Design matters: What to expect at the London Design Festival

Carol O’Callaghan takes a look at what’s in store for visitors to the London Design Festival this weekend

There’s no official Irish pavilion at this year’s London Design Festival to promote our craft designers and makers to international buyers, collectors and influencers.

At a time when Irish design has developed a reputation on a par with the Scandinavians, and even a place as small as the Balearic Islands has an official presence, it’s disappointing that Design Ireland, so visibly flaunted during Year of Design 2015, is noticeable by its absence.