Sybil Connolly was once Ireland’s leading clothes designer and a talented couturier on a global scale. Her work was worn by Jackie Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth and Liz Taylor. We admire her unique use of pleated Irish Linen and went to Dublin to see some of her iconic pieces on permanent display within the collections of the National Museum of Ireland.
Read MoreA beautiful Irish poem full of hope, aspiration and true love.
Read MoreA well known series of exquisite drawings housed in the Linen Hall Library depictingIrish Linen manufacture in the North of Ireland. They illustrate the process in all its different stages from sowing the seed to the arrival of the webs at the Linen Hall.
Read MoreI was honoured to be shown around the iconic private villa in detail by Carlos Armando Figueredo Planchart, the nephew of the patron of this outstanding Modernist architectural masterpiece situated in Caracus.
Read MoreOne of the most special exhibits in the permanent collection is a small piece of fine linen taken from King Tutankhamun’s burial wrappings.
Read MoreThere's many references to the Irish Linen industry around Belfast, it's everywhere and all around us, all we have to do is look up .
Read MoreA small selection of just some of the many books, in our private collection, that have inspired our work that we would like to share with you.
Read MoreIts an eco-friendly alternative to crops that use fertilisers and pesticides. Basically grown like a weed, its transformed into the most luxurious of fabrics today and the whole plant is used making it a waste free crop.
Read MoreI love that a seamstress in this poetic passage is a metaphor for memory. It’s such a delicate and feverishly energetic piece of writing...
Read MoreWe jumped in the car and took a day trip to McConville’s waterpowered Scutch Mill close to Dromore in County Down.
Read MoreAs you know we are totally obsessed with Irish Linen, and it was a real treat to learn that our Ulster Museum had some textile masterpieces by Matisse hidden away.
Read MoreThe Design Salon is a Belfast-based Design collective formed to celebrate and promote high quality, contemporary local design and designers both to the people living here and on an international scale!
Read MoreA delightful short poem by Northern Ireland’s John Hewitt detailing the unique colour scheme of our landscape and the inspiration behind my logo designed in conjunction with Belfast/Montreal based graphic design studio LOKi Creative.
Read MoreKL Design is pleased to announce we have been selected to represent the 'British European Design Group' at a forthcoming international showcase in Spring 2016, we shall keep you posted!
Read MorePulling up flax after the blue flowers have fallen
And laying our handfuls in the peaty water
To rot those grasses to the bone, or building stooks
That recall the skirts of an invisible dancer.
Read MoreYesterday I attended the launch of Belfast’s first Design Week. It’s a very exciting concept that ultimately puts us on par with other cities, and it’s all happening very soon.
Read MoreKL Design Ireland features in Ireland's Home Interiors & Living Magazine's November issue.
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Made from salvage offcuts and deadstock fabric from local Linen Mills, hand-crafted and artisan made. Each sculpted piece is unique. Photographed here in Conway Mill on the Falls Road, Belfast.
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