Irish fashion designers have had to adapt businesses in a time of coronavirus

From fashion to jewellery design, the impact of Covid-19 on demand for their output have seen designers make changes to their business model

Designer Heidi Higgins wearing her 'Luella' face mask (€30) which has generated a €1,300 donation to Women's Aid.

Irish design in the time of Covid-19 is having a rebirth. Designers running small businesses could be forgiven for feeling that this is the worst of times yet with tenacity and innovation they are making Irish design exciting again. There is a sense of coming together, of supporting each other through the crisis all the while taking Irish design on a more sustainable route.

It is time to rejoice in local craftsmanship and design that Irish creatives do so well. They may have been knocked down but they will certainly get back up again, with more determination than before. I think the best of Irish design is soon to come.