déanta Design with Matthew O’Malley
Inspired by the heritage of making on the island of Ireland, déanta Design is committed to making beautiful objects which are of their time and yet informed by tradition. →
The force of the wild Atlantic cuts and sands the island of Ireland; shaping its landscape, its people and their ways. This constant process of change creates new from old and reveals hidden layers, exposing beauty and ruggedness, strength and fragility. →
LATEST NEWS
Please click here for more details on the Weathering exhibition taking place at Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art (UCCA), 798 Art District, Beijing, China, from 8-14 December 2014.
UPDATE
Weathering, an exhibition of contemporary Irish design and craft, was widely regarded as one of the highlights of Tent London during London Design Festival 2014. →
Press Enquiries
UK: Ciara Phillips, Sandford PR,
ciara@sandfordpr.com
+44 (0)75 8490 2347
Ireland: Emma Kelly, Elevate PR,
emma@elevate.ie
+ 353 (0)1 662 5652
Sales Enquiries
Nicola Doran, Retail Programme
Manager, DCCoI
nicola@dccoi.ie
+353 (0)86 824 3786
Location
China: 8-14 December 2014.
Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art (UCCA),
798 Art District, Beijing
England: 18-21 September 2014.
Weathering, Hall T4-B,
First floor, Old Truman Brewery,
Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR
EXHIBITORS
Woodenleg
Woodenleg encompasses product design and development, spatial, conceptual and research-related projects, all linked by their focus on simplicity, utility and quality. →
Horizon Furniture with Molloy & Sons
Fergal O’Leary designs cool, calm and collectible furniture with an understated modern aesthetic and Horizon Furniture manufactures his designs inhouse. →
Úna Burke with The Irish Handmade Glass Company
Award winning designer, Úna Burke employs traditional leather-working techniques to produce both fashion accessories and figurative art pieces. →
Nest Design
Neil and Annabel McCarthy established Nest Design with the aim of breaking new ground in crafted timber furniture. Their partnership consistently produces pieces distinguished by their clarity of line, seamless profiles and labour intensive finishes. →
Shane Holland Design
Shane Holland designs and produces furniture and light fittings from a wide range of materials including timber, metals and acrylics. Holland uses recycled materials where possible, and has recently begun to incorporate found objects into his work. →
J. HILL’s Standard
J. HILL’s Standard is a maker of contemporary cut crystal objects, crafted by hand, using centuries-old knowledge passed down through generations of skilled craftsmen. →
Joe Hogan
Joe Hogan makes both functional and sculptural baskets. His home and landscape have had a profound influence on the style and diversity of his work, encouraging him to explore and develop new designs, many of them influenced by the indigenous baskets of Ireland. →
Derek Wilson
Derek Wilson's practice as a ceramicist draws inspiration from a diverse range of sources with an aim to push the boundaries of a traditional and diverse art form through playing with its aesthetics, materiality and processes. →
Jack Doherty
Jack Doherty’s work explores vessel forms. Made from porcelain, the forms are thrown then carved and shaped reflecting the fluidity of the material and physicality of making. →
Ceadogán Rugs with Katie Hession
Ceadogán Rugs is focused, highly skilled, very experienced and dedicated to pairing the traditional values of remarkable craftsmanship and contemporary design. →
Molloy & Sons
Molloy & Sons create authentic Donegal tweed. Yarns are spun and dyed locally while colour matching, design, warping, weaving and dispatch are all done in-house. →
Cushendale Woollen Mills
Cushendale Woollen Mills dyes, cards, spins and weaves their own yarn but more importantly, consistently use these skills to develop new products and designs. →
PRINT BLOCK
Print Block is a not-for-profit organisation and is operated voluntarily by a group of textile artists and designers who work enthusiastically with a shared vision to develop the Irish textile printing industry. →
Glenn Lucas
Glenn makes all his salad bowls from locally sourced native Irish hardwood. Each bowl is skilfully hand turned on a lathe to produce the purest of forms. →
Makers & Brothers with Matt Jones
Makers & Brothers is a design led multichannel retail operation founded on simple things; the handmade, objects of integrity, contemporary vernacular and a curation of everyday design and craft. →
Snug
Snug celebrates design that is playful, functional and crafted. Conor and Nell who run Snug believe that you can have well designed Irish products at affordable prices while still using quality materials. →
Stickman / James Carroll
Designer maker James Carroll creates hand crafted furniture pieces, using traditional Irish craftsmanship executed to the highest standard, he brings these pieces to life. →
Scott Benefield
Scott Benefield’s work descends from the Venetian traditions of glassblowing, which utilise the most essential aspects of glass: transparency, saturated colours and most importantly, its fluidity. →
31 Chapel Lane
31 Chapel Lane provide beautifully crafted, organic linen products using sustainable, high quality materials traditionally woven in Ireland. →
Cillian Ó Súilleabháin
Cillian Ó Súilleabháin qualified as a Mechanical Engineer from Trinity College Dublin before pursuing an apprenticeship as a furniture-maker. →
Muriel Beckett
Muriel Beckett discovered weaving while still at art college. She is recognised as one of Ireland's leading designers and weaver of floor rugs and tapestries. →
Tierney Haines Architects with Alan Meredith Studio
Tierney Haines Architects provides architectural, horticultural and visualisation services. Inspirations for furniture design come from many areas including boat and aviation design and the joints and movements of animals. →
Andrew Ludick
Andrew Ludick's work has slowly evolved towards forms that illustrate the natural properties of clay and the processes he uses to create them. →
The Local Maker Co.
The Local Maker Co. celebrates the simple handmade, highlighting the maker and supporting the local. →