an incredible range of 20th century ceramics and pottery, vintage glass, retro furniture, accessories and collectables and update their finds on their blog here. And they also have a selection of classic penguin titles from the 1930's through to 1980's that they frame to make these great artworks - priced €35 for a single and they can do sets and triples by special order. Find find find!. |
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How cute is this animal alphabet iBook adorned with those adorable zoo illustrations by illustrator Jennifer Farley. Little fingers can press the sound buttons to hear the names of each animal while learning their alphabet with the visual cues. So sweet! And Jennifer also has a range of Zoo-tees. You can find those cuties in her shop here. |
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| And the glamourous looks from iconic film The Great Gatsby. Truly covetable gems from Eliza Vales Pharoah and Deco date out Collection. All available to purchase here. |
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THE MALTHOUSE DESIGN CENTRE have a fabulous Young Designer Camp coming up 9th - 13th July.
This 5 day camp will give kids the opportunity to work alongside the Malthouse resident designers, work on a daily design brief and allow them to take their own designs home at the end of the day. They will in a range of mediums, exploring new emerging materials, work on lighting pieces, learn about designing an entire space, learn about making felt pieces, and even learning about the machinery used by some designers.
The camp is designed for kids 6- 12 years, from 10am - 1pm and is €120.
To make a booking,phone +353 1 855 8070.
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Clever set of boxed storage units / bookshelves that magically and beautifully house a set of table and chairs by recent Dublin Institute of Technology graduate Orla Reynolds. Orla has aptly titled her genius creation 'As if from nowhere'. I know a small living space or two that would benefit greatly! [Picture credit - Mark Duggan] |
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Wow wow WOW! The utterly intriguing and beautiful work of NCAD graduate Daniela Cardillo, who has just been shortlisted for this year’s European Prize for Applied Arts. Taxidermy, hunting trophies, Victorian mourning jewellery and finding the 'beauty in death' inspire these stunning Gothic pieces which she handcrafts using using bones from rodents and horsehair- really! She will find out next week if she has won the award, so fingers crossed over here!...She will soon have an online store here. |
