Things that brought me joy this week

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Full disclosure - this one starts out a little Debbie Downer. But it picks right back up after this small section, I promise. After all, this is Things That Brought Me Joy. I have had a mixed bag week. some good, some bad. My gorgeous uncle’s husband passed away suddenly, so it was a week spent with my family, which is exactly where you want to be when something like this happens. Nothing makes you take stock faster and count your blessings more than a sudden loss.

It may sound morbid, but I always love listening to the eulogy and to how two people loved one another. My uncle gave a heart-felt speech about how they lived their lives, the routines they shared together, even something so simple as existing beside one another through the hum-drum of daily life, knowing the other is there without even needing to talk. It was so moving.

And in typical Instagram fashion right after the funeral I was served this post, which for the first time I was sort of glad my algorithm was listening. This is an important reminder that grief is not a cognitive problem, but a body problem that needs to be worked out - you cannot reason your way out to the other side.

Right, now on to happier climes, as promised.

DIOR AT TRINITY

Jonathan Anderson continues to surprise and delight us. Moving such a global institution as Dior to Trinity College to showcase his fall 2027 collection - with the promise and hope of a new look Dior. The invite dressed in a four leaf clover drawing and letter from Carmel Snow. I am weak. Ireland is having its moment and Mr. Anderson is leading the charge.

Which leads me to this short video of the making of the onyx jewellery in Jaipur, India.

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MID-CENTURY MASTER

Killian McNulty is the creative force behind the self-titled, mid-century curated gallery on Francis Street, Dublin. I have worked with Killian before when he owned the film prop studio Historic Interiors. An interior lovers paradise filled to the rafters with mid-century iconic furniture. You could spend hours - which I did on multiple occasions - when I was a stylist wandering around picking out incredible pieces for projects.

Killian has just launched his own brand of striped colourful cushions, a tutti-frutti selections of one off pieces.

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