How an Irish mother-daughter duo has reinvented hygge 

Eve Kelliher checks out sustainable shopping, cosy sofa options and a Cork man's watercooler inspiration

The mother-daughter duo Martha, left, and Mimi of Mimi+Martha.

WHILE it first made its presence felt in interiors everywhere several years ago, the Danish concept of hygge is more relevant than ever before.

Pronounced “hue-guh” and usually translated as “cosiness”, it’s inspired a shelves’ worth of décor books and has snuggled its way into our psyches — particularly as autumn/winter sets in in these unprecedented pandemic times.