Wish List: Honest design and craft for the home

From glorious glass to new names in Irish art, Faith Ryan picks some honest design and craft for the home.

Ruan Leadbetter and Tiger Kazzaz, both from Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny at Jerpoint Glass Studio’s unveiling of work by Liam Flynn, part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival Fringe Events. Visitors are invited to witness the glass makers as they individually hand-craft each piece in the Jerpoint Glass collection at a free daily demonstrations. Venue: The Glass Attic Gallery, daily till August 31.

Buy into the soft metal trends with this brass geometric magnetic notice board for your home office or kitchen. Complete with 10 magnets (58cm by 50cm), €26.95, Moss Cottage

Martin Gallagher is yet another talent nurtured at Letterfrack, and he works from his Sligo studio, taking breaks to surf the wild Atlantic. These stunning summer shelves in birch ply are inspired by the sea he loves and ideal for slinging your mobile or keys onto after work, €185 each, www.martingallagherfurniture.com

A plump little handful of charming design — celebrate those remaining blossoms in a fluffy wig for this Owl vase, or just admire him completely for himself, €20, Bo Concept, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford.

Buttery is the word often used of the work of painter Róisín O’Farrell. Something of a career phoenix, the melting interiors from this Wicklow-born artist are very special. Originals from €650, prints from €250, www.Roisinofarrell.com

A child’s chair in timber with a handwoven seat for €10? It has to be Tiger Stores.