STUDIO PRACTICE
Irish designer Sinéad Roberts places material integrity at the centre of her work. Each piece is designed and made by Sinéad in The Costume Room’s Dublin studio.
The Costume Room’s studio practice is shaped by how pieces are made, as much as by the materials themselves.
MATERIALS
Material choice is central to The Costume Room’s studio practice.
Fabrics are selected with care, considering how they are made, how they perform, and how they will live over time. Priority is given to materials that offer durability, breathability, and a responsible relationship with their environment and makers.
The core material palette centres on 100% Pure Irish Linen, Handwoven Donegal Tweed and Raw Organic Indigo Denim, with Natural Wool Wadding used within quilted linen pieces.
Rather than working across a wide range of textiles, Sinéad chooses fewer materials and understands them deeply. This approach supports consistency, reduces excess, and allows each material to be used with care.
Further detail on individual fabrics and their origins.
MAKING
Each piece is made by Sinéad Roberts in The Costume Room’s Dublin studio.
Working at studio scale allows production to remain closely aligned with demand, helping to avoid overproduction and excess stock. The making process remains within the studio, allowing for oversight and care at each stage.
Design, cutting and construction are approached with care at every stage. This pace of making supports quality, consistency, and accountability throughout the process.
CARE
Pieces are designed to be worn often and kept over time. With considered washing, repair where needed, and mindful storage, each piece can remain part of a wardrobe for years.
Caring for pieces well supports a slower and more responsible relationship with clothing.
MATERIAL USE + PACKAGING
Materials are used with care at each stage of making. Pattern placement, cutting and construction are approached with close attention to the efficient use of each length of fabric, limiting offcuts and excess.
Decisions about materials and resources are made within the studio as part of the everyday making process.
Pieces are presented in a letterpress-branded box made from recycled paper and designed to fold flat when not in use. The boxes are FSC-certified, and packaging is kept to what is needed to protect and present each piece.
These choices form part of an ongoing studio practice and are reviewed as materials and methods develop.