A celebration of people, place, and produce
Ómós started as a newsletter in 2021. A place where Irish chef Cúán Greene could explore ideas, thoughts, and approaches to his vision of hospitality. He took those ideas on the road, testing and developing them through pop-ups around the world, meeting people and building relationships along the way.
Having worked at restaurants including Noma and Geranium in Copenhagen, Cúán returned to Ireland with an ambition to create something that went beyond a traditional hotel or restaurant. He wanted it to be a celebration of people, place, and produce.
Today, Ómós has a physical home. Set on 4.2 acres on the edge of Abbeyleix, Ireland, it is a 16-bedroom guesthouse and a 40-seat restaurant located in and around a restored Victorian house.
It’s all in the details
Cassandra Bradfield of Asca Studio and Rebecca Norberg of Relief Gallery developed the interior architecture and design language over three years, while Ryan W. Kennihan Architects led the architectural renovation and new-build elements.
The project took an interior-first approach, with furniture, lighting, materials, and details considered from the very beginning and becoming integral to the spaces.
The original Victorian guesthouse and newly built restaurant are very different spaces, but feel like two halves of a whole. Local materials, restored period details, Irish craft, and references to the surrounding landscape tie the spaces together, while each room has its own character.
A puzzle of 10,000 pieces
Holmris B8 provided full turnkey procurement and supply across furniture, lighting, curtains, artwork, and accessories. Working closely with the client and design team, Holmris B8 helped translate the design vision into a coordinated, deliverable scheme, balancing specifications, budgets, value engineering, procurement, logistics, and installation across the project.
In total, more than 10,000 items were procured across 16 bedrooms and the restaurant, library, lounge, breakfast room, and study.
Cassandra Bradfield of Asca Studio describes the collaboration:
Working with Holmris B8 made Ómós come to life in the way we had hoped and envisioned. Their curiosity and understanding of the many complexities behind the project made the collaboration enjoyable for everyone involved, but also thoughtful and well executed. Their engagement, flexibility, and problem-solving throughout the process made it a real pleasure to work together and create something beautiful.”
Pieces came from international design brands such as De La Espada from Portugal, Carl Hansen & Søn from Denmark, Hästens from Sweden, New York-based In Common With, and many more. Alongside these were Irish makers producing steam-bent furniture, handcrafted desks and benches, Irish linen, mohair blankets, and made-to-measure curtains.
The result was a deliberately eclectic mix of established design brands, specialist craftspeople, custom pieces, and one-offs – all of which had to come together as one coherent whole.
Nothing feels standard
With so many bespoke elements and people involved, Holmris B8’s role wasn’t simply to source furniture. It was to understand the intention behind each choice and protect that intention through hundreds of practical decisions – from specifications and budgets to procurement, logistics, and installation.
Every decision had to serve the vision, while balancing design intent with the practical realities of delivering such a complex project.
Ómós has been years in the making. Ideas have been tested, developed, and refined along the way, with many people contributing to what it has become. The result is a place where thousands of individual choices come together, and nothing feels standard.
Photography: Irina Boersma César Machado
