SCÉAL: A STORY OF IRISH DESIGN Scéal is a celebration of the unique relationship that Kilkenny has with its makers, this event features an Irish fashion pop-up that will take place in the Kilkenny Store in Nassau Street until the 7th of October, it will feature...
The Story of Home: Stitching a sense of place In the fourth in the Ulster Bank series, we meet designer Bernie Murphy, whose ‘Homelands’ collection emerges from the landscape around her. Home means everything to textile artist Bernie Murphy. Based in Porthaw Glen, Buncrana, in her native...
Irish Designer Bernie Murphy Makes Magic With Tweed I love texture - cashmere, corduroy, faux fur and fringing - but I especially love tweed. There's something nutty about it's appearance that makes it unlike any other fabric, and there's a ruggedness to it that offsets the smoothness...
Buyers wooed by 'made-slow' ethos at fashion show When everything you touch is fast and immediate, there's more power in something made slow. That's the fashion philosophy behind the MADE/Slow shows at the Showcase trade show, which is on target to pull in orders worth €20m at...
TWEED REIMAGINED There’s nothing twee about this most enduring and durable fabric Classic tweed has proven itself one of our favourite wardrobe staples and this season it is everywhere from the red carpet to cosy street style writes Aisling O Loughlin...
HOW BERNIE MURPHY IS MAKING A NAME FOR HERSELF Designer Bernie Murphy tells Donegal Woman how Donegal's wild Atlantic coast has inspired her to shape a new brand that is quickly making waves. Bernie Murphy from Buncrana launched her textile business on her 51st birthday this year....
A fashion designer from County Donegal on the North Coast of Ireland whose first collection is based on call sourced Irish Tweed. ...
Donegal Designer Makers | Gift Ideas As Christmas looms ever nearer it can sometimes be a stressful and fractious time for shoppers and retailers alike; that’s why I look forward to the Craft & Design Fair at Rathmullan House by the Donegal Designer Makers. This fantastic showcase of local...