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Selection of Future Makers to exhibit new work in Shape the Future exhibition at the National Craft Gallery in Kilkenny Curated by Angela O’Kelly, the exhibition will be officially opened at the National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny on Friday, 18 November at 7pm by Professor Willie Donnelly, President of Waterford Institute of Technology, with a curator’s talk at 6pm. http://www.dccoi.ie/media/press-releases/20-of-irelands-most-exciting-and-creative-designer-makers-to-exhibit-new-wo

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Mise Éire? Shaping a Nation through Design conference, National Museum of Ireland

Looking forward to this upcoming conference on how design and craft practice shapes our national identity http://www.dccoi.ie/media/press-releases/mise-eire-shaping-a-nation-through-design-conference-national-museum-of-ire

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Cré (Graduate Show) | National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland

Coming soon to the National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny http://www.nationalcraftgallery.ie/exhibitions/cre-ceramics

Creative Wave | creative culture in Galway

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LOEWE Craft Prize - Submit your work on LoeweCraftPrize.com

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Summer Bbq- Story-led Design Talk, Calor Mini BBQ Tasting & Costelloes Beer

Lily Lolly Craftfest

30 winners of the Future Makers Awards & Supports Programme 2016 announced

30 winners of the Future Makers Awards & Supports Programme 2016 announced With a total prize fund of €24,500 for 2016, Future Makers Awards & Supports is one of the biggest award programmes in Europe for students and emerging makers and is one of a number of Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) initiatives supporting emerging talent. Divided into student and practitioner categories, the annual programme rewards the next generation of Irish creatives at a critical stage in their career, helping them develop an exciting future in Ireland’s vibrant craft and design industry. DCCoI announced 30 emerging designer-makers as this year’s winners during a presentation ceremony at Dean Dublin. Following an initial call out in early March, DCCoI received 168 applications, the largest number of application since Future Makers was first launched by DCCoI in 2009, reflecting the growth and development of the programme and the high level of interest from emerging designers and makers. All applications were assessed by a judging panel including internationally renowned designer makers Michael Eden and Sasha Sykes, resulting in a short list of 76 for the final assessment and subsequently the selection of 30 winners and recipients. For 2016, Future Makers welcomed applications from visual communications and speculative designers for the first time in the programme, broadening its bandwidth for participation and innovative creative projects. The successful applicants, who represent a broad range of disciplines from practitioners and students throughout the country, were chosen for their experimentation, quality of making and imaginative use of skill. Key Awards in the Recent Graduates/Emerging Practitioners Category: The Future Maker of the Year Award of €5,000 was shared between two Dublin-based practitioners - fashion designer Edel Traynor and furniture designer Simon Doyle who each received €2,500. The Innovation Award of €2,000 was presented to ceramic artist Zsiri Melinda Dempsey who is originally from Hungary but is now based in Co. Clare. Visual Communications graduate James Delaney from Dublin was the recipient of the Imagined Futures Award of €1,000, a new category introduced for 2016. James’ award winning project questioned what a first Irish space mission might look like, and how Irish designers and craft makers might work with the Irish space industry to make history and launch a first satellite Irish mission. Key Awards in the Student Category: Jack Roche from Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford who is studying fashion at LSAD received the overall Future Makers Student of the Year Award of €2,000 for his collection which took inspiration from mixing his family cultures together, combining the Irish landscape with Cypriot techniques and colours. The Innovation Award of €1,000 was presented to Maureen Laverty from Toomebridge, Co. Antrim, who is studying Product Design Engineering (PDE) at the Glasgow School of Art and has formerly studied fashion design at NCAD. Ciana Keating from Dublin who is studying fashion design at NCAD was announced as the winner of the Design Award of €1,000. NCAD students Conaill O’Dwyer who is studying fashion at NCAD and Annemarie Reinhold who is studying jewellery at NCAD each received Residency Support of €1,000. The Fixperts Creative Award of €500 was awarded to five NCAD students – Sarah Madden (visual communication), Alana McDonough (visual communication), Laura Lowry (visual communications), Nathan Joyce (product design) and Maverick Andaloc (product design) - for their collaborative project entitled ‘IndePEN – a pen holder for Donal’. Speaking at the Future Makers presentation ceremony, Karen Hennessy, Chief Executive of the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland, highlighted the importance of supporting designers and makers at all stages of their career. “The wealth of emerging creative talent here in Ireland has recently achieved significant exposure both at home and internationally, particularly through the government-backed Irish Design 2015 initiative. The Future Makers Awards & Supports Programme reflects DCCoI’s commitment to investing in the development of the next generation of Ireland’s craftspeople and designers, paving the way for a strong, innovative and dynamic craft and design sector into the future. We hope to work with these up and coming designers and makers in the years to come, supporting them as registered client enterprises with the potential to grow and generate vital employment. We wish them every success as they establish their careers,” she said. http://www.dccoi.ie/media/press-releases/30-winners-of-the-future-makers-awards-supports-programme-2016-announced