In a new-build commercial space on Mill Street, in a block of Dublin city that’s being regenerated by inoffensively bland, modern, high-rises, lives an explosively colourful pottery studio. Since May 2024, Throwing Shapes has joined Teelings Distillery, The Fumbally, and Hen’s Teeth as the latest in a new collection of quirky enterprises bringing arty flair to this redeveloping part of the inner city. It offers memberships and one-off classes to Dubliners looking to get their hands dirty and play. “Our little playground,” is how Siofra Murdock jokingly describes the studio, which she has painted in bright red, yellow, orange, and…

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