Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) is delighted to announce the return of the DCCI Irish Craft Village to one of Ireland’s most anticipated summer events, Bord Bia Bloom, which will be celebrating 20 years of the show. Taking place from Thursday, 28th May to Monday, 1st June in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, this year sees DCCI bring 65 makers from across the country together as part of the Made Local campaign, celebrating the very best of Irish design and craft.
Across five days, DCCI designers, makers and craftspeople will present and sell their work to an expected audience of over 100,000 visitors, where attendees can shop and connect directly with Irish makers. Located at the heart of the festival, the DCCI Irish Craft Village will feature 52 retail stands, showcasing a diverse range of design and craft disciplines including textiles, ceramics, jewellery, woodturning, glass, and homeware. Visitors can discover thoughtfully made, locally produced pieces while supporting Irish businesses through the Made Local initiative.
Those looking to shop, can explore a wide selection of Made Local brands within the village, with exhibitors including Capulet and Montague; Run Baby Run Pottery; Bofin Weaves and Siobhán Daly Designs. Each maker brings a distinctive perspective and craftsmanship, offering pieces that are both meaningful and made to last. A full list of exhibitors is available below.
Mary Blanchfield, CEO of Design & Crafts Council Ireland, said:
“We’re excited to bring the DCCI Irish Craft Village once again to Bord Bia Bloom, creating a space where visitors can experience the depth and diversity of Irish craft firsthand. Bloom offers an invaluable platform for makers to showcase their work, tell their stories, and engage directly with a wide audience. Through our Made Local campaign, we’re proud to support Irish designers and craftspeople in building sustainable businesses while encouraging the public to choose locally made, unique, high-quality products. We look forward to another inspiring and successful year at Bloom 2026.”
Made Local champions the originality, quality, sustainability and value of Irish designed and craft-made products. With more than 1,400 makers featured on MadeLocal.ie, the initiative continues to connect consumers with authentic Irish craft and design. This year’s exhibitors have been selected from 152 applications, representing a wide spread of counties and disciplines and 34% of participants are new to the DCCI Irish Craft Village, reflecting the continued growth and diversity of the sector.
In addition to retail, the village will host a dynamic programme of live demonstrations from DCCI’s Guilds, Associations, Networks and Societies (GANS). These sessions will offer festivalgoers a closer look at traditional and contemporary craft techniques, with seven participating groups including Feltmakers Ireland; Fibreshed Ireland; Guild of Irish Lacemakers; Irish Artist Blacksmiths Association; Irish Patchwork Society; Irish Woodturners Guild; and Na Píobairí Uillean highlighting the rich heritage and evolving innovation within Ireland’s craft sector.
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About Design & Crafts Council Ireland:
Design & Crafts Council Ireland is the national agency for design and craft in Ireland, we support designers and makers to develop their businesses in a sustainable way, and advocate for the societal benefits of design and craft. DCCI’s activities are funded by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment via Enterprise Ireland. DCCI currently has 68 member organisations and over 3,500 registered clients.
www.dcci.ie / @dccireland
For further information please contact:
Eimear Harding, Communications and Public Affairs Manager, DCCI
083 023 8743 | [email protected]
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Notes to Editor
Maker – Business – Discipline – County
Ali Lowndes – A Little Idea – Jewellery – Dublin
Adelle Hickey – Adelle Hickey Print Maker – Print Making – Dublin
