Person: Helen James

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Consider this: Meet Helen James

From Ireland to America and fashion to homeswares, designer Helen James is developing interiors products for the high street with an emphasis on sustainability, beauty and function, writes Carol O’Callaghan

home and gardens

Wish List: Swooning over Smeg and purring over pompoms

home and gardens

Cupboard love: Put order on your storage spaces

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Safety first: James Kavanagh on new sexual-health campaign

home and gardens

Wishlist: Beautiful yet practical

home and gardens

Home sense: How to create a home

Design life: Creating a sanctuary for the mind

Q&A with product/ textile designer and author Helen James.

Sat, 24 Mar, 2018

Celebrity experts share their dream gifts in their specialist fields

They are the tastemakers - celebrity experts in everything from fitness to fashion. They share their dream gifts in their specialist fields with Ciara McDonnell.

Sat, 23 Dec, 2017

Darina Allen: The best new cookbooks just in time for Christmas

AS we edge ever closer to Christmas, my desk is piled high with new cookbooks published just in time for the festive season. 

Sat, 02 Dec, 2017

Don't be afraid of the dark when it comes to interiors

Whichever style has piqued your interest this autumn, Kya deLongchamps shows you the best way to achieve it, from tone on tone to wood notes.

Sat, 28 Oct, 2017

Designer and TV personality Deirdre Whelan talks about her dream job

Have you ever wondered how television presenters get their jobs? For designer Deirdre Whelan, now a familiar face on RTÉ’s Home of the Year, it was a phone call last year from Shinawil, the production company behind the programme.

Sat, 30 Jul, 2016

Designed for life with ‘Considered’ creator Helen James

Changing careers and locations is becoming the norm, when the guaranteed job for life is a thing of the past and increasingly the aim for many of us — or at least the dream — is to combine personal passions with earning a living.

Sat, 31 Oct, 2015

Hugh Wallace: Home judged to perfection

He spent last year deciding Ireland’s Home of the Year. Now the tables are turned as Hugh Wallace opens up his doors to Jonathan de Burca Butler.

Sat, 18 Jul, 2015

Eco-friendly Cork house is Home of the Year

It’s a house fit for a king, an economically friendly king, and it’s just been crowned RTÉ’s Home of the Year.

Fri, 15 May, 2015

Unique designs battle for ‘Home of the Year’

From self-built dream homes to eco-friendly retreats, just seven houses remain in contention for RTÉ’s Home of the Year competition.

Tue, 12 May, 2015

Thursday's TV tips

Check out our guide to the best of tonight's TV.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2015

Thursday’s TV tips

Tonight's telly tips…

Thu, 26 Mar, 2015

What to watch on TV this week

Declan O’Donnell, Helen James and Hugh Wallace are the judges on Home Of The Year on RTÉ One on Thursday.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2015

Top 8 gifts for foodies

Finding good Irish-made gifts under €20 for the page today was easy. 

Sat, 20 Dec, 2014

Wish list: Inexpensive and elegant homeware gift ideas

Some inexpensive and some elegant gifts make up Esther N McCarthy’s Christmas wishes.

Sat, 06 Dec, 2014

Wishlist: Baskets to order

This week Esther N McCarthy fills her hand-made basket with some early seasonal treats.

Sat, 08 Nov, 2014

The long and the short of it: Skirts get longer for next year’s fashion

SKIRT lengths are coming down next year — a fashion trend that has always indicated tougher times ahead.

Wed, 27 Aug, 2008

Dunnes calls fashion expert in copy case

A FASHION expert told a court yesterday she found 580,000 references on the internet to the type of woman’s top at the centre of a landmark legal dispute between British fashion stores and Dunnes Stores.

Fri, 05 Oct, 2007

Shape of things to come at FashionWeek

FASHION may be a cut-throat business but the offerings from some of Ireland’s hottest designers show a definite soft side.

Tue, 28 Aug, 2007

Harvey Nicholas success for Irish designer

AN up-and-coming Irish designer has been signed by the exclusive Harvey Nichols store in what has been a successful few days for the Irish at London Fashion Week.

Fri, 22 Sep, 2006