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Full coverage: Design

Orla Kiely – My memories of Paul Costelloe, a mentor and friend

The internationally regarded designer was a Saturday girl in Costelloe's Dublin shop when she first met the fast-rising fashion star, who died last weekend. For more than 40 years he helped her through good times and bad.

Alan English
29th Nov, 2025 - 5 min read

“Picking a fight with average”: How Lisa Clarke built Rowdy Studio

Made redundant during the recession, Lisa Clarke founded her own branding agency in London - and built it into an award-winning studio now expanding into Ireland.

Ian Kehoe
7th Nov, 2025 - 6 min read

Designing influence: the McDonnell sisters on publishing, partnership, and a new creative chapter

Less than one year on from selling their stake in The Gloss, the media duo’s next move is materialising into the upcoming Design Week Dublin.

Rosaleen McMeel
16th May, 2025 - 6 min read

From Dublin to the desert: The Irish maverick redefining Irish design on a world stage

From scaling Kilimanjaro to curating luxury runway shows in Abu Dhabi, Ashley McDonnell is on a mission to elevate Irish design.

Rosaleen McMeel
24th Mar, 2025 - 5 min read

The art of expansion: A knitwear designer on heritage, scaling up, and the limitations of keeping it Irish

What happens when the creative reimagining of the Aran sweater goes global? Galway designer Colin Burke answers the call of the international luxury consumer.

Rosaleen McMeel
12th Mar, 2025 - 5 min read

Examiner reports investor interest in Alfrank furniture designer

Confirming the examinership of the Dublin marble table maker, a court heard of positive engagement with creditors and a reasonable prospect of survival with new investment.

Thomas Hubert
8th Oct, 2024 - 3 min read

In pictures: A tour of Eileen Gray’s miraculously restored villa on the Riviera

The house carefully designed by the Irish artist was subject to decades of abuse. Against all odds, it now allows visitors to time-travel back to the day of its completion in 1929.

Thomas Hubert
19th Nov, 2022 - 8 min read
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