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Welcome 04New & Notable 06 01–Home & Gift 0902–Jewellery 3503–Fashion & Accessories 55 Notes 73 DCCoI Details 82
Ireland and abroad, in many cases for the first time. The reaction from international audiences has been extraordinary with strong endorsements for the creativity, authenticity and commercial potential of Irish designed and made products.
Our sector employs thousands of designers and makers in both urban and rural communities across the island of Ireland, making a significant contribution to Ireland’s economy and culture. Continuing to grow the export potential of this sector is a key priority for DCCoI and we are keen to help all existing and potential buyers of Irish craft and design to realise the opportunity in 2016 and beyond.
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Welcome
Creative Island at Showcase 2016 brings together an independently curated group of innovative and exciting Irish designers and makers. From brand new start-ups to family companies established for generations, Creative Island exhibitors are connected by their dedication to designing and making in Ireland, the innovative approach to their work and their strong interest in doing business with new retail customers at home and overseas.
Irish Design 2015 (ID2015) has been a milestone event for Irish craft and design. The year-long government backed initiative has enabled hundreds of Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) registered clients to showcase their creativity and craftsmanship to media and buyers at exhibitions and fairs both in
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Finer Things For the most special of occasions, a selection of elegant products made in the finest materials. Designed for occasions that need to draw attention and admiration.
Made for Life These products are made to last and designed to bring enjoyment every time they’re used. For those who buy things that will endure and use them every day.
Bold Geometry These products combine contemporary design and skilled craftsmanship to great effect. Simple, graphic and modern, they’re a perfect fit for urban life.
Brighten the Corners A selection of bright and colourful products that will brighten any corner or mood. Fun and accessible with wide appeal.
New & Notable
Each year a diverse and exciting range of products find their way to marketplaces far and wide. Some have wide popular appeal and pricing, while others are at the very top end of the market. Presented here are some of the best new products from established names alongside new and emerging brands. Presented in four themes across the areas of Home & Gift, Jewellery and Fashion & Accessories.
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01— Home & Gift
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L-R: O’Riain Pottery, teapot / Chaïm Factor, confectionery stand / Diem Pottery, selection of ceramics / Hennessy & Byrne, cake slice / Brooke & Shoals, fragrance diffuser.
Finer ThingsHome & Gift
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L-R: Cushendale Woollen Mills, throw / Clarke’s of Dublin, handmade soap & wooden bowl / Bog Standard, scented candle / Snug, food board / Arran Street East, mug / Jerpoint Glass Studio, glass.
Made for LifeHome & Gift
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L-R: Fawn, print / Ail+El, plant pots / At it Again!, notebook / BTU Studio, vase / Saturday Workshop, wooden elephant.
Bold GeometryHome & Gift
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L-R: Fiona Mac Ceramics, bowl / Elks, tweed pillow / The Handmade Soap Company, hand lotion / Fiona Mac Ceramics, bowl / Red Rufus, elephant teddy.
Brighten the CornersHome & Gift
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At it Again!
Comprising Flemish/Englishwoman Jessica Peel-Yates, Dublin designer James Moore, animator Niall Laverty and thespian Maite Lopez, At it Again! produce witty distillations of classic Irish works of literature, including Ulysses, Dracula and The Portrait of Dorian Gray in printed ‘manual’ kits and illustrations.
[email protected] atitagain.ie
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Adam Frew
Adam’s work centres on the potter’s wheel with traditional eastern forms and spontaneity as a means of personal expression being key to his work. The exuberant action of throwing is enhanced by a continued experimentation through process, form and colour. Mark making is intuitive, sometimes relating to the form, or process of making, or sometimes it’s part of a personal narrative.
[email protected] adamfrew.com
STAND REF C08
Anna Nielsen Prints
Each of Anna Nielsen’s monochrome prints is drawn by hand and takes about six weeks to complete. She draws the human form and looks to life for inspiration. She is the recipient of an Irish Book of the Year Award for her design contribution to Filíocht Ghrá na Gaeilge (Cois Life, 2008).
[email protected] annanielsen.com
STAND REF C35
Ail+El
In 2014 childhood friends Aileen Balfe and Eleanor McCaughey created Ail+El, Aileen’s training in furniture design and textiles connecting with Eleanor’s training in graphic design and fine art. Together they create thoughtfully designed and uniquely crafted products that are both functional and aesthetic.
