the national museum collection
Liam Flynn, Co. Limerick – turned wood
2005 marked the third year of purchase
Celine Traynor, Belfast - jewellery
Berina Kelly, Co. Galway - jewellery
for the National Museum Collection, co-funded by the state museum and
Kevin O’Dwyer, Co. Offaly - silverware
CCoI. The purpose of this collection
Seamus Gill, Dublin - silverware
is to ensure that a representative body
Deirdre Rogers, Co. Meath - glass
of craft is built up, to show present and future generations the international standards being achieved by Irish designer-makers at the beginning of a
Paul Devlin, Co. Kilkenny – forged iron Sara Flynn, Co. Cork - porcelain Eric Pearse, Co. Cork - furniture
new millennium. Craftspeople selected for inclusion during 2005 were:
Anthony Carey, Dublin - jewellery
recognition-related activities in 2005
media profiles standard setters 2005 saw the second year of the
Irish Arts Review also launched a regular
Standard Setters Promotion in
feature entitled Design Portfolio which
conjunction with Irish Arts Review.
over the course of the year featured over
Over the course of the year four CCoI
60 references to craftspeople or CCoI
registered craftspeople, selected for
exhibitions and which, coupled with the
consistency in design excellence, were
Standard Setters feature,
featured – one in each issue of the
has helped to raise the profile of
magazine. This close working relationship
craft amongst this key collectors /
with Irish Arts Review has been central in
art-led audience.
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