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Réamhrá ar cheardaíocht agus ar dhearadh Éireannach
A short guide to craft and design in Ireland 2013
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JEWELLERY / Seodra Adornment is a practice that is as old as our Celtic past. While the well-known historic designs of our heritage continue to inspire today’s gold and silversmiths, the hand-made creations of this generation of craftspeople are influenced by contemporary design and making. New technologies also feature as jewellery design and making adapts to the 21st Century landscape. DUBLIN WORKROOMS
Growing the next GENERATION Boutique style LABELS TO LOVE The Design Centre in Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, a Georgian mansion that has been transformed into a boutique shopping centre, just off Dublin’s Grafton Street, is home to some of the nation’s best home-grown fashion labels. Must-buys include Claire O’Connor clothing and vintage-inspired Bonzie Designs. designcentre.ie
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Photographer Peter Love is the brains behind Fashion Hothouse, a CMT (cut, make and trim) practice situated in a listed building that offers up-and-coming fashion designers access to the Irish rag trade’s best back room staff; including pattern drafters, cutters and samplers. They also have partner companies offering photography services, online and social media marketing campaigns and website set-ups, that can help fledgling names gain exposure.
FUTURE KILKENNY SKILLS SCHOOL Since it launched in 1993, the Crafts Council of Ireland’s Jewellery and Goldsmithing Skills and Design Course has garnered a strong reputation of nurturing Ireland’s next generation of jewellers. The two-year intensive course specialises in the tradition of precious metals and gemstones, covering design, quantity production techniques and manufacture. Da Capo’s Lee Harding and Sé O’Donoghue both trained at the school. Birr native Cathal Barber, who collaborated on a piece that was presented to Michelle Obama on the occasion of her state visit to Ireland in 2011, is another name to watch who was educated at the school.
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PROJECT RUNWAY Project 51 is an Irish designer boutique and collective located on Dublin’s South William Street. Their ever-changing roster of labels includes makers working in the studio space to the rear of the shop. This set-up means that designers can get direct feedback from their customers, with many clients getting involved in the design process- especially if they have commissioned something custom made. Check out Jennifer Rothwell’s signature prints.
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Yvonne Ryan is an Irish designer who launched her fashion jewellery collection, Eve Ella in 2005. In 2012 she debuted her eponymous fine jewellery line at Arnotts and Loulerie. The Unicorn Collection comprises designs that are “mini sculptures that can move”, the designer explains. yvonneryan.ie
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Jeweller Ann Chapman runs Stonechat Jewellers in Dublin’s Westbury Mall. The designer also stocks some of Ireland’s rising jewellery stars including Des Doyle, Marion Woodburn and Michael O’Dwyer. stonechatjewellers.ie