Marie Mernagh – All About Nectar – Wellbeing – Wexford
Andrea Mears – Andrea Mears Jewellery – Jewellery – Limerick
Anita Reynolds – Anita Reynolds Art and Design – Home & Gift – Meath
Fiona O’Donohoe – Away with Nature – Skincare & Wellbeing -Tipperary
Klaus Hartmann & Heike Kahle – Baurnafea Studio – Ceramics & Basketry – Kilkenny
Barbara Burke – BBpapercuts – Print & Paper – Dublin
Gillian Kavanagh – Beyond the Ferns – Wellness – Wicklow
Catherine O’Connor – Bofin Weaves – Textiles Handweaver – Galway
Bríd Fanning – Bríd Fanning Art – Original Art, Fine Art Prints & Irish Made Art Lamps – Meath
Lisa McCormack – Capulet & Montague – Jewellery – Dublin
Caroline Duffy – Caroline Duffy Designs – Art, Fashion & Home – Dublin
Robyn Caie – Cementique – Jewellery & Homeware – Waterford
Jean-Philippe Levillain – Ceramifique – Ceramics – Cork
Suzanne Clarke – Clarkes Artisan Bathing & Shaving – Wellness – Dublin
Anita Elliott – Clover Rua – Print & Textile – Dublin – Warren Hayes
Coolree Design – Woodwork, Homewares – Kildare
Louise O’Hara – Culu Design – Jewellery – Wicklow
Daki Zdravka Rezic – DAKI DAKI Design – Jewellery – Dublin
Deirdre Caulfield – Deeca Design – Jewellery – Meath
Ruth Cahill – Duck Blue – Greeting Cards, Prints & Original Art – Kildare
Conor Cremins – Éalá Bespoke Furniture – Woodwork, Homewares – Dublin
Emma Higgins – Emma Higgins Art – Arts, Prints, Home, Cards & Gifts – Dublin
Francis Leavey – Fab Cow by Francis Leavey – Art – Dublin
Tanya Ryan – Fiadh and Finn: Fine Art Keepsakes – Art Prints – Kildare
Fiona Scott – Fiona Scott Resin Artist – Art, Giftware, Homewares – Offaly
Alexandria Kelly – Flower Child – Home Fragrance/Wellness – Carlow
Gillian Gubbins – GG Designs – Jewellery & Home Décor – Tipperary
Monica Daly – Heartworks Stone – Home & Gift – Offaly
Jennifer Rothwell – Jennifer Rothwell – Fashion & Accessories – Dublin
Rory Leadbetter – Jerpoint Glass Studio – Handmade Glass – Kilkenny
John Collins – John Collins Designs – Garden Sculpture – Donegal
Linda Lexdina – Kaïkø Studïø – Home Accessories, Lighting, Jewellery – Wicklow
Sharon Kelly – Kellee Cottage Crafts – Donegal Tweed Textiles & Leatherwork Crafts – Donegal
Emmet Bosonnet – Kopper Kreation – Metalwork – Dublin
Sarah Wairimu – Little Sewing Tree – Bags & Accessories – Dublin
Liz Walsh – Liz Walsh Textiles – Textiles – Dublin
Cara Sturgess – Loinnir Jewellery – Irish Jewellery – Kildare
Lorraine Fletcher – Lorraine Fletcher Art – Original paintings, Fine Art Prints, Cards – Galway
Gergana Gaydadzhieva – MAMO – Wellness – Wicklow
Karyn Jones – Maple Tree Pottery – Ceramics – Wicklow
Marta Ozog – Marta Ozog Ceramics – Ceramics – Dublin
Melanie Hand – Melanie Hand Design Jewellery – Jewellery Designer/Maker – Dublin
Michele Hannan – Michele Hannan Ceramics – Ceramics – Dublin
Clodagh Pugh – My Mini Munch – Children’s Fashion/Gifting – Dublin
Lynn Shead – Natures Alchemy Irish skincare – Home, Gift, Wellness – Waterford
Nicola Weldon – Nicola Weldon Art and Design – Textiles – Dublin
Nicola Connolly – Nunaïa Beauty – Wellness – Tipperary
Amy Cahill – Oxmantown Skincare – Beauty, Wellness, Natural Skincare – Dublin
Pauline Quigley – Pauline Quigley Glass Design – Stained & Fused Glass Gifts – Wexford
Donna Ironmonger – Run Baby Run Pottery – Ceramics – Dublin
Sallyann Marron – Sallyann’s Handmade Bags – Handbags & Accessories- Clare
Nessa Doran O Reilly – sam agus nessa – Woodwork, Homewares, Giftware – Kildare
Shane Holland – Shane Holland Design Workshops – Sculptor – Meath
Sinéad O’ Moore – Sinéad O’ Moore Ceramics – Ceramics – Wicklow
Siobhán Daly – Siobhán Daly Designs – Jewellery & Millinery – Meath
Ola Wartak-Tolak – Stories by Ola – Ceramics – Dublin
Henri Bocxe – Thin Line Coastal Maps – Irish Coastal Maps – Galway
Agota Gilbride – Timéa Jewellery – Jewellery – Wexford
Claire O’Sullivan – WASI Seaweed – Wellness – Cork
Laura Maye – Wild Irish Kin – Metalwork – Galway
Alison Byrne – WildBird Studio – Home & Gift – Dublin
Paula McGovern – Wizard & Grace Wellbeing – Wellbeing – Cork
Yvonne Bolger – Yvonne Bolger Jewellery – Jewellery – Laois
