The Incomparable Irish Designer Shares His New DOMMUS Collection and More

Four short years later, in 1999, the self-taught designer opened his eponymous studio and workshop. He quickly assembled a team and by 2002 was exhibiting in London, his first foray into furniture exhibition. Walsh’s juxtaposition of earthy elements and forward-thinking design immediately captivated design enthusiasts. With graceful curves, gravity-defying forms, and soft patinas, his furnishings have a dreamlike quality that evokes a futuristic sensibility that Walsh says is inspired by nature—its cycles, changes, seasons, and the passing of time. The DOMMUS Collection, his newest and a poem to the Irish landscape that informs his designs, is a grouping of refined walnut and ebonized walnut furnishings that captures the essence of private home life. The collection, including a cleft wood cabinet, an organic sculptural table, and twisted laminated chairs is a departure from the studio’s many site-specific commissioned pieces and large-scale installations.