Róisín Lafferty in conversation with Amanda Bone, shares her fearless approach to design, revealing how bold colour and unexpected transitions can transform spaces into immersive experiences …
It was a stylish start to events at Anantara The Marker, Grand Canal Quay on day three of Design Week Dublin, in partnership with Range Rover. Dressed in Simone Rocha and Dries Van Noten, respectively, architect Amanda Bone and the award-winning Irish designer Róisín Lafferty shared an engaging conversation about design and challenging one’s perspective.
Attendees gathered in the Nespresso Lounge, the central social hub of DWD26 events at Anantara The Marker, for delicious Nespresso ahead of the event, before being treated to a lively and visually rich talk offering an insight into the thinking behind Róisín’s distinctive work.
Amanda Bone and Róisín Lafferty.
The past year has been a significant one for Róisín, marked by international recognition for her Dublin flagship, Róisín Lafferty Gallery, which won Best Commercial and Cultural Project at the 2026 Créateurs Design Awards in Paris. A strong team is integral to Róisín’s practice. She dedicated the talk to her late colleague, Lisa McSharry, “whose creativity and spirit was woven into all the work” discussed during the talk.
For Róisín, inspiration came early in the form of The Chronicles of Narnia and the work of Enid Blyton. The idea of stepping through a doorway to discover a different world recurs throughout her designs and she’s known for “celebrating transitions” in homes. Even her most recent work in Chelsea’s Wow House displayed this with a “library of ideas” and a “cabinet of curiosities”.
Throughout the discussion, it became clear that Róisín excels in design that asks to be experienced rather than simply admired. Functional spaces are transformed through a carefully considered layering of colour, form and material, with each element contributing to a sense of movement and discovery. Not to mention a certain fearlessness when it comes to colour. However, it’s always balanced by a strong understanding of proportion, architecture and how a space should feel.
With a growing portfolio of high-profile luxury projects and an increasingly international profile, Róisín is making a compelling case for interiors that refuse to follow all the rules, and the joy that’s found in the unexpected.
Click into the gallery to see the guests who attended.
Photography: Conor Healy / Picture It Photography
For those interested in hearing more from Róisín, her Gallery is hosting an open day from 11am-4pm at her restored Georgian townhouse on Fitzwilliam Square.
For details of more Design Week Dublin events, in partnership with Range Rover, see www.designweekdublin.com.
