Design Moment: Pears soap, 1789Distinctive oval glycerine soap thought to be oldest continuously existing brand in worldSat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00
Branch out with a supersized Blackrock garden for €1.25mFour-bedroom period terraced home has a 50m garden complete with treehouseThu Feb 06 2020 - 10:03
The secret inside Coco Chanel's 1955 handbagIt wasn't Chanel's first handbag, but it became her most famous and most copiedSat Feb 01 2020 - 06:00
Stacks of charm on Wellington Place for €2.95mFive-bed landmark Ballsbridge home, in Dublin 4, has a large garden to play withThu Jan 30 2020 - 01:00
Turnkey Terenure townhouse for €625,000Three-bedroom home has west-facing, low-maintenance gardenThu Jan 30 2020 - 00:00
Design Moment: Aeron chair, 1994Distinctively engineered black office chair filled the cubicles of tech start-ups in Silicon Valley and beyondSat Jan 25 2020 - 06:00
All hail Biophilia – the interiors trend taking us back to natureBiophilia connects living spaces with nature, creating calm, wellness-promoting placesSat Jan 25 2020 - 06:00
Aer Lingus’s new uniforms raise questions on who is wearing the trousersBernice Harrison: If female cabin crew can now avoid skirts, why not schoolgirls too?Mon Jan 20 2020 - 01:41
Design Moment: First Chair, 1983Bold and colourful, but not as garish as many postmodern Italian pieces by MemphisSat Jan 18 2020 - 06:00
Supersized Crampton charmer in Clonskeagh for €1.19mCleverly extended 1930s house is on sale for only the third time since it was builtThu Jan 16 2020 - 06:00
Design Moment: Classic Blue, 2020As we enter a new decade, once again the forecasters are playing it safe with an inoffensive shade of azureSat Jan 11 2020 - 06:00
Design Moment: Rear view mirror, 1921The motor car had been around for 35 years before the advent of the rear view mirrorSat Dec 14 2019 - 00:00
Walking in the Atlas mountains: A short break that’s long on experienceIt’s hard to think of anywhere as close to Ireland that is as culturally different as MoroccoSun Dec 08 2019 - 01:00
Design Moment: Electric blanket, 1930sThe thermostatically controlled blanket quickly became a popular wedding presentSat Dec 07 2019 - 00:00
Design Moment: Martini glass, 1925Glass first displayed at exhibition in Paris is highly decorative and visually sophisticatedSat Nov 30 2019 - 00:00
Design Moment: Kodak camera, 1888Light and portable, it prompted discussions about ownership and personal image rightsSat Nov 23 2019 - 00:00
Roomy Nutley 1950s original with scope for modernisation for €1.595mThree-bed semi in attractive Donnybrook location with mature gardensThu Nov 21 2019 - 06:00
The women designers who changed the worldNew book celebrates the influence of female designers of the 20th centurySat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00
Shandon belle in Dún Laoghaire for €1.925mBoutique owner’s Crosthwaite Park home, improved and extended over 20 years to a comfortable five-bed on a fine garden siteThu Nov 14 2019 - 06:00
Design Moment: Q-tip, 1923Leo Gerstenzang’s invention was initially called Baby GaysSat Nov 09 2019 - 00:00
Top end two-bed off Appian Way for €1.275mLeeson Park Avenue last sold 10 years ago when its investor buyer embarked on a major renovation programmeThu Nov 07 2019 - 06:00
Two to buy in popular Milltown schemeMount St Anne’s is one of the most successful and sought after developments in south Co DublinThu Nov 07 2019 - 06:00
Design Moment: S-Chair, 1980sMix of tactile craft and modern steel in an elegant sculptural form was viewed as startlingly originalSat Nov 02 2019 - 00:00
Walk-in ready with garden bonus in Booterstown for €925kRenovated four-bed in an area popular with families requires little workThu Oct 31 2019 - 06:00
Design Moment: Marshmallow sofa, 1956Made with 18 cushions covered in brightly coloured vinyl, it proved too costly to makeSat Oct 26 2019 - 00:00
Rare D4 bungalow has luxury downsizer appeal for €1mLocation and relative scarcity in this area are the major plusses of this bright, well laid-out three-bed homeThu Oct 24 2019 - 06:00
Grotto cottage in Booterstown with added luxury for €650,000This house changed hands in 2012 with the new owner renovating the propertyTue Oct 22 2019 - 06:00
Room to Improve has turned us all into snarkitectsAfter 12 years of the home improvement show the foundations seem to be sinkingSat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00
Tee up to Green Park and a swish upgrade for €2.5mKenny-built original facing Milltown Golf Club has been substantially renovated and extendedThu Oct 17 2019 - 09:33
Design Moment: Baylis wind-up radio, 1991First prototype made in garage delivered 14 minutes of soundSat Oct 12 2019 - 00:00
Divine conversion: the shop that became a stylish home for €795kReturned emigrant hit upon a shop on a Dún Laoghaire side street and negotiated a sea of red tape to transform it to this smart three-bed homeThu Oct 10 2019 - 06:15
Garden heaven at former embassy mews in D4 for €1.095mNumber 15 on Waterloo Lane was formerly the residence of the Bulgarian ambassador and is bigger than your average mewsThu Oct 10 2019 - 06:00
Design Moment: The European flag, 1955Myth surrounds its origin – including speculation that the stars were inspired by the 12-star halo on a statue of the Virgin MarySat Oct 05 2019 - 06:00
Spacious Blackrock four-bed in turnkey condition seeks €1.25mNumber 2 Stillorgan Park offers 2,600sq ft and generous front and back gardensThu Oct 03 2019 - 06:00
Design Moment: Marcel Breuer dressing table, 1926This spare design would have seemed wildly radical during a period of rich texturesSat Sept 28 2019 - 05:00
Shining example – An Irishwoman’s Diary on the Molly Malone statue and inventing a traditionThu Sept 26 2019 - 18:50
Restored Mount Anville Georgian makes a return seeking €1.95mRoebuck Hill House with eight bedrooms, a mature walled garden and pool on 1.2 acres was bought at auction in 2014 for €1.19 millionWed Sept 25 2019 - 06:00
Fairytale turreted mansion in Churchtown for €2 millionSakura, at 110 Churchtown Road Lower, until 12 years ago was a modest 1930s bungalow, then the owners rebuilt it as a 420sq m dream homeTue Sept 24 2019 - 17:10
Upgraded Ballsbridge cottage that maximises every square inchThis €865k Shelbourne Road home cleverly balances living and sleeping accommodationTue Sept 24 2019 - 06:15
A look inside the new Bauhaus MuseumThe opening of the Dessau museum coincides with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the design movementSat Sept 21 2019 - 05:22
Join the K4 horsey set with classic estate on prime Kildare turf for €1.85mKildare equine estate has 36 acres of paddocks and playing fields and a main house built just 16 years agoThu Sept 19 2019 - 06:00
Interior designer’s D6 house with tasteful touch and tempting plans for €1.275mHouse replumbed and replastered while 53m (174ft) rear garden has been landscapedThu Sept 19 2019 - 06:00
Smart prospect for downsizers in Dublin 6 for €525kOwners waited until 2017 to renovate – then gutted house and reconfigured the interiorTue Sept 17 2019 - 06:00
Design Moment: Jacob Jensen’s turnaround turntable, 1972Jensen’s turntable for Bang & Olufsen introduced a minimalist aesthetic to home audio equipmentSat Sept 14 2019 - 00:00
Turnaround upgrade on Botanic Road for €695kMid-terrace redbrick with three double bedrooms and double garageThu Sept 12 2019 - 06:00
Can more relatable advertising stop the womenswear slide at M&S?Outrageous price conversions likely to leave Irish shoppers underwhelmedTue Sept 10 2019 - 05:30
Design Moment: Lava lamp, 1963The era-defining Astro lamp was the idea of Edward Craven Walker, who went on to found lighting company MathmosSat Sept 07 2019 - 00:00
Luxury enclave near RTÉ with all the hard work done for €2.75mStunning home in popular estate, notable for its attention to interior detail and manicured gardensThu Sept 05 2019 - 10:08
Walk-in luxury in D4 for €1.475mMid-terrace three-bed Victorian redbrick on Marlborough RoadThu Sept 05 2019 - 06:00
Redeveloped Rathmines Victorian with contemporary flourish for €1.5m26 Castlewood Avenue is back on the market for the second time in two years with four bedrooms and 205sq m of designed spaceTue Sept 03 2019 - 06:00
