Charming bracelets

Little Fish Designs in Blackrock Shopping Centre is a jewellery shop with an envious haul. Alongside a plentiful catch of contemporary Irish design from, among others, Alan Ardiff, Maureen Lynch and Seamus Gill, this friendly store is now stocking Trollbeads – sterling silver, gold and glass beads to collect on a beautifully crafted bracelet. A fresh, colourful and funky interpretation of the more sedate charm bracelet, Trollbeads are an ideal gift for the long-term giver. With more than 400 designs to chose from, birthdays, Christmas and special occasions can all be marked with a gorgeous new bead, creating a unique life story on the wrist, while also taking the headache out of choosing the right present for that special person.

The newly-opened jewellery and gift shop, Little Fish Designs, in Blackrock Shopping Centre, Co Dublin is asking that perennial Valentine’s Day question: “Do you love someone enough to give them your last Rolo?”, and answering it with a unique and witty gift of a silver- or gold-plated Rolo in a presentation box, or, for star-crossed young loves, silver bracelets with a Rolo charm.

If those confections fail to sate the more mature romantic appetite, this friendly and inspiring shop also offers a range of contemporary Irish jewellery, including work from Alan Ardiff, Maureen Lynch and Seamus Gill.

The boxed Rolos cost from €65 to €95 and the bracelet comes with a price tag of €100. Little Fish Designs is open Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-6pm (late-night Thursday, until 9pm). littlefishdesigns.ie or tel: 01-2835000.

“The simple shapes of Maureen Lynch’s jewellery make them modern classics. Her Hidden Hollow 9-carat gold pendant on a 16ct gold snake chain, is €400. From Little Fish Designs, Blackrock Shopping Centre, Co Dublin.”

Irish Times Magazine 28th November 2009