Poems and songs are a big part of the Irish cultural tradition. At school, one poem we learned (by rote) – The Old Woman Of …
Poems – The Words of A Life Lived
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Support for Trauma – By Design
Trauma informed interior design. My interview with Kieran Hughes from The Welcome Organisation, Belfast was an eye-opener. A glimpse of an alternative world – that …
Irrational Humans Living In Strange Times
Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful _ William Morris We ditch things and …
Homes For Life, And A Lifetime
My (small) garden backs onto homes designed for people over 55. These compact, purpose-built bungalow homes each have with their own front door and outdoor …
Geography and the Lived Experience of Design
Geography, Interiors – and Everything In Between Way back in the early 1990’s, interior design featured widely in magazines and coffee table tomes. The emphasis …
Storehouse Belfast: A Place To ‘Belong’
This article is based on featured interview: (Storehouse Belfast Interview with Alan Carson) Where do you feel you belong? Where do you feel safe? It …
A Story Is A Way Into Other People’s Lives.
A story makes us think: This could be us…. It could be me. What would I do in their shoes? Through storytelling we gain a perspective …