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60 Events. 22 Speakers. 11 Counties.
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Our Keynote Events
Design & Crafts Council Ireland brought together the very best minds, makers and designers to celebrate the theme ‘The ties that tie, and the links that link’ through a programme of events at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Irish Design Week 2025 offers a dynamic lineup of keynotes, featuring voices from architecture, fashion, game design, climate science, communication, entrepreneurs and other fields. Expect compelling discussions that showcase design’s evolving role in addressing today’s complex challenges.
*please note, some recordings may include language that could offend.
2025 Live Streams
Monday 17th
November 2025
Irish Architecture Foundation in collaboration with Design & Crafts Council Ireland
This year, in response to the theme of Irish Design Week, the IAF is proud to present a conversation between leading designers, architects and thinkers, Jayden Ali (JA Projects) and Akil Scafe-Smith and Seth Scafe-Smith (RESOLVE).
Special Guests Included:
- Design Diplomacy: Laurent Ungerer & Noelle Cooper
- Jayden Ali
- Resolve Collective: Akil Scafe-Smith & Seth Scafe-Smith
Tuesday 18th
November 2025
National College of Art & Design in collaboration with Design & Crafts Council Ireland
Join us for an evening where fashion, craft, and radical collaboration come together to tell stories, challenge perceptions, and spark new conversations.
Special Guests Included:
- Design Diplomacy: Diane Pernet & Eibhlín Albert-Doran
- Sinéad O’Dwyer
- Anastasiia Fedorova
Wednesday 19th
November 2025
Institute of Creative Advertising & Design in collaboration with Design & Crafts Council Ireland
ICAD’s programme for IDW 2025 is an immersive, multi-sensory experience that reverberates between sound and design. Taking place in the RIAM’s Whyte Recital Hall, one of the country’s foremost sonic spaces, “Reverb” will harness the venue’s exceptional acoustic environment to explore the reciprocal relationship between sound and visual communications.
Special Guests Included:
- Design Diplomacy: Yuri Suzuki & Kasia Oźmin
- Folding Waves
- Nadine Kennedy
- Yuri Suzuki
Thursday 20th
November 2025
Distinctive Repetition in collaboration with Design & Crafts Council Ireland
An immersive event, featuring performances by Seán MacErlaine and Tomoko Sauvage, Dan Trueman, and Benjamin Dwyer, as well as contributions by Garth Knox, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Fiona Hallinan, and Dr Jonathan C.Creasy.
Special Guests Included:
- Design Diplomacy: Anna Sutcliffe & Banjo Beale
- Performers: Dan Trueman, Benjamin Dwyer, Seán Mac Erlaine, Tomoko Sauvage
- Contributors: Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Garth Knox
- Speakers: Rossi McAuley (Distinctive Repetition), Jonathan C. Creasy, Fiona Hallinan
Friday 21st
November 2025
100 Archive in collaboration with Design & Crafts Council Ireland.
100 Archive presents ‘Designing Together: Prototyping Better Futures’, a special event during Irish Design Week 2025 exploring how design can shape collaborative and hopeful futures.
Special Guests Included:
- Design Diplomacy: Sebastian Helene & Brett O’Mahony
- Johanna Fabrin, 21st Europe
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