Wish list: Hanging plants, a retro radio and a Beacon print

Add a little spring to your indoors with these colourful hanging flower pots, I like the leather cord detail. 

Available from Flying Tiger stores in Mahon Point and Patrick’s Street, Cork for €5.70.

www.flyingtiger.com/en-ie

You can’t go wrong with blue and white, loving this splatter jug from Avoca, €49.95. www.avoca.com

Don’t be fooled by the retro vibe of this VQ DAB radio. It’s got all the mod cons what with the bluetooth and the connecting to the iPod and all that jazz. Very cool. €115 from www.Argos.ie

This is a great colour — the cosy ochre mohair throw from French Connection home is perfect for adding a fresh look for summer while keeping you snug in the evenings.

€333 from the new homeware store in Powerscourt Centre in www.Dublinfrenchconnection.com/homeware

Wouldn’t this add a little pizazz to your garden? It’s the smart solar metal silhouette peacock. €44.99.

www.littlewoodsireland.ie

Cath Kidston has these extremely cute tea plates in stock now. We love the duck print and there’s lots of matching items to go with it. This one is €7 from selected stockists and online at www.cathkidston.com

Irish design firm Orwell and Browne are taking advantage of the revival in popularity of Irish tweed, putting together a range of notebooks and diaries using traditional methods from their workshop in south-west Donegal.

Caitriona McGinley has had the craft of weaving tweed passed down to her through five generations of her family. What an ingenious way of keeping the tradition alive. Prices start at €20.

www.orwellandbrowne.com

This vibrant art print is cool and eco-friendly. It depicts the Baltimore Beacon and is from the Cork Landmark Series.

It’s a reproduction of an original screen print created by husband and wife team, Julie and Owen, at Dublin-based, Jando Design. Printed on recycled cardstock, all the packaging is compostable. Prints from €18.

www.jandodesign.com