Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
Some might argue that Jenny Pfanenstiel was born in the wrong era. Jenny is an internationally recognized milliner, or hat designer for those who don’t know what millinery is. You’d be excused for not knowing because in our hatless society the craft of hat making has ebbed away. Nevertheless, there is a new generation of milliners—such
Monday, March 19th, 2012
Mel Rye is a London-based creator of vintage objects d’art. She takes unloved lamps and furniture and reinvents them into strikingly colourful bohemian pieces. The floral, geometric and paisley patterned fabrics which adorn the pieces are beautifully...
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Rothar is a Dublin bicycle shop with a social mission. Anne Bedos came up with the idea in 2008, surprised at the amount of bicycles abandoned in Dublin streets. As a passionate cyclist and environmentalist she couldn’t...
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Artist Lynn Mack of Celtos Croi Prints creates paper prints from linocuts and paintings that are inspired by walks in the Irish forests and study of Celtic manuscripts and designs. A trained artist and busy mum of...
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Alexa Mottram makes slippers, really cool slippers. Made entirely from reclaimed materials (mostly waste from the upholstery industry) every pair of ‘Motties’ slippers is unique. A resident of Lincolnshire in the UK, Alexa graduated with a degree...
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Michael Budd is an artist, blacksmith and sculptor who seeks his inspiration both from modern culture and the countryside surrounding his home in County Sligo Ireland. www.michaelbudd.ie “A lot of the enjoyment for me is creating something...
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Suzie Murphy is a Dublin-based architect and designer who recently launched her own design company Little White Dog. Suzie creates original designs and handmade items that make people smile.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Melbourne artist-designer Anika Cook started her business ‘The Gently Unfurling Sneak’ in 2006 after finishing her Creative Arts degree. As Anika describes it, she “likes small touches of absurdity, vintage illustrations, old paper and books, bright colours,...
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Helen Riley-Duddin creates playful wallscapes and colouring pages from her studio “tinch”. As she describes it, “the tinch wallscapes evolved during a transition from working professionals to new parents where our space is shared with the delightful...
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Swiss skateboarder and entrepreneur Marius Arniko Arter was born in Nepal and spent part of his childhood in the Valley of Kathmandu. All his life he’s been crazy about skateboarding and starting making his own while doing...