[email protected] ailandel.com
STAND REF C42
Arran Street East
Arran Street East is a studio producing work for people who love simple, handmade, functional and beautiful objects. Inspired by where they work, in the Markets Area of Dublin, their pots are hand-thrown and glazed in colours from the Dublin Fruit and Vegetable Market – cabbage, potato, parsnip, lemon, pomegranate and pink grapefruit.
[email protected] arranstreeteast.ie
STAND REF C01
Bog Standard
While studying business at university, Alix Mulholland wrote the business plan for Bog Standard, a fragranced giftware range that includes scented candles, scented drawer sachets and room fragrances. She recently added car fragrances to her product mix. To this day, Irish Linen continues to be her number one selling fragrance.
[email protected] bogstandard.ie
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Bunbury Boards
Bunbury Boards produce worktops, bookshelves, tabletops and other bespoke items made from fallen and dead timber in the Lisnavagh Estate woodlands. Each board comes with its own unique report, with an image of the tree, the reason why the tree died and what has been done to replace it.
[email protected] bunburyboards.com
STAND REF C20
Bold Bunny
Graphic designer Ali Jones’ designs are typographic, wordy and play on Dublin slang such as: “Good Luck in Your New Gaff” and “Love You Lots Like Jellytots”. Filling a contemporary and secular gap in the market, Bold Bunny offer Irish-printed relief in a digital world of soon-forgotten communication.
[email protected] boldbunny.ie
STAND REF C15
Brooke & Shoals
Alison Banton trained at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery, France, and opened her scented candle shop in Greystones eight years ago. She has blended the essential oils herself and sources Irish candle makers to help make her soy wax candles. Lately, she launched an organic body range using seaweed extract, grapefruit and rose geranium.
[email protected] brookeandshoals.ie
STAND REF C30
Brid Lyons Ceramics
Ceramic designer Brid Lyons’ sculptural creations are whimsical and full of colour. She takes inspiration from the work of Tim Burton, people-watching, Pinterest and paint charts. Working in porcelain, paper porcelain and stoneware, she tests new ideas in her namesake gallery in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny.
[email protected] bridlyonsceramics.com
STAND REF C19
BTU Studio
Set up in Randalstown, Co. Antrim in 2011 by Scott Benefield and Andrea Spencer, BTU is the first new independent hot glass studio in Northern Ireland since the 1970s. They make contemporary giftware based on Venetian glass-blowing techniques but with a contemporary design aesthetic.
[email protected] btustudio.com
STAND REF C22
Candella
Inspired by nature, Candella, deliver unique, high quality, environmentally friendly candles that set out to enrich any moment and create lasting impressions. They use upcycled wine bottles, pure soya wax, wooden wicks or lead-free cotton wicks with skin safe fragrances that are perfectly blended with essential oils.
[email protected] candella.ie
STAND REF C11
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Cushendale Woollen Mills
Set on the millrace of the River Duiske in Co. Kilkenny, Cushendale is a mill run by the Cushen family since 1880. They dye, card and spin all their own yarn, making wool blankets, luxury mohair throws and fashion accessories. “Because we dye all our own yarns, our colours are unique to us,” says Philip Cushen.
[email protected] cushendale.ie
STAND REF C06
Castle Arch Pottery
Ray Power studied ceramic design at Crawford College of Art and Design in Cork and has been producing Castle Arch tableware and giftware at Castle Yard in Kilkenny since 1997. Drawing inspiration from Newgrange spirals, traditional motifs and centuries of pattern-making, they specialise in embossed dishes with colour glazes.
[email protected] castlearchpottery.ie
STAND REF C05
Chaïm Factor
It is the abstract composition in wood that excites furniture designer Chaïm. He sources locally and uses native timbers where possible. His contemporary work explores materials to optimum effect, using wood, stone, metal and glass to the advantage of each individual piece.
[email protected] chaimfactor.com
STAND REF C26
Caulfield Country Boards
The progeny of John Caulfield Joinery in Co. Meath, Pearse and Louise combine their food and joinery backgrounds to create practical solutions for food preparation. The company offers a personalised range of boards to retailers and is also exploring ramekins and wooden tumblers for the food and drinks industry.
