Glaziers: Cracking work for a specialist team
The three women, and one man, behind Capital Glass are responsible for some of the biggest glasswork projects around Dublin, but they’ll also replace your broken window
Surrounded by beautiful things for 30 years: James O’Halloran, furniture and fine art expert
“I have the kind of taste I can’t afford.”
‘People still want net curtains’
The Specialist: Brian P Nolan, managing director of Brian S Nolan, a family-run interiors shop in Dún Laoghaire for over 30 years
The Specialists: Fiona Gilboy and Denis Kenny of Ceadogán Rugs
Husband-and-wife team have been getting rugmaking down to a fine art for 30 years
If you’ve ever stood under a Waterford chandelier, chances are Billy Canning designed it
After 24 years designing lights for Waterford Crystal, Billy Canning is now a freelance designer of domestic projects as well as others on a much grander scale
Creating atmosphere rather than decor
Since she founded Sequana in 1997, Mary Shaw, a long-term French resident, has forged an enviable international reputation for her use of texture and colour
The Specialist: footballer to furniture maker
Ciaran McGuigan, a former e-commerce businessman, film-maker and professional footballer at Drogheda United, is creating a US platform for his family furniture business
The specialist: Audrey Adams, furniture restorer
‘I suddenly realised that I was being coerced into a job – then I discovered I loved it’
The Specialist: Stephen Buchanan, tree surgeon
The demand for cutting back branches or chopping down trees is growing in rural areas and cities, but that doesn’t stop tree surgeons from being professional ‘tree-huggers’
The Specialist: Kyran O’Grady, master thatcher
The Howth native has thatched everything from cottages to pubs and offices
The specialist: Ivan Crowe, conservation joiner and sash window specialist
‘Every day is a school day with this work’
The Specialist: Interior designer Deirdre Mongey
Deirdre Mongey works on everything from single rooms to corporate premises but always tries to bear in mind how each individual space will be used on a daily basis
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