Looking beyond the Covid-19 crisis, for a cup of success

A mother and daughter team have turned their shared hobby into a successful business, selling handmade fine china mugs with hand painted designs. They are hoping to be up and thriving again when the current Covid-19 economic storm passes.

From their workshop in north Dublin, Pamela and Suzanne Hughes hand-fire and paint the porcelain mugs which are stocked in over 70 retailers around the country and available online. Hughes had spent seven years living in London where she worked in fashion buying for retailers such as TK Maxx and Primark. Her mother had bought a kiln and started making mugs as a hobby.