From top: Elephant and Rabbit toy shelves available from Flying Elephant; founders Max Fox (left) and Michael Keelan and Milo (foreground)
This afternoon.
Irish event industry supplier Flying Elephant Productions was one of the first to be hit by Covid-19. Sixty commissions for stages and sets for exhibitions and concerts were cancelled overnight, and all of their employees were sent home…
…Helen O’Dwyer writes:
Founders Michael Keelan and Max Fox took a breath, reimagined their whole business and pivoted quickly to launch the first Flying Elephant desk as a solution to remote working.
A desk that could be assembled in a minute or less, easy to store, well made, stylish, affordable from €149 and ideal for people working from home. An idea was born and the business, along with 17 jobs, was saved.
Now Flying Elephant is ready to take off again with an exciting NEW range of Christmas toys, gifts and an extended ‘Work from Home’ range which have been 100% Irish made with their signature finish, creative flair and distinctive Flying Elephant motif.
The Flying Elephant Online Christmas Shop is now OPEN
In fairness.
Flying Elephant Online Christmas Shop
Irish-made stocking fillers toto broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Xmas Stocking Fillers’. No fee.