The Dwell 24: Orior
The furniture designers at Orior are applying a contemporary perspective informed by traditional methods.
The furniture designers at Orior are applying a contemporary perspective informed by traditional methods.
Though Brian and Rosemary McGuigan established Northern Irish furniture line Orior in 1979, over the past two years the company has been reinvented under the creative direction of their son Ciaran—with the help of their daughter Katie, an occasional adviser who runs her own clothing line.
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"Building on a brand my mom and dad started forty-two years ago, I didn’t want collections," Ciaran says. "I wanted to create objects with their own identity."
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He and his U.S.-based team are reimagining pieces from archival lines in new styles. Katie, in London, is drawing on her experience as a fashion designer to create work like the Orcal rug, which features a bold print inspired by the Irish countryside.
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