Leonie Cornelius
Garden Designer and Interior Architect
Leonie Cornelius is a Garden Designer and Interior Architect. Her shows ‘Gardens for Dubarry of Ireland’, ‘The Leitrim Development Company’ and ‘Super Garden’ have won many medals, including two gold. She has worked as the Garden Design Expert on the RTÉ Today show and as a Judge on the RTÉ Supergarden show. Author of the bestselling book ‘Dream Gardens’, writing is another one of Leonie’s passions and her unique design skills and self proclaimed love of sharing creative ideas can be seen in many publications. Her own columns include the Sunday Independent, the Irish Independent Weekend Magazine, Irish Country Magazine, The Irish Mail on Sunday as well as many others. Her work has been featured countless times both on the cover of national and international garden and press publications.
Full Episode
In this episode, award winning interior architect and garden designer Leonie Cornelius chats to us about her love of designing spaces and gardens that bring joy to people. She tells us about her design philosophy, what creativity looks like in her daily work and what research she undertakes when working on a project.
We hope you enjoy!
Some teacher reflection questions
Q. Leonie talks about the importance of green and wild spaces. She mentions the joy that it brings to people. In what space do you find the most joy?
Q. Leonie mentions her inspiration coming from a combination of her upbringing in an industrial city in Germany and the wild openness of the West of Ireland. What inspires you? Does your upbringing feed into your current work?
Q. The importance of active listening leading to an informed design brief is highlighted in the episode. Why do you think listening is so important in the design process?
Q. Leonie talks about her enjoyment of the arts throughout her experience of school. Have you had a similar experience. How has the arts impacted on your life?