FROM Adare to the pioneering underwater skyscraper Nemo Heights, a young Limerick fashion designed is bringing her talent to the international stage.
29-year-old Siobhán O’Reilly has created the new uniforms for staff at Nemo Heights, an ambitious project envisioning the world’s first luxury habitable infrastructure in the ocean depths, at the most remote point on the planet, Point Nemo, in the South Pacific.
After attending St Nessan’s Community College in Limerick, Siobhán continued her studies at the Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD). During her education, she developed an approach strongly focused on functionality and sartorial precision, drawing particular inspiration from the timeless rigour and elegance of Hugo Boss, which she considers a key reference in contemporary professional design.
The garments will accompany all Nemo Heights personnel from reception staff, dressed in elegant outfits aligned with the identity of the structure, to waitstaff and dining room teams, designed to ensure comfort during demanding shifts, through to chefs and kitchen staff, with ergonomic and durable uniforms that maintain a refined aesthetic. Administrative and management teams will also wear sober, distinctive garments designed to convey professionalism and reliability.
“I’m working on uniforms that communicate identity and professionalism, without sacrificing comfort and elegance,” Siobhán explained. “They will be slightly futuristic — after all, it’s not every day you can say your office is 4,000 metres below sea level.”
The Nemo Heights project originates from the dream of George Heights, an engineer in the Apollo programme during the 1960s.