POTS OF KIELY STYLE
The Kilkenny Shop (kilkennyshop.com) is running a Celebrating Orla Kiely event at their stores nationwide. Upon presentation of today's column Irish Times readers can buy these enamel plant pots (above) at a reduction of 10 per cent. They come in three sizes and include the drip trays. The small one in orange, can be bought for €17 instead of €18.95; the medium in grey, for €22 instead of €24.95 and the large in olive, for €30 instead of €32.95. During this promotion customers can also purchase iPhone and iPad covers at half price on any purchase over €25. Offers end on May 25th and are available in stores only.
CLASSIC UPDATE
The Chelsea American oak dining collection offers a contemporary update to the classic French style and is reduced by 20 per cent at Hanley’s Furniture (01-6203719 hanleysfurniture.ie), Unit 10, Liffey Valley Retail Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. The table has two pedestal legs and can extend to 225cm long, big enough to accommodate eight. On its own it is €889 down from €1,115. The dining set, complete with six chairs is down to €1,579 from €1,985. Offer ends Sunday May 25th.
THREE OF THE BEST ... TOP TABLEWARE
Kinto (kinto.co.jp) is a Japanese brand of ceramics that you can expect to hear a lot more about. This collection of covetable Dune porcelain tableware is available from UK-based online shop 95 Per Cent (95percent.co.uk). The pastel washed plates pictured come in three sizes, and reduced prices range from about €46 to €20. Delivery to Dublin is €19.50.
This Jars stoneware is handmade in France (jarsceramistes.com). Its Glacis range riffs on strong nautical strips of ice blues to give the collection a modern feel. The large jug, €24, bowl, €12.50 and beaker, €9 is available at Article Dublin, (01-679 9268 articledublin.com), Powerscourt Townhouse, South William St, Dublin 2.
Go for glorious pops of colour with this new Socks rolled down range from Finnish print label Marimekko. The pitcher costs €69. The matching tumblers cost €34 for a set of two. Buy online from Irish website Inreda (01-4760362 inreda.ie) or from UK-based Cloudberry Living (0044 7780 693 034 cloudberryliving.co.uk)
APPLES AND PEARS
Debenhams (debenhams.ie) Summer Spectacular is a great opportunity to pick up home accessories with personality at a reduction of 25 per cent. Pep up sofas with Abigail Aherne orange pop flamingo cotton-filled cushions down from €60 to €45. Strike a stylish note with Ben de Lisi’s metal Chrysler lamp, down from €82.50 to €62, and add warmth with fruity bronze-coloured trinket boxes. The pear and apple (pictured) are both down from €23.50 to €18. The event runs until Sunday, May 18th.
GET ON THE PITCH
Score a major hit with football crazy children with this Striker goal, down from €34.99 to €27.99, a reduction of 20 per cent at Smyths Toys (091-743688 smyths.com). It will get them outdoors and, if you join in the fun, will mean you get to exercise into the bargain. This offer is available in stores and online and ends next Monday, May 19th.
TRENDING ... WOODBLOCK HOUSE
British artist Richard Woods is a graduate of The Slade School of Fine Art. His work crosses boundaries between art, architecture and design and is most often made up of exaggerated, garish representations of traditional architectural and interior motifs like wooden flooring, chintz wallpapers, crazy paving or red bricks. What he calls “logos of reality” are created using traditional woodblock techniques and then applied to walls as a second skin covering interior floors, walls and now exteriors and furniture. WoodBlock House is the artist’s colourful timber and glass home and studio in Hackney and shows off his work in many media. Designed by London-based de Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects (dRMM) Architects (drmm.co.uk) it has been awarded a RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) London Regional Award.
STRAWBERRY COOL
Summer drinks should be long and fresh. Serve yours in this strawberry motif Bubble Burst range of high balls, each down from €9.95 to €6.97 and matching pitcher, down from €24.95 to €17.47, reductions of 30 per cent, at all Carraig Donn shops (098-50300 carrigdonn.com). Offers end May 25th.
A HIGH POINT
Scandinavian brand Flexa World, 21 Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin (01-2789887 flexaworld.ie) has 20 per cent off its Flexa Baby range. Its Red Dot award-winning Junior chair is a high chair design that can be used by children up to the age of 12. Normally €199 it is now reduced to €159. Its oval cot that becomes a bed, including mattress can be bought for €559 reduced from €699 and their three-drawer chest can be purchased for €202 instead of €253. Offers end May 31st.