[email protected] caulfieldcountryboards.ie
STAND REF C39
Clarke’s of Dublin
Designed and manufactured by Suzanne Clarke, Clarke’s of Dublin create an award-winning range of luxurious handmade soaps. They pride themselves on harnessing the best of local Irish ingredients and skillfully blending these with the very best olive, coconut and essential oils to produce solid bars of luxury soap.
[email protected] clarkesofdublin.com
STAND REF C37
Danu Designer Ceramics
Ruth Power studied ceramics in NCAD and earned a Design & Crafts Council of Ireland Future Makers Award in 2011. The colour palettes and decorative arts of India, Indonesia and Hong Kong have inspired her stoneware tableware collections. Her ceramics look deceptively simple but appeal to both minimalists and maximalists.
[email protected] danuceramics.ie
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Grand Grand
Grand Grand is the work of designer Fergus O’Neill, trained at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology and a believer in interdisciplinary collaboration and design through process. Kicking off with the “Keep Going Sure It’s Grand” project, he now produces a range of silk-screened prints and greeting cards with the unique Grand Grand humour.
[email protected] grandgrand.ie
STAND REF C29
Diem Pottery
A second generation potter, Thomas Diem’s studio in Ashbourne, Co. Meath is where he creates his functional domestic range using clean lines and decorative flourishes of colour. Everything he creates is handmade yet meshes functionality with design consciousness.
[email protected] diempottery.com
STAND REF C44
Fiona Mac Ceramics
Fiona Murdock’s pieces are formally irregular, sometimes slightly crooked and always telling of their making. For her they are all mediums for her exploration of colour, and a response to the rhythm of the natural environment in which she lives and works, the Mourne Mountains.
[email protected] fionamacceramics.com
STAND REF C41
Fawn
A graduate of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Fán Regan’s work takes the animal kingdom as a point of reference. Her absolute favourite stage of the creative process is cutting the lino blocks. Her hand-printed work can be bought framed or unframed.
[email protected] fawn.ie
STAND REF C03
Foxford
Founded in 1892, Foxford Woollen Mills is situated on the River Moy in the heart of Co. Mayo and is one of the last working mills in Ireland. Employing over forty people, Foxford allows a tradition spanning thousands of years to survive and flourish. The luxurious range includes blankets, throws, rugs and scarves.
[email protected] foxfordwoollenmills.com
STAND REF C25
Hennessy & Byrne
Eric Byrne, a second generation master stonemason, works exclusively with indigenous Irish stone. Swirling green veins of Connemara Marble, lustrous black shades of Kilkenny Limestone or the silver flecks of mica characteristic of Wicklow Granite, the inherent beauty of the stone is captured in his stunning table and giftwares.
[email protected] hennessyandbyrne.com
STAND REF C12
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Nicola Brown Fine Art Textiles
Nicola Brown is a fine art felter and textile printer. Her designs use eco printing crêpe de chine, chiffon silks and ultra-fine Merino wool with vegetation she has found in the local hedgerows. This process involves laying these elements on sophisticated textiles and extracting colour from the vegetation through natural dye techniques.
[email protected] nicolabrown.ie
STAND REF C10
Irish Handmade Glass Company
The Irish Handmade Glass Company specialises in coloured cut and blown glass. Founded by four former-Waterford Crystal craftsmen, three master blowers and a master glass cutter, they create affordable, contemporary giftware, handmade on their premises in Waterford City’s historic Viking Quarter.
[email protected] theirishhandmadeglasscompany.com
STAND REF C24
Jerpoint Glass Studio
Jerpoint Glass Studio is a family business making glass in Kilkenny for over thirty years and hand-blowing in the same fashion as it was 2000 years ago. They offer gallery-style pieces as well as a range of tableware. Their glassware has featured in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, as well as numerous BBC period dramas.
[email protected] jerpointglass.com
STAND REF C31
Irish Linen House
Irish Linen House creator Greg Whelan spent twenty years working as a designer in the fashion industry and so his designs make a strong fashion statement for tableware. He designs and embroiders table runners, napkins and place mats in 100% Irish linen saying, “It is ornate yet elegant.”
