RECENT WORK

Tubrid Castle in County Kilkenny

No. 16

Butler House an Gardens


Rath Ullord Showhouse

Nua Light Stand Dusseldorf

The Irish landmark Trust

ABOUT


Orla Kelly’s most recent work has been largely involved in consulting on Private Homes and destination boutique hotels and rentals such as Tubrid Castle, Butler House and Zuni Restaraunt and Boutique Hotel.

Instagram @orlakellydesign

In a long and varied career Orla Kelly has been a design consultant on numerous Private and public buildings, project managing the final look of private homes and destination properties from the initial colour choices right through to fabrics and furnishings.



After studying Architecture, Orla Kelly began her career in Milan where she learnt Trompe l'oeil techniques, using traditional and modern methods. She worked on the Versaces Apartment in Rome, Fila Family Home in Bergamo and Central Park in New York.


On her return to Ireland she was the interiors and DIY expert on Our House on RTE television with Duncan Stewart.


She was Lead Design Consultant for the Irish Landmark Trust and project managed the interior design and acquisition and restoration of heritage furniture, Co-ordinating the entire fit out of 19 historic buildings, she selected historic colours, fabric, antiques and vernacular furniture suitable for the wide range of Landmark Trust period buildings. Most furniture was bought at auction and in many cases restored, giving Orla extensive experience in this field, where she still buys on behalf of private clients.


In the last few years Orla has diversified into styling shots for various marketing campaigns and brochures, such as Waterford Stanley and Colortrend and recently moved into Exhibition design for trade shows and corporate events - an area she excels at with a skillset that allows her to provide both detailed architectural plans and specifications right up to the final styling of the overall exhibit.