Could a dusty painting or scruffy silver spoon found in the attic yield a windfall for your family? Marie Kelly speaks with two Irish auction houses about some surprising success stories.

By deftly negotiating past and present, tradition and innovation, a mother and daughter duo is redefining Waterford’s 300-year-old glass-making history for a modern, extremely discerning, consumer, says Marie Kelly.

Is individuality and creativity under threat? Marie Kelly speaks with three experts who take care to find inspiration in the real wold, not only on their social media feeds.