[email protected] irishlinenhouse.com
STAND REF C17
Laura Vaughan Design Studio
Laura Vaughan combines her background in interior architecture with her love for textiles, colour and pattern to create a vibrant new range of homeware products. Behind each of her distinctive patterns is a story with a connection to a time, a place and a person.
lauravaughandesignstudio@gmail. com lauravaughandesignstudio.com
STAND REF C21
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Red Rufus
Inspired by her own red setter, Rufus, Christina Sanne and her small team of sewing ladies create these unique friends bursting with classic style and charm. Each SockDog is carefully embellished with ribbon, buttons, felt and fabric.
[email protected] redrufus.ie
STAND REF C46
Martina Scott
Martina Scott designs a unique range of textile prints that are hand-printed onto Irish linen using a silk screen. Her work is about a sense of discovery and magic in nature, observing and investigating the natural forms, patterns and details that are intrinsic to our world. She lives and works in Carlingford, Co. Louth, at the foothills of the Cooley Mountains.
[email protected] martinascott.ie
STAND REF C32
Paul Maloney Pottery
Master craftsman Paul Maloney brings earth, hand and fire together in a range of contemporary giftware and tableware. The Ocean tableware range, his signature collection, is a contemporary black and white design with a deep sea-blue glaze running through the pieces. Paul is also an accomplished painter and reproduces quality prints of his original artwork which depicts life in his native Wexford.
[email protected] paulmaloneypottery.ie
STAND REF C40
O’Riain Pottery
John Ryan, the man behind O’Riain Pottery, makes functional and decorative stoneware, drawing inspiration from the surrounding rural landscape, local colours and textures. John is personally involved in all stages from throwing to glazing to firing. His special glaze makes O’Riain Pottery durable and highly resistant to chipping and scratching.
[email protected] oriainpottery.com
STAND REF C16
Rebeka Kahn Artwear
Dublin-based ceramicist Rebeka Kahn studied graphic design in Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. Her pieces are fused with coloured glass creating an effect evocative of Irish and exotic topography. Her methods are organic: “Raku is an exciting process – the end result is in the hands of the fire,” she says.
[email protected] rebekakahnartwear.com
STAND REF C38
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Snug
Nell Roddy and Conor Kelly are the people behind Snug, a contemporary range of covetable but affordable Irish-made furniture, made in Snugboro, in the Glen of Imaal in Co. Wicklow. Simplicity and functionality are their inspiration, making objects they would want in their own home.
[email protected] snug.ie
STAND REF C27
Sarah McKenna Ceramics
Sarah McKenna makes playful contemporary ceramics with a nostalgic feel, hand building each piece in her 250-year-old studio in Dundalk, Co. Louth. Serving dishes are inscribed with “food of love” and Beatles’ quotes decorate pitchers and dinky milk jugs. Her tiles are beautifully finished in a white wooden frame made in Clonakilty, Co. Cork.
[email protected] sarahmckenna.ie
STAND REF C23
Siobhain Steele Ceramics
Ceramicist Siobhain Steele makes handmade giftware. In her new collection, “Message in a Bottle,” vessels come with a label and a scroll on which the giver can write a private message, insert it in the bottle and seal it shut with a cork. As gifts go, they will charm and fascinate and become keepsakes to covet.
[email protected] siobhainsteeleceramics.com
STAND REF C14
Saturday Workshop
Saturday Workshop is father/daughter team, Edward and Iseult O’Clery. Together they mix traditional skills and new technologies to make simple yet original wooden products from locally sourced native hardwoods. Their combined skills in architecture, engineering, boat building and furniture-making result in a range of products inspired by the simplicity of traditional objects and toys.
[email protected] saturdayworkshop.ie
STAND REF C28
Slated
Tara and Ed Hammond began Slated when Ed, a trained roofer, created a table runner from slate for a dinner party with friends. Using 150-year-old methods and skills, success has been accidental but steady for the couple, their tableware becoming popular with Harvey Nichols’ Dublin eaterie and Nevin Maguire’s restaurant in Blacklion, TV shows and cookbooks.
[email protected] slated.ie
STAND REF C33
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Stephen Farnan Studio
Stephen Farnan is a potter by trade, having studied ceramics and glass at the Royal College of Art, London, and fine art at Ulster University Belfast. Every element of his porcelain landscapes are conceived, designed and made in his Belfast studio, alongside his ranges of pottery tableware and textiles.
