Although the themes running through Cormac Boydell’s exhibition at the Irish College, Paris in 2011 had their origins in the past, the finished objects are shaped by his distinctive contemporary style writes Frances Ruane
Frances McDonald traces some pivotal moments in Sara Flynn’s career as her first solo exhibition in London continues.
Hilary Morley previews ‘Bricks in the Rain’, an exhibition of contemporary art forms inspired by China to be shown at Farmleigh Gallery this August
Eleanor Flegg recalls the foundation of the furniture college in this their 25th year, as examples of current thinking in design from both staff and alumni goes on display at Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin in November.
In a new series of landscapes at the Gordon Gallery, Derry, Bernadette Madden’s mastery with a demanding medium evokes a richly atmospheric sense of place, writes James Hanley
Roger Bennett considers Liam Flynn’s dedication to the art of woodturning as his retrospective at the Hunt Museum, Limerick, marks the finale to the year of craft
Eleanor Flegg looks at key pieces by Zelouf+Bell that advance contemporary design while referencing past masters.
As Irish Design 2015 is launched worldwide, we republish here Jennifer Goff’s assessment of the legacy of internationally acclaimed arch Modernist Eileen Gray
Eleanor Flegg visits ceramicist Mark Campden’s Kilkenny studio to witness the process behind his gleaming table-ware
Alison FitzGerald meets Carlow-based designer Sasha Sykes, whose fusion of natural ephemera and architectural lines would satisfy both John Ruskin and Gerrit Reitveld