Cork-born jeweller Gemma O’Leary is showing her mettle

Cork-born jeweller Gemma O’Leary’s Inner Island designs were showcased in New York this week. She’s one to watch, writes Carolyn Moore.

Two jewellers, a leather worker, weavers, print makers, fashion and knitwear designers — that’s the lineup of Irish design practitioners who took New York by storm this week, when Irish design advocate Margaret Molloy’s WearingIrish initiative showcased some of our finest homegrown talents in Molloy’s adopted hometown of New York City.