Having featured in our Belladonna and Agóid print issues, we had to get illustrator Ciara O’Neill on our site. She shared with us her artistic journey, creative inspirations and favourite artworks.
Sustainable Fashion - What You Need to Know
In a world of fast fashion, living sustainably is a challenge. This article explains sustainable fashion to help make conscious decisions in clothing consumerism.
For the Love of Dublin
Dublin based Cruiser Clothing are making garms inspired by passion for their city. Suss out the lookbooks for their first two drops, featuring local upcoming hip-hop talent.
Understanding the World of Fast Fashion
Fashion is a mode of expression, a part of all cultures, but a lot of our clothing consumption is hurting people and hurting our planet. This guide explains fast fashion and how it affects our world.
Atmospheric Sensitivity
Rachel Clarke is an emerging Irish contemporary artist whose work traverses both abstracted & figurative works, demonstrating an atmospheric sensitivity with a pastel colour palette and delicate fluid shapes.
PHASE 2 - Kulture Klub
Kulture Klub are an Irish label who also function as a creative agency, promoting creatives including photographers, designers and video producers. Their latest collection, PHASE 2 is a step forward for the brand, moving towards sophisticated social commentary.
Relationships Between Realness and Representation
Shane Berkery strikes a beautiful chord in his oil paintings, aiming to become fluent in the visual language of representing the real human experience through paint.
Complete Unpredictability - Jacobi Hoff’s Multiple Exposures
Photographer Jacobi Hoff comments on mental health to phenomenal effect in series of beautiful and eerie multiple exposures, taking us on journey through the urban landscape and an providing an insight into the collective perspective of our generation.
Faction Barbershop - Cultivating the Barbering Experience
Faction is Dublin’s freshest barbershop, cultivating the whole barbering experience in the basement under All City Records. The shop has its own identity, a concept space filled with plants where the lads do the finest haircuts in the city. We interviewed co-owners Aaron and Rob to get the suss on this growing community.
Big Breaks and Humble Beginnings - The Struggles of a Fashion Student
We chat to up and coming fashion designer Aoife McNamara about her journey so far. She breaks down her experiences at Marc Jacobs, from her humble beginnings in Limerick to her time in Paris, and the daily struggles of being a fashion student.
Cartoons to Clientele - Shane Ha
Shane Ha is a painter, illustrator, designer and more. His cartoon style, meshed with realistic portraits and vibrant colours, has allowed him to carve out a living doing what he loves.
Daniel Comerford’s Creativity in Composition
Photographer Daniel Comerford combines clever composition and an eye for colour in this series of flicks, presenting his perspective, Dublin, Amsterdam and our FAC x SafeHaus event in Wigwam.
Modern Femininity through Myth and Folklore - Bronagh Lee
Brónagh Lee, illustrator from Dublin, engages with contemporary feminine norms in her work, drawing inspiration from mythology and folklore to depict modern female experiences.
Nostalgia Drop a Minimalist Streetwear Capsule ‘Made In Ireland’
Nostalgia is back with a minimalist take on the current streetwear trends, with this capsule, completely ‘Made In Ireland.’
'Somewhere In Ireland’ - An Ambitious Collaboration Showcasing Limerick’s Creative Scene
Artists, musicians, videographers and more are assembled in this ambitious video showcase, curated by Brownsauce. ‘Somewhere In Ireland’ is an expansive collaboration, confidently confirming the depth of talent in Limericks creative scene.
The Diabhal is in the Details
LSAD graduate Emmett Walsh, going by the name of Diabhal (Gaeilge for Devil), explains what drives his creativity, where he finds inspiration in ancient Celtic Ireland, and the contrast between folklore and pop culture in his work.
Silhouettes on Dublin's Winter Streets - Rabie Al
Despite the cold and rain, Dublin winters aren’t all bad. There is beauty in the city at this time of year. With his photos of huddled silhouettes and soaked streets, Rabie Al captures the essence of this atmosphere.
“FEEL LIKE THIS?” - LATE 2N’s AW18 Womenswear Capsule
LATE 2N, Waterford label run by Creative Director Shane Fitzpatrick, drop an AW18 Womenswear capsule, “FEEL LIKE THIS?”, focused on noughties nostalgia. Unsurprisingly, it’s lethal.
House Parties to Headline Gigs - Tribal Dance
Tribal Dance just released their new single “And Then All That Was Left Was A Physician And A Silhouette” on Bad Soup Records. Ahead of their headline gig in The Grand Social on December 7th, we sat down for a chat to discuss the ups and downs of life in a band.
Aoife Dunne - 'IN LACUNA'
Artist Aoife Dunne has a new exhibition in the Complex, a site-specific exploration of physical structure, mental states, and modes of being. The opening night is 29th of November, get down and see it for yourself.