[email protected] stephenfarnan.com
STAND REF C07
Whackpack Furniture
Product designer, Benny Magennis is the force behind Whackpack Furniture, a range of contemporary, heritage, handcrafted and wonderfully simple furniture, that is flat packed and satisfyingly ‘whacked’ together by its lucky new owner. A fusion of traditional Japanese woodworking technique and good old Irish bodging.
[email protected] whackpackfurniture.com
STAND REF C36
The Handmade Soap Company
Former thatcher Donagh Quigley founded The Handmade Soap Company with his partner Gemma McGowan in 2009. Applying a natural creativity and craftsmanship, their products are 100% natural, blending exquisite essential oils and are free from sodium lauryl sulphates, parabens and petrochemicals.
[email protected] thehandmadesoapcompany.ie
STAND REF C02
Studio Donegal
Studio Donegal is a traditional handweaving and clothing business which also sells upholstery fabrics, throws and cushion covers. Studio Donegal was set up by the Donaghy family thirty years ago to maintain the Donegal tradition of handweaving.
[email protected] studiodonegal.ie
STAND REF C43
The Pear in Paper
Lynn Costello Erskine is passionate about making her cards. Simple designs with bold colours printed by lino cut ensure that every piece is different, each item is unique. Environmentally-friendly ink, paper and biodegradable clear protective wraps ensure that the cards not only look and feel great, but are great for the planet too.
[email protected] thepearinpaper.ie
STAND REF C18
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02— Jewellery
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L-R: Inner Island, bracelet / Tory Long, necklace / Martina Hamilton, earrings.
Finer ThingsJewellery
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L-R: Isle Jewellery, necklace / Chupi, necklace.
Made for LifeJewellery
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L-R: Maureen Lynch, necklace / Garrett Mallon, necklace / Bláithín Ennis, bracelet.
Bold GeometryJewellery
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L-R: Juvi Designs, rings / Mulholland Jewellery, necklace.
Brighten the CornersJewellery
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BYOS by Melissa Curry
For designer Melissa Curry, work has always been about enhancing and thrilling the wearer. She creates playful pieces by mixing elegance with confidence. Every shape and element has been carefully considered and chosen for its beauty, symbolism and the subtle underlying power of its properties. BYOS (Be Your Own Success) is a collection of giftable symbols.
[email protected] byos.melissacurry.com
STAND REF C91
Aisling Higgins Jewellery
Aisling Higgins’ fascination with metal led to a degree in the National College of Art and Design, which opened up the world of design in metal, wood and glass. Her designs are developed in the workshop through a series of evolving ideas, drawn from architecture, nature and the simplicity of traditional tribal wear from around the world.
[email protected] aislinghigginsjewellery.com
STAND REF C85
Bláithín Ennis
Bláithín Ennis’ unique approach and ability to source, manipulate and combine unusual materials, to produce wearable, affordable, striking jewellery, immediately set her apart upon graduation. With mixtures of delicate and robust metals, sparkling crystals and soft whimsical shell mesh, her pieces have an avant-garde, ethnic motivation behind them.
[email protected] blaithinennis.com
STAND REF C48
Barry Doyle Design
Husband and wife team, Barry and Addrianna Doyle are dedicated to hand making high quality gold, silver, platinum and palladium jewellery. Whilst they specialise in unique wedding and engagement rings, they have also designed and handcrafted a wide variety of silver pendants, bracelets, rings and earrings.
[email protected] barrydoyledesign.com
STAND REF C86
Breda Haugh Jewellery
Breda Haugh’s elegant jewellery is handmade in silver and gold in her studio workshop in the Design Tower, Dublin. She passionately explores different concepts in her work with surface texture bringing tactility and atmosphere to the pieces.
[email protected] bredahaugh.com
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Edge Only
Jenny Huston, the daughter of a designer goldsmith and gemologist, grew up surround by high end jewellery. However Jenny’s lifestyle has rarely fit with sapphires, rubies and pearls. She wanted to design pieces that would stand out, be a talking point and make a statement. Pieces with an edge. A believer in ethical luxury and quality craftsmanship, she produces designs that a wearer can feel great about in every respect.
[email protected] edgeonly.com
STAND REF C72
ChristinaBelle
New York gemologist Christina Goldston’s twenty-year journey started in her family’s Brooklyn fine jewellery business, then grading diamonds at Tiffany & Co., New York, before working in Dublin with Appleby and Boodles. Her work features semi-precious gemstones, fresh water pearls, crystals and metals like sterling silver and gold vermeil.
[email protected] christina-belle.com
STAND REF C55
deBláca Jewellery
Mairéad deBláca’s jewellery is inspired by the nature around her and by her own art, creating jewellery that is simple and beautiful. Mairéad sees each piece of her jewellery as a piece of her art. While her work is reflective of nature, beautiful and delicate, it is non-symmetrical, with unique contours and irregularities, like nature itself.
mairead@maireaddeblacajewellery. com maireaddeblacajewellery.com
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Chupi
Chupi jewellery is made for your inner magpie with delicate pieces in sparkling gold and the shiniest semi-precious gems. Irresistibly drawn to “wild and natural things”, Chupi began by casting found items including swan feathers, tiny twigs and acorns. Her work is stocked across Ireland, in the US, UK and inflight with Aer Lingus.
[email protected] chupi.ie
STAND REF C60
Declan Killen
Goldsmith Declan Killen creates gold, platinum and sterling silver contemporary jewellery inspired by heraldry and treasures of the Irish bog. Killen also uses opals, sapphires and diamonds in his one-off pieces which are handcrafted in Dublin.
[email protected] declankillen.com
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Jill Graham Contemporary Jewellery
Using specialist machinery, Jill Graham works with sterling silver and 18 carat gold to create exquisite, contemporary pieces of jewellery. Her collection utilises the finest detail and meshwork to achieve an intricate and textured look. Each piece is handmade and truly individual.
[email protected] jillgraham.co.uk
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Enibas
Sabine Lenz opened her shop in Schull, Co. Cork twelve years ago. Inspired by myth and legend, Sabine uses script and symbols to infuse her contemporary designs with an ancient feel. The “Croí Álainn” and “Bo fhaol do Thuras” ranges have become her signature collections.
[email protected] enibas.com
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Inner Island
Cork-born jeweller Gemma O’Leary skillfully combines simple shapes with precious metals, creating timeless, stylish jewellery that enriches day and night ensembles. Her minimalist designs are handcrafted in Dublin and use traditional silversmithing skills and natural materials. She creates refined, understated jewellery made with a strong elegance and with a careful attention to detail.
[email protected] innerisland.ie
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Garrett Mallon Jewellery
Goldsmith Garrett Mallon is a stone-setter by trade, and uses highly pigmented semi-precious stones set in silver. Local folklore inspires Garrett’s designs, Cloicín is a collection inspired by the stony shores of Carlingford Lough – his take on the torc.
[email protected] garrettmallon.com
STAND REF C61
ISLE Jewellery
Irish-born, Toyko-based, Geraldine Kane created ISLE Jewellery because she wanted to highlight the richness and depth of Irish culture, history and landscape in a modern, stylish form. Working with her sister, Helen, and with talented craftspeople throughout Ireland, their collections present a modern view of Ireland but without forgetting the past.
[email protected] isle-jewellery.com
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Mulholland Jewellery
A talented jewellery designer with a reputation for conceptual design, Fiona Mulholland’s jewellery comprises funky colourful pieces, pure form geometry, made of Plexiglas and silver, which use the natural edge of the glass to maximise its luminosity. Although constructed using modern manufacturing solutions, each piece is finished by hand.
[email protected] mulhollandjewellery.com
STAND REF C74
Juvi Designs
The warmth and vibrancy of natural elements, grounded in nature but with the potential to take on an almost ethereal quality in the right cut and setting – this is what inspires Irish jewellery designers Julie and Vincent, aka Juvi. They travel the world to source the most beautiful gemstones and transform them into stunning pieces of jewellery at their studio in Dublin.
[email protected] juvidesigns.com
STAND REF C49
Maureen Lynch
Maureen Lynch’s designs espouse elegant simplicity and high quality. Each piece is pared down and sculptural, playing with movement and light, eliminating all manner of fuss. All designs come in sterling silver, 9 carat yellow gold or a blend of both for subtle interest.
[email protected] maureenlynch.ie
STAND REF C83
Martina Hamilton
Former sculptor turned goldsmith Martina Hamilton takes a figurative approach to making jewellery. No two pieces of hand-made jewellery are the same. She works in precious metals, mainly sterling silver with 18 carat gold accents in her studio in Sligo.
[email protected] martinahamilton.ie
STAND REF C77
MoMuse
Margaret O’Rourke’s collection is designed in Dublin with many of the pieces hand finished in store at MoMuse. The collection comprises unique fine jewellery of 9 carat rose and yellow gold, 14 carat gold filled and sterling silver jewellery using a variety of semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals and volcanic lava.
[email protected] momuse.ie
STAND REF C67
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Vivien Walsh
Vivien Walsh designs and creates contemporary fashion jewellery from her studio in Monkstown, Co. Dublin. Each piece is handmade using semi-precious stones, crystals, delicate filigree stampings, pearls, glass beads and fine chains collected from around the world.
[email protected] vivienwalsh.com
STAND REF C69
Scribble & Stone
Jennifer Kiernan worked as a fashion supplier, collaborated with designer Helen Cody and cut patterns for Quinn and Donnelly before setting up Cow’s Lane Design Studios in 2009. Her label, Scribble & Stone, consists of affordable and casual fashion jewellery designed for everyday wear.
[email protected] scribbleandstone.com
STAND REF C80
Stonechat Jewellers
Stonechat Jewellers offer a diverse range of contemporary, handmade jewellery. They work with a number of mostly Irish, designer-goldsmiths who are among the very best in their field. All share a common goal to create beautiful products with an emphasis on exceptional design and craftsmanship.
[email protected] stonechatjewellers.ie
STAND REF C89
Séamus Gill Silversmithing and Jewellery
Séamus Gill, a Dublin-based silversmith, with a serious profile in North America, works primarily in silver but has recently created sculptural pieces in sheet bronze, using the same, age-old silversmithing techniques. He works in harmony with his materials, exploiting their malleability and natural movement.
[email protected] seamusgill.com
STAND REF C84
Tory Long
After growing frustrated at being unable to find jewellery she wanted to wear or buy for friends, Tory Long decided it was time to reignite a childhood dream to become a jewellery designer. Tory’s jewellery is a collection of delicate and stylish jewellery ideal as a gift for a special someone or as a payday treat to yourself. The collection is inspired by simplicity with a twist.
[email protected] torylong.com
STAND REF C66
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03— Fashion & Accessories
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Finer ThingsFashion & Accessories
L-R: Elaine Madigan Knitwear, shawl /Studio Donegal, women’s jacket / Alison Conneely, handbag
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Made for LifeFashion & Accessories
L-R: Elks, scarf / Kinsale Leather Co, clutch / Hanna Hats, bow tie.
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Bold GeometryFashion & Accessories
L-R: Zoë Carol, women’s shirt / Manley, necklace / Ekotree, shawl
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Brighten the CornersFashion & Accessories
L-R: Belinda Northcote, scarf / Susannagh Grogan Accessories, neck scarf / Jennifer Rothwell, long scarf.
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Brendan Joseph
Brendan Joseph is a hand weaver of scarves and ties. He has written computer programmes to create highly textured, fine gauge loomed accessories, often carrying up to 5,000,000 stitches in one piece. His new collection is woven in silk and natural, undyed linen, creating light and dark textures.
[email protected] brendanjoseph.com
STAND REF C47
Áine Knitwear
Anne uses natural fibres and dyes in her knitwear creations. Her pieces include an eco-line of hats, scarves, mittens, jackets and waistcoats, popular in Scotland, Germany and Japan. She sources most of her materials from within Ireland, many from Kilcar in Co. Donegal.
[email protected] aineknitwear.com
STAND REF C68
Amanda Byrne Millinery
Amanda Byrne has developed her own unique, award-winning millinery style. She draws her inspiration from the 1920s era, and couples this with a modern aesthetic. Her collection includes classics like the trilby and cloches using Irish woven tweeds, giving a traditional feel to stylish modern hats.
[email protected] highburydesigns.com
STAND REF C56
Alison Conneely
Connemara-born Alison Conneely’s work is a continuous exploration of her homeland Faul, the West of Ireland and the notion of geology as mythology. She wears the influence of her prairie youth upon sleeves of tweed and crêpe de chine. Home crafted and rooted in the fabrics of her native soil, she has spent the past decade weaving an ageless thread between the present and the past.
[email protected] alisonconneely.com
STAND REF C65
Belinda Northcote Designs
Belinda Northcote is a botanical artist who uses watercