Darragh Breathnach’s DUA (Design Urbanism Architecture) studio, founded in Dublin in 2015, makes great use of prototyping, a process that is now as integral to its work as sketching or modelling. ‘Nature, everyday life, installation artists and factories are the biggest influences in my work today,’ says Breathnach, whose output ranges from product and exhibition design to residential projects such as the 106 sq m Cratlach Mews House in Dublin, completed in 2016.
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How Billecart-Salmon became the hospitality industry’s champagne of choiceNeil Ridley ventures into a subterranean temple to patience and precision beneath the village of Aÿ-Champagne, France, and discovers a winery not of spectacle, but of soul
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In Baku Sakashita’s new lighting collection, hand-dyed silk threads are delicately illuminatedIn ‘Haku’, ultra-fine LEDs are woven within plant-dyed threads, showcasing intricacy, artistry and traditional Japanese craftsmanship
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Discover the chic simplicity of CC-Steding jewelleryNic Farnan and Ben Chaplin create delicate silver jewellery in their east London studio
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A house on Ireland’s wild Atlantic coast blends into the landscapeOn the Atlantic coast, Cruit Island’s craggy topography and wind-swept vegetation inspired the form and composition of this beachside family retreat in Donegal
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2025 Expo Osaka: Ireland is having a moment in JapanAt 2025 Expo Osaka, a new sculpture for the Irish pavilion brings together two nations for a harmonious dialogue between place and time, material and form
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Step inside the spirit world of Church of Oak's headquarters in IrelandNew Irish whiskey brand Church of Oak gets a headquarters with a strong identity designed by boutique studio ODOS Architects
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Escape to this off-grid artist studio on the Irish island of Inis OírrFor the aptly named Drop Everything cultural biennial, a perfect pod has popped up on the rocky headland of Inis Oírr, the smallest of the Aran Islands, located off the west coast of Galway
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Architects Directory Alumnus: Grafton ArchitectsThe Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Ireland's Grafton Architects was featured in the magazine's first ever Architects Directory, in 2000, and has since grown exponentially in architectural output and influence, becoming, amongst other things, one of the world's go-to studios for inspiring education buildings. Here, we look at their School of Economics at Université Toulouse 1 Capitole in France.
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Grafton's Town House is a celebration of openness and communityGrafton Architects designs Town House for Kingston University London, combining a library and a dance school in a building conceived around light, openness and social interaction
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McGonigle McGrath’s County Down compound named RIBA House of the YearIn Northern Ireland, Belfast-based McGonigle McGrath has refined a former farmstead into a family home through a series of edits and additions made with restraint and clarity
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TOBWALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Dublin-based Thomas O Brien takes architectural history and building plans as a starting point for his designs. He adopts a straightforward approach that places materials and construction visibly at the forefront, expressing honesty and clarity through architecture. Projects include Knockraha (pictured), a trussed extension to a family home in County Cork.
