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Design Moment: Lava lamp, 1963

Design Moment: Lava lamp, 1963

The era-defining Astro lamp was the idea of Edward Craven Walker, who went on to found lighting company Mathmos

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 00:00
Luxury enclave near RTÉ with all the hard work done for €2.75m

Luxury enclave near RTÉ with all the hard work done for €2.75m

Stunning home in popular estate, notable for its attention to interior detail and manicured gardens

Thu Sept 05 2019 - 10:08
Walk-in luxury in D4 for €1.475m

Walk-in luxury in D4 for €1.475m

Mid-terrace three-bed Victorian redbrick on Marlborough Road

Thu Sept 05 2019 - 06:00
Redeveloped Rathmines Victorian with contemporary flourish for €1.5m

Redeveloped Rathmines Victorian with contemporary flourish for €1.5m

26 Castlewood Avenue is back on the market for the second time in two years with four bedrooms and 205sq m of designed space

Tue Sept 03 2019 - 06:00
Ad agencies target staffing age issue with... creativity

Ad agencies target staffing age issue with... creativity

Cannes Grey Lions competition seeks to get older people to return to advertising sector

Tue Sept 03 2019 - 05:30
Design Moment: Hunter wellington boots, 1856

Design Moment: Hunter wellington boots, 1856

Model and fashion icon Kate Moss did wonders for the wellington boot company

Sat Aug 31 2019 - 00:00
Extended home in Mount Merrion with big family appeal for €1.595m

Extended home in Mount Merrion with big family appeal for €1.595m

Five-bed redbrick on Mather Road North with gardens is a good fit for those trading up

Thu Aug 29 2019 - 06:00
Design Moment: Knot cushion, 2011

Design Moment: Knot cushion, 2011

Icelandic designer’s simple knitted cushion has comfortably become a design classic

Sat Aug 24 2019 - 00:00
Design Moment: Polyprop chair, 1962

Design Moment: Polyprop chair, 1962

Classic stacking chair designed by Robin Day was made from a daring new material

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 00:00
Design Moment: Kubus storage containers, 1938

Design Moment: Kubus storage containers, 1938

If introduced today, Wilhelm Wagenfeld’s glass containers would be seen as the solution to the scourge of plastic containers

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 00:00
Design Moment: Helvetica, 1957

Design Moment: Helvetica, 1957

The font developed by Swiss man Max Miedinger took over the world

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 00:00
Design Moment: Arco light, 1962

Design Moment: Arco light, 1962

Inspired by street lighting the Arco light rises from a heavy marble base to give it balance

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 00:00
Design Moment: iMac, 1998

Design Moment: iMac, 1998

Jony Ive’s Bondi-blue iMac was something no one imagined computers could be: fun

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 00:00
Cottage with a go-karting track for sale in Co Donegal

Cottage with a go-karting track for sale in Co Donegal

The €325,000 ‘quirky restored’ home on a eight acre property includes a 1km racetrack

Tue Jul 16 2019 - 06:00
An Irishwoman’s Diary on the sad fate of Wendon, ‘Dublin’s Wonder House’

An Irishwoman’s Diary on the sad fate of Wendon, ‘Dublin’s Wonder House’

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 17:45
Design Moment: Tulip table, 1958

Design Moment: Tulip table, 1958

Eero Saarinen wanted to ‘clear up the slum of legs’ under traditional tables

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 06:48
Nothing bijou about this five-bed Ballsbridge mews for €1.625m

Nothing bijou about this five-bed Ballsbridge mews for €1.625m

Thoroughly private home with dramatic roof-space extension and balcony

Thu Jul 11 2019 - 14:15
Charming Victorian is a rare find on Galway’s Crescent for €1.35m

Charming Victorian is a rare find on Galway’s Crescent for €1.35m

Four-bed with original features is one of six double-fronted houses built as holiday homes overlooking Galway Bay

Thu Jul 11 2019 - 14:14
Country charm on swish Dublin 4 stretch for €1.6m

Country charm on swish Dublin 4 stretch for €1.6m

Number 56 Park Avenue in Sandymount has plenty going for it once given a lick of paint

Thu Jul 11 2019 - 09:17
Newsflash – media companies are getting more pushy

Newsflash – media companies are getting more pushy

Notifications are a valuable tool but finding right balance in how to use them can be tricky

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 05:30
Design Moment: Cassette tape, 1962

Design Moment: Cassette tape, 1962

An invention by Philips changed the relationship between consumers and music

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 00:00
Welcome to the East Wing in D4 for €925,000

Welcome to the East Wing in D4 for €925,000

Two-bedroom period home with suntrap garden has a secluded suntrap garden

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 09:40
Strange case of the RTÉ Guide

Strange case of the RTÉ Guide

Media&Marketing: State broadcaster set to sell listing magazine that defies all the odds

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 05:30
Design Moment: Nakashima bench, 1961

Design Moment: Nakashima bench, 1961

Designer was looking for the soul of the tree so his furniture could give it a second life

Sat Jun 29 2019 - 00:00
Garden bliss in Mount Merrion bungalow for €1.55m

Garden bliss in Mount Merrion bungalow for €1.55m

Renvoated four-bedroom home on a third of an acre of mature grounds

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 09:21
Chocolate-box Connemara charmer for €425k

Chocolate-box Connemara charmer for €425k

Extended cottage with a pretty interior comes with separate sauna and hot tub

Wed Jun 26 2019 - 06:00
Design Moment: Zippo lighter, 1934

Design Moment: Zippo lighter, 1934

Lighter came – as it does now – with an unconditional lifetime guarantee

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 00:00
Fancy a stay in Ireland’s quirkiest cow shed?

Fancy a stay in Ireland’s quirkiest cow shed?

The Cow House near Stradbally is a playful take on big house living in a very small space

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 00:00
Design Moment: Russell Hobbs K2 Kettle, 1960

Design Moment: Russell Hobbs K2 Kettle, 1960

Sleek and shiny, the K2 was made of chromed steel

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 00:00
Rambling Burnaby bungalow in Greystones for €945k

Rambling Burnaby bungalow in Greystones for €945k

Historic Victorian property in Wicklow ideal for downsizing or expansion

Thu Jun 20 2019 - 06:00
Palmerston Road original ripe for a makeover at €1.85m

Palmerston Road original ripe for a makeover at €1.85m

Four bedroom property in Rathmines with ample potential retains attractive features

Wed Jun 19 2019 - 16:37
Design Moment: Tetra Pak, 1940s

Design Moment: Tetra Pak, 1940s

The success of the famous triangular box was thanks to the inventor’s wife’s sausage-making skills

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 00:00
Deceptive canal bank head-turner off Leeson Street for €1.25m

Deceptive canal bank head-turner off Leeson Street for €1.25m

Radical rethink of living and outdoor space makes most of canal views

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 11:52
Smart Drumcondra original for €775k

Smart Drumcondra original for €775k

All the hard work is done in this three-bed terraced house

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 11:13
Retro styling on popular Clontarf stretch seeking €895,000

Retro styling on popular Clontarf stretch seeking €895,000

The spacious eat-in kitchen is floored in the same herringbone parquet as the hallway

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 06:00
Design Moment: Cloth covered tennis balls, 1870s

Design Moment: Cloth covered tennis balls, 1870s

Filling the core of the ball with pressurised gas marked next significant improvement

Sat Jun 08 2019 - 00:00
Design Moment: Birkenstock Madrid, 1963

Design Moment: Birkenstock Madrid, 1963

Wildly popular design is based on the cast of a healthy foot in the sand

Sat Jun 01 2019 - 00:00
Semi-detached Victorian redbrick in Rathgar seeks €2.75m

Semi-detached Victorian redbrick in Rathgar seeks €2.75m

55 Orwell Park offers 267sq m and ample accommodation over three floors in Dublin 6

Thu May 30 2019 - 06:00
Sandymount five-bed with its own private tennis club for €1.55m

Sandymount five-bed with its own private tennis club for €1.55m

Innisfallen is ready for decorative updating or equally do nothing and move in happily

Wed May 29 2019 - 09:48
Design Moment: Corona lounge chair, 1964

Design Moment: Corona lounge chair, 1964

Minimalist classic uses the least material possible to cover the series of oval cushions

Sat May 25 2019 - 00:00
Century-old Terenure home with modern twist at €975k

Century-old Terenure home with modern twist at €975k

Edwardian four-bed charmer has had just two owners since it was built in 1910

Thu May 23 2019 - 13:22
Grandeur near the Green on Leeson Street for €1.75m

Grandeur near the Green on Leeson Street for €1.75m

Spacious renovated mid-19th-century house is just a short stroll from St Stephen’s Green

Thu May 23 2019 - 13:15
The swankiest home on the Luas Green line for €5.4m

The swankiest home on the Luas Green line for €5.4m

This knockout Victorian has freshly landscaped gardens, a new geothermal heating system and practically sits on the Milltown Luas stop

Thu May 23 2019 - 13:14
Design Moment: ESU bookcase, 1949

Design Moment: ESU bookcase, 1949

US design couple Charles and Ray Eames made their name by using industrial materials for home furnishings

Sat May 18 2019 - 00:00
Rathgar Victorian with impeccable French polish for €3.25m

Rathgar Victorian with impeccable French polish for €3.25m

Detached Victorian was in walk-in condition but its French owners added luxurious touches like a double shower/sauna

Thu May 16 2019 - 13:35
Agent’s country escape off busy N11 route for €2.5m

Agent’s country escape off busy N11 route for €2.5m

Four-bed house with single storey to the front and two storey to the rear

Thu May 16 2019 - 06:00
Grand ambitions of a Blackrock villa for €1.495m

Grand ambitions of a Blackrock villa for €1.495m

Victorian semi has a spacious interior and an unusual connection to its neighbour

Thu May 16 2019 - 06:00
Design Moment: Bakelite, 1909

Design Moment: Bakelite, 1909

Designers made the material into objects ranging from telephones to door knobs

Sat May 11 2019 - 00:00
Get into the gardens in Dublin 6 for €3.2m

Get into the gardens in Dublin 6 for €3.2m

Lismoy is a large detached, six-bedroom three-reception property in need of modernisation

Thu May 09 2019 - 10:40
Love all on a hidden acre on Blackrock's Avoca Avenue for €5.5m

Love all on a hidden acre on Blackrock's Avoca Avenue for €5.5m

Built in the 19th century this is a solid Victorian, with a gracious interior across 530sq m (5,704 sq ft)

Thu May 09 2019 - 06:00
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