IMAGE Interiors autumn/winter hits shelves today, October 8. Editor Megan Burns shares what you can expect inside.
Perhaps it comes with recently moving into an older house, but putting this issue together I couldn’t help but notice how often working with homes, interiors and craft is a conversation between old and new. Whether you’re decorating a room in a house, planning a renovation, or are a maker working within a tradition, there is always a sense of what came before.
The saying might go “out with the old, in with the new”, but it seems that a better mantra might be “keep the best of the old, while embracing the new”. Less catchy, I know, but it’s an ethos that crops up again and again in these pages.
Perhaps it’s using found materials to create something different, as Hanneke Frenkel does, weaving old fishing ropes into vibrant, practical rugs and poufs; or taking traditional techniques passed down through the family, and imbuing them with a modern approach as Ceadogán rugmakers do, “walking backwards into the future”.
Or maybe it’s taking an old home and making it your own. Róisín Lafferty updates a modest Connemara cottage with a landscape-inspired palette, adding drama without increasing its footprint.
Elsewhere, a seaside home that once belonged to the owner’s grandfather is brought up to date, with a design inspired by significant buildings in the area. While we also meet a homeowner who has meticulously restored a Georgian home that was in need of serious work, painstakingly sourcing period materials and fixtures to replace what had been lost, and preserving what remained.
Speaking of period features, if you have an older home in need of some love, Emma Gilleece talks to the experts in everything from stained glass to plasterwork about how best to restore original details.
Even architects working on a new design are considering the history of the site, something Heneghan Peng architects excel at. Creating significant buildings around the world, they show there is an art in design that makes you look not at it, but directs your attention elsewhere.
Lesley Tumulty is on a mission to revive heritage vegetables that are suited to our climate; product designer Eimear Ryan shares how she’s combining her 3D-printed designs with vintage finds; and we meet a young maker inspired by the heritage of Donegal weaving.
No matter what combination of old and new your own home comprises, I hope you find a cosy corner in it to peruse this issue – maybe you’ll even do so with a renewed appreciation of the layers of history in your home, in a favourite piece, or in the tradition of craft that exists all around us.
Enjoy the issue,
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