Luckily, it all worked out and Lottie Dolls now employs 16 people in Donegal and is in more than 36 countries across the globe. Illustration of Ian Harkin at Inspirefest. Image: Liza Donnelly ...

Simulated view of Arklu's “Stargazer Lottie” doll on the International Space Station. Arklu. Peake, who arrived aboard the space station on Dec. 15, ...

Since her launch in August 2012, Lottie dolls have become something of a global phenomenon winning awards in the US, UK and Canada, including three prestigious Oppenheim Portfolio Platinum Awards.

The first doll to ever travel to outer space is from none other than Co. Donegal. On December 6, Stargazer Lottie traveled a long way from her Irish home to the International Space Station to ...

Lottie and our boy doll, Finn, are about retaining childhood. We want to create a set of characters that are representative of our world and good role models but still full of fun and adventure.