ID&A Fair

Just a little reminder to all of you who love to spend money on making your homes beautiful…the Interior Design & Art Fair is on this Friday 14^th – Sunday 16^th May at the RDS in Dublin.

A number of well known interior companies, such as, BoConcept, Galerie Lisette and Roche Bobois will be at the event, as well as lesser known companies which also have a lot to offer! If you are interested in Contemporary Art, it’s also worth your while to take a wander down as a number of Irish Galleries will be featuring work.

There will also be a few lectures over the three days which go a little something like this…

Friday 14th May 2010

2:00 pm:
Optimise Your Home
by Denise O’Connor, Optimise Design

4:00 pm:
Working with Colour
by Liz LaCumber, Liz LaCumber Interior Design

Saturday 15th May 2010

2:00 pm:
Illuminating — The Psychology of Lighting Your Home
by Rocky Wall, Wink Lighting

4:00 pm:
Mixing The Old With The New – The Value of Good Design in Antiques
by Niall Mullen, Niall Mullen Antiques

Sunday 16th May 2010

2:00 pm:
The Process of Interior Design
by Maria MacVeigh, MIDI, Maria MacVeigh Design

4:00 pm:
Irish Design on the International Market
by Joseph Walsh, Joseph Walsh Studios

 

For more information go to http://www.idafair.ie/

Electric Picnic

 

Although I’m not a fan of festivals, I am a fan of unbreakable outdoor eating utensils and I have just come across some electrifying vibrant plastic picnic accessories from Strawberry Fool.

 

Ideal for garden parties, alfresco dining and even those hardcore summer festivals, RIO is virtually indestructible on and off the picnic table – and dishwasher safe to boot! Radiant reds, ostentatious oranges and pivotal pinks are at the heart of this undeniably summery collection sure to shake up any garden party by its pure effervescence – precautionary sunglasses advised!

 

The price isn’t half bad either, ranging from £4.99 to £14.99 so there really is no excuse for plenty of funky fun barbeques this summer!

 

Check out Strawberry Fool for more bright and breezy products.

 

 

Absolut Style at Set

I am really looking forward to the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, especially as I am taking a trip down to Kilkenny to have a wee look at Absolut Style at Set organized by Interiors and Fashion Stylist, Blanaid Hennessy. There is going to be all sorts on offer, from vintage fashion and furniture to lovely movies such as “Breakfast at Tiffanys” which are going to be screened in the new stylish new Set Theatre at Langton House Hotel.

If that’s not enough, there will be makeovers, live photo shoots and style classes to inspire you in ways you could never imagine.

There’s no excuse to miss this so get down there pronto on 2^nd, 3^rd or 4^th April!

It’s Friday

Over and out until Monday!