Irish Designers in Residence

Bláithín, a graduate of Textile Design from the National College of Art & Design in Dublin, launched her eponymous brand soon after graduation. She excels in sourcing, manipulating, and combining unusual materials from around the world to create wearable, striking pieces. Her fresh use of experimental materials and offbeat aesthetic has earned her a devoted following at home and abroad.

The brand has been supported by premium retailers and designers, including Brown Thomas (Selfridges Group), which has featured her work in their prestigious ‘Create’ showcase over eight years. Bláithín has collaborated with celebrated London based designer Paul Costelloe and designed jewellery collections for his catwalk shows at London Fashion Week. Bláithín Ennis pieces have been worn by numerous international celebrities, models, actresses and have also appeared on the red carpet at the Oscars.

FéRí is a luxury slow fashion clothing brand designed by Faye Rochford from her studio in Wexford. Faye creates collections of playful and nostalgic dresses and separates in fantasy-folk floral prints. Every print begins as a painting which Faye creates using a carefree style of painting and drawing that reflects the energy of the brand. These prints are digitally printed onto natural and organic and up-cycled fabrics.

The concept for FéRí stemmed from Faye’s love of our ‘dressing-up box’ as a child which was a treasure trove full of vintage dresses and silk scarves from pieces her mother, aunts and grandmother. Growing up on a farm surrounded by antiques, salvaged and repurposed furniture, the importance of being creative and resourceful are values that were instilled in Faye as a child and reflected through her sustainable design choices in her collections today. She is a keen collector with an archive of vintage pieces which are a constant source of inspiration from the fit to the details.

After receiving her BA degree in Fashion Design from NCAD, Faye worked at home and abroad for over 10 years designing for International brands including Diane Von Furstenburg, Bora Aksu, Philip Treacy, Free People.

Faye launched FéRí in 2020 and has since gown a loyal community of like minded people and customers who are called ‘Ferifolk’. The brand is much loved and regularly worn by stars including Amy Huberman, Laura Whitmore, Roz Purcell and Loah to name a few. Stockist include Arnotts, Brown Thomas Create and other Independent Boutiques.

Nomi is about more than just getting dressed, it’s about how you feel in what you wear. Designed with a love for bold, effortless style, every piece is created to bring confidence, joy, and a sense of occasion to the everyday. We believe in statement pieces that don’t sit in the wardrobe waiting for the "right moment" but instead become the pieces you reach for time and time again.

Nomi is about confidence, ease, and the joy of getting dressed. Inspired by real women and their stories, each piece is designed with premium fabrics, meticulous attention to detail, and an inclusive fit. This is fashion that moves with you, elevates your everyday, and makes every moment worth dressing for.

Established in 2007 award winning Irish Designer Emily Jean O Byrne is the Founder and Creative Director at the premium headwear and accessories brand Emily Jean. From her atelier situated in the picturesque village of Moycullen in Galway, the brand has built up a reputation for high end, individual and bespoke designs.

A key feature of the accessories range are bespoke hats and headwear for weddings and special occasions. The headwear is complemented by a carefully curated range of jewellery and occasion wear clutch bags that help complete the overall look of the outfit. Emily Jean offers styling advise to ensure clients look stunning from head to toe.

Emily Jean has also launched a ready-to-wear accessories range, which includes a collection of unique headbands and jewellery. The expansion into this new market in recent years offers stylish, versatile accessories for ladies who want an individual look, for daywear, evening wear or business wear. The ready to wear range is also proven very popular for gifting, offering something thoughtful and unique to someone special.

All Emily Jean accessories are available online at www.emily-jean.com or in store at the Emily Jean Atelier in Moycullen, Galway.

"I wanted a brand name that would reflect the calm of nighttime, the cycles and magic of the everyday, that moment of slowing down"

Cliona O'Brien launched Moon + Mellow in 2019, bringing to the market, easy, breezy shapes and silhouettes, ready made for lie-ons, holidays, date nights, city breaks, and girls' nights out and in, to enjoy for years to come.

O'Brien's background in business ethics was a key pillar of Moon + Mellow's slow fashion ethos a the outset, a natural progression from a decade in business management working on reponsibly-sourced products with some of the world's top-ranking brands.

She lives in Kildare with her husband, three sons and dog Rosco, and divides her time between Ireland, Paris, London and fashion weeks across the globe, and Moon + Mellow's partner factory in Portugal. Her passion for textiles, art and design are almost equitable with her love of cooking and eating out - hence the recipes in her newsletters.

Melissa Curry is a trailblazer in Irish design, known for her bold, mood-boosting accessories and forward-thinking creative vision. Since launching at Paris Fashion Week in 1999 - where she was selected by Liberty of London to lead their Millennium campaign - Melissa has collaborated with global icons including Le Bon Marché, Galeries Lafayette, Swarovski, Phillippe Starck, and Virgin.

Her work blends colour, innovation, and play, always surprising and delighting customers across her brand experiences. Now based in Dublin, Melissa focuses on collaboration, sustainability, and the fast-growing world of travel retail. Her vibrant designs for Virign Voyages - spotted by Richard Branson's team - earned her a finalist spot at the DFNI Global Awards for Innovation and conscious fashion.

Alongside her collaborations, Melissa continues to grow PÓG, her gift-led jewellery brand inspired by Irish heritage and the Claddagh. Designed to comfort and connect, PÓG combines sensory design with joyful style and intergenerational appeal. Available at Dublin Airport, EPIC Museum, and selected U.S. and Irish retailers.

Founded in 2002, Roisin in her studio in Naas, Co. Kildare, Roisin Linnane launched her women's clothing label. Over the years her range has evolved and grown but has always maintained its core belief of creating everyday luxury pieces that will endure, building a timeless wardrobe with a philosophy of "less is more". Her collections are versatile and effortlessly elegant, designed to transcend seasons and take you seamlessly from day to evening. With an emphasis on timeless simplicity, each piece in Roisin's collection reflects a balance of sophistication and ease, making them ideal for the modern woman who values both style and practicality.

An emphasis on attention to detail is applied to each piece as it is carefully curated from conception to pattern making and sampling, to perfecting the final product by Roisin and her dedicated team in their studio in Naas. They understand that today's woman needs clothing that fits into their busy, multifaced lives and her designs reflect this need for versatility as each piece can be mixed and matched.

Every piece tells a story... They are made with attentively chosen and sustainably sourced fabrics from taffeta, woven crepe, satin back crepe, silks and cashmeres, selected from their durability and minimal aftercare, ensuring that these pieces not only look beautiful but are practical for everyday wear. Sustainability is also at the heart of the brand, with commitment to ethical production and sourcing practices. Roisin Linnane's designs are created for the woman who wants to invest in timeless, quality pieces that feel as good as they look, offering both elegance and comfort without compromise.

Aspirational

Uniquely designed fabrics stand the test of time in terms of quality and innovation, a statement piece in your space; investing in an aspirational aesthetic.

Irish Designed

Aoife Mullane’s designs are born of and inspired by, her Irish roots and reflective of the Irish coastal landscape. The entire process takes place on Irish soil and can be reflected in every fibre of the fabrics, all made using natural colour palettes and a signature glimmer of Irish charm embedded in luxury.​

Hand Created

Designed by hand in Ireland from start to finish; an immersive and creative experience. Designs inspired by the Irish landscape and masterfully converted to adorn your space in style. An authentic, traditional process with a contemporary and unique flair.

Aoife McNamara is a luxury sustainable fashion brand that creates unique garments inspired by nature, to protect nature. Founded in 2019, Aoife McNamara reimagines the future of sustainable design by reconnecting the fashion industry to the natural world. ​

The brand values creativity and beauty, people and planet, quality over quantity. It aims to create beauty not destroy it.

Aoife McNamara is the first B Corp certified Irish fashion brand.

Chupi Sweetman designs timeless fine jewellery to celebrate life’s most precious moments of love, hope and everything in between. Working in recycled solid gold, precious stones and consciously sourced diamonds, her award-winning pieces are intended to mark every chapter in life’s perfectly imperfect journey.

Beautifully designed, consciously made

As much a beautiful design object as functional packaging, the suite is made almost exclusively with natural, biodegradable and sustainable materials, from paper and card to silk and organic cotton. Working with renowned packaging designer Vincent Villagér, the goal was to design packaging that could live on as keepsakes and equally be easily recycled.