Wish list: the SIKA chair

Hot metal, cool stools, fluttering butterflies and expensive wild leather furniture, crafted by hand. All part of this week’s list from Esther N McCarthy.

Check out the lines on this, we just love it. It’s the SIKA, from Brabbu, folks. Apparently inspired by a sacred Japanese deer, its most distinctive features are its reddish leather covered by brass tackles and the imposing arms and headrest, resembling the deer’s fur and antlers. We’re wild for it. €2,980, www.brabbu.com/

Imagine retiring to this every evening. An exquisite piece, this is handcrafted by Steve Attwell who creates unique pieces of functional art using traditional blacksmithing techniques and various materials, including iron, brass, copper, and coloured glass. This has individually hand-forged orchids and was designed for Hotel Las Orquídeas in Andalucia as part of a large project which included staircases and bar furniture. Steve lives and works in Kilconly, Co Galway. You can view more of his work on www.steveattwell.com or Facebook, Steve Attwell Ironwork.

These green and pink metal stools are awfully cute and the flower on seat sets it off fabulously. Perfect for garden fun. Available from The Pavilion Garden Centre, Cork. www.thepavilion.ie €64

Ahoy there! If you’re looking to introduce a nautical theme, look no further than this porthole clock, €137.99 from www.theelms.ie.

This Neom Organics Tranquillity Reed Diffuser is a blend of sleep-inducing lavender, jasmine and sweet basil, so best to have it in the bedroom, not the office! These are available in Brown Thomas this July for one month only. Post-July 31 they’ll be stocked in the Seafield Hotel, Seagreen, Doyle Collection and then a few small independent boutiques throughout Ireland. €46. www.neomorganics.com/

Put a butterfly on anything and I’ll buy it. Loving this garden ornament for Argos, the La Hacienda Bronzed Butterfly is €19.99. www.argos.ie

Originally from Co Cork, Claire-Anne O’Brien is a textile designer based in London. She graduated with a degree in textiles from Central Saint Martins in 2006 and worked in knitwear production for two years. She has worked with Unesco in the Himalayas, Northern India developing knitted products using local resources and skills and establishing a sustainable income for the villagers. Available in three different variations. Available to order from Minima, €413

Sting Ray by Thomas Wollen, €250, which will be part of the Shoals and Waves on the Wild Atlantic Way exhibition, next Saturday at 6.30pm at Etain Hickey Collections in Clonakilty. The exhibition will feature, among others, Sinead Glynn, Angela Cuthill Jewellery, Roisin Ni Chionnfhaolaidh Glass, Paddy McCormack Metalwork, Thomas Wholen Ceramics, Anne Harrington-Rees Textiles, Marleen Drijkoningen Willow Weaving and Jim Turner Ceramics, as well as Etain’s own works.

Fancy a movie star in your bathroom? City Tiles and Bathrooms in Togher Industrial Estate, Cork, has mosaic pictures of Hollywood movie icons, Audrey Hepburn, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe. The image is digitally printed onto a tile which is then scored into a mosaic pattern. www.citytilesandbathrooms.ie

Lights, camera, action. These Ranarp lights could be delightful in any area, movable design and urban funk is what this look is all about. €20 from Ikea.