The first floor of the Georgian house. The boy gets a wet room! The girl has to share...

The ground floor of the Georgian house, with a contemporary extension

Another Georgian room from HND2's - combining CAD and Photoshop.

Georgian House Project
Mary Flyen

This year the lighting project was a challenge. Finding the sample materials initially was daunting. Trying to design and then make a lamp from samples received was even more daunting. But after a time the ideas began to develop, trial and error then takes place. The project then becomes very interesting and challenging. Once the idea is formed the rest comes in time. The more you progress the more you want to progress. And 'Voila' there it is the lamp that you thought you could never make. There is a huge feeling of self satisfaction on completion of this project.  See for yourself. My lamp didn't turn out too bad! (Even if I say so myself)!

Specialist Materials

Specialist Materials Project . Light made from driftwood !

Make Up Counter for Chanel

Interior Design HND2 
My Georgian House Project

 Georgian Kitchen

 Georgian Hallway

Georgian Living Room

The finished pieces in all their glory!

Here is a selection of some of our first year's finished pieces.
There are more to come so stay tuned....... 

The hard work involved in creating beautiful upcycled furniture.

Our first year interiors students working on their up-cycling project. The project was quite

laborious but we like to think of it as a labour of love. 

The project was kindly sponsored by Dulux Paints whilst the furniture was kindly donated to

us by Oxfam Home. 

The student's brief was to transform old furniture into new commercially viable pieces that could 

be returned to Oxfam Home and sold preferably at a higher price point than the original pieces.

The end product had to have a place in today's market place. The students choice

of colour and pattern were informed by current trends.

Exhibition and Retail Design

Exhibition and Retail Design is one of the many exciting modules included in the Higher National Diploma (HND) programme. As a module it is designed to develop the learners skills and understanding of retail design, lighting, display systems, office planning/workplace design and exhibition design.


Our 3rd year students are currently working on an exhibition/retail project where the brief required them to design a functional cosmetic counter for a large cosmetic brand to be situated in an upmarket department store. 


This project required the student to develop a retail component that was a representation of their chosen cosmetic brand, so while this component needed to be highly functional in terms of ergonomics, display, storage, etc. it also needed to be visually sharp in terms of form, materials and lighting. The students challenge was to create a retail component that was aesthetically on par with what international cosmetic brands are producing at the moment. 


This project is close to being wrapped up so stay tuned for our students fabulous presentation boards. In the meantime here are a few designs from a past student to give you an idea of Exhibition and Retail Design.

Retail Project 3rd Year BA (Honrs)

Retail Project 3rd Year BA (Honrs)

Retail Project 3rd Year BA (Honrs)

Retail Project 3rd Year BA (Honrs)

Retail Project 3rd Year BA (Honrs)

Retail Project Final Year BA (Honrs)

Retail Project Final Year BA (Honrs)

Retail Project Final Year BA (Honrs)

When wallpaper design meets fashion.

Florence Broadhurst was a world-renowned Australian wallpaper and textile designer. She combined hints of the orient with Europe’s 1930's Modernism. Her patterns, with shiny surface and sophisticated vibrant motifs are extremely elegant. She fused English floral patterns with splashes and swirls, bamboo and willow, kangaroos and peacocks...


Now 40 years later, the opulent patterns are the subject of growing international interest.
A carefully restored archive, a recent film-biography and a recent exhibition in Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum helped the revival of Broadhurst’s work. Her vibrant prints have a distinctly retro aesthetic yet at the same time they are modern and on trend due to their bold graphic quality. 


Marc Jacobs and Stella McCartney have both referenced Broadhurst in recent collections and now it is New York designer Kate Spade's turn to bring Broadhurst's prints into the 21st century. Kate Spade New York have recently launched a fashion and home collection. The collection is part of a larger collaboration with Helen and David Lennie‘s Signature Prints, which controls the Broadhurst design library. In addition to handbags, shift dresses, and trainers, Kate Spade has debuted homegoods awash in graphic Florence Broadhurst Japanese floral patterns.

Florence Broadhurst

Broadhurst's Peacock Wallpaper

Broadhurst's Japanese Floral Wallpaper

Broadhurst's Spotted Floral Wallpaper

Kate Spade New York Cushion

Kate Spade New York's use of Broadhurst's Japanese floral print.

Kate Spade New York's use of Broadhurst's Japanese floral print.

Past Student's Professional Work, Restaurant Project, Suffolk Street Dublin.

Home Restaurant

Due to it's location on Dublin's Suffolk Street, there were two markets that my client wanted to tap into. The students from nearby Trinity College and the tourist foot fall from Nassau Street.

The space needed to be versatile, by day it was a lunchtime hang out and by night it was a more sophisticated eatery.

The concept for Home Restaurant was to design a 'homely' space that was universal in it's appeal and stylish in it's execution. I liked the idea of using colorful vintage vibrant prints set against a muted urban colour palette. This 'granny chic' interior was complimented even further by vintage travel posters and book covers used as artwork throughout.