Make the most of your downtime with our glossy roundup of INTERESTING things to do. This weekend we’re feeding our INTERIORS addiction, shopping LOCAL and attending rooftop ITALIAN FEASTS …
PICK up a posh picnic from Carluccio’s to take to the beach or park. The authentic Italian feast includes an antipasti selection, focaccia, bruschettine, chicken dish, a goat’s cheese salad with strawberry and pistachio cake and biscotti to finish, priced at €55 for two. There are vegetarian and children’s options too. Carluccio’s, 52 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 and 71-72 Glasthule Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin; www.carluccios.com.
GET inspired at House, Dublin’s newest interiors event, at the RDS. Among the many exhibitors are glossy favourites Rowell Interiors, Zelouf & Bell, Colortrend, Corcoran Window Furnishings (pictured), de Veres, Kevin Kelly Interiors, Miele, Mulveys of Dundrum and Neptune. Speakers on the Inspiration Stage include Roisin Lafferty of Kingston Lafferty Design, Dermot Bannon and Annie Sloan while there will also be an Interior Design Clinic and an Art Loft. May 21-May 22; www.house-event.ie.
CHECK out the best of up-and-coming Irish and European design at [MADE], a new space in the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre curated by jewellery designer Chupi and designer Kate Nolan. Currently available are collections by Danielle Romeril, Natalie B Coleman, Sorcha O’Raghallaigh, We Are Islanders and Laura Kinsella. The store also houses a gallery currently exhibiting, RESONATE, an Irish photographic perspective on fashion, culture, climate and landscape.
ENJOY artist Dorothy Smith’s unique perspective on place and space at Made and Considered, a new exhibition of her pencil drawings at DARC Space. “The material fabric, geometry and circulation patterns of urban space have huge impact on the quality and reach of citizens’ everyday lives, and on the effectiveness of our cities and neighbourhoods,” Smith explains. May 19-June 17; DARC Space, 26 North Great George’s Street, Dublin 2.
CELEBRATE the best of Italian food, drink film, fashion and cinema at House of Peroni, which takes residence at 1 Dame Lane for the next two weeks, springing open its doors today. Events include a five-star feast rooftop dining, mixology masterclasses and a Cinema Paradiso screening. May 19 – May 21 and from May 25 -May 28.
www.thehouseofperoni.com
Sarah Breen
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