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ROADMAP Michael McDermott BEWARE BEWARE Róisín Pi
erce has been girl bossing the fashion world for a while now with her zero-waste creations. Beware Beware was unveiled at Paris Fashion Week and sees Pierce revamping the rulebook on lace and crochet akin to what Lankum is doing with trad. “Hyper-feminine gossamer-light organza dresses that bear her signatures: handsmocked and crocheted flowers; bespoke floral embroideries reference Irish wildflowers like wild radish flowers and snowberries; deadstock bows; and intricate lacework made in collaboration with three generations of Irish lacemakers, all women, at her Dublin studio,” is how the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) described her collection. Pierce also references female heroines SAY MY NAMES, SAY MY NAMES Having moved into a new studio space in the Central Hotel Chambers, the last vestige by name only of a much loved place, stalwarts of the design scene and deadly duo Clare Grennan and Laura Caffrey from the Irish Design Shop are getting a chance to put the blinkers on and focus on the jewellery side of things. Names is their gorgeous collection of geometrical wonders which are cast in Tallaght. “We look to rock, mountain and coastal terrain for shapes and inspiration,” says Laura. “We are casting found rocks in jesmonite and highlighting areas in natural dyes. We have incorporated shapes in silver and gold to add interest or highlight a curve. These elements mirror the often geometric erosion found in the natural landscape that we discover on our hikes and rambles.” @irishdesignshop such as Sylvia Plath, Kate O’Brien and Edna O’Brien as inspiration for how she is seeking to retell the story of how femininity was challenged in Ireland through craft. roisinpierce.com A STREETVIEW NAMED DESIRE… we’re partial to a good pun and this one made us chuckle. In essence, a portrait of Dublin via Google Street View. Rubbish outside a shrine, a dog walking, loads of people going about with their lives. As nondescript as you’d imagine, it’ll pass a few minutes of your life. @a_streetview_named_desire HYPERREAL Bassam Al Sabah’s recent Douglas Hyde Gallery show found us deep diving into 3D. Now that chatbots have started declaring love for us (Google Kevin Roose + New York Times) what fresh fantasies await? Jason Ebeyer is an Australian artist applying a high gloss factor to his creations. Doja Cat, Madonna and Troye Sivan are in his 3D fanclub. You can swap your Ethereums for his NFTs also and observe how prices have plummeted in that multiverse. jasonebeyer.co superrare.com/jasonebeyer 8