'Queen of prints' designer Orla Kiely set for liquidation

High street woes continue as handbags-to-homeware design brand closes websites and storesOrla Kiely, the brand known for its 1970s-inspired prints, has closed its stores and website in the UK and Ireland after its parent company, Kiely Rowan, called in administrators.The company, owned by Irish designer Kiely – known as the “queen of prints” – and her husband, Dermott Rowan, said it was entering voluntary liquidation “following various challenges that have faced the