Inside Out: Time for a snoop beyond other people's front doors
To celebrate the opening of Jysk in Killarney, Co Kerry, customers are invited to explore the brand-new store filled with stylish Scandinavian-inspired furniture and decor, and up to Wednesday, September 24, will enjoy offers with up to 70% off instore.
We’re all invited to snoop in style around other people’s homes next month.
Organised by the Irish Architecture Foundation, Open House Dublin is a free festival of architecture that offers visitors a rare opportunity to step inside some of the most imaginative homes in the city and county — such as a previously derelict one-bedroom apartment in Dublin 8 turned into a vibrant family home by Rachel Carmody Design in Dublin 8. Or how about a Victorian cottage renovation in South Dublin by Arigo Larmour Wheeler, or a contemporary family home in Portmarnock by Robert Burke Architects?
Moat Lane offers us the opportunity to see how a new residence was thoughtfully designed and built in the garden of the client’s childhood home in Clontarf by Brennan Furlong Architects.
The festival, which celebrates its 20th year, has “Future Heritage” as its theme, with Dublin’s O’Connell Street, a place where the past, present and future converge, as its focal point.
The programme will offer over 200 events, all free of charge, and will kick off with Open House Junior on October 11 and 12 — a weekend of free workshops and events for children, teens, and families across the city and county.
More than a few of us will be wishing age were no obstacle when the Lego-building and art workshops take place as part of the weekend. Festival supporter Cairn Homes will also host the Cairn Apprenticeship Programme Mobile Training Centre at TU Dublin, offering young people a hands-on opportunity to explore a variety of construction trades and careers in the built environment. The packed line-up also includes unique Open House events at IAF House, Charlemont Square.
Bookings will open on September 24 at 10am on the Open House Dublin website.
Rain failed to dampen the anticipation of the queues of eager home interiors fans that formed as Danish home retail brand Jysk threw open the doors to its second Kerry store on Thursday morning.
The Killarney branch is located at Deerpark and is managed by Gatis Krustins. The business creates 10 new local jobs as it joins Jysk’s 28 Irish stores.
The company opened its first Kerry store in 2021, at Manor West Retail Park, Tralee, where Jysk employs nine people. “We are excited to open our latest store in Killarney, adding to our growing portfolio in the county,” Jysk country manager Roni Tuominen told Irish Examiner Home.
Danish tradesman Lars Larsen founded the family-owned company, and its first store opened in Denmark in 1979. Today, Jysk (pronounced Yoosk) has more than 3,300 stores and 26,500 employees in 51 countries, and turnover is €4.1 billion.
Up to Wednesday, September 24, shoppers can enjoy exclusive opening-week offers with up to 70% off across all categories in-store in Killarney.
See Jysk.ie
Art lovers will be headed to Cork’s Wandesford Quay to check out the New Irish Art exhibition, which runs at the Lavit Gallery until September 27.
This show is of a very high standard and includes 13 artists from across the island of Ireland, including four from Cork. “Audience reaction has been immense,” says gallery director and curator of the display Brian Mac Domhnaill.
The exhibition features work by John Behan, Tom Climent, Cecilia Danell, Nuala O’Donovan, Deirdre Frost, Kaye Maahs, Samir Mahmood, Louise Neiland, Martha Quinn, Jennifer Trouton, Dominic Turner, Amna Walayat, and Conor Walton.
Not all these artists are based in their native counties or even their country of origin, and that is another important part of this new exhibition model, adds Brian. “The ‘new Irish’ part of the title also refers to the ideal of a less parochial and more fluid and multicultural Irish society that extends to our national identity,” he says.
See Lavitgallery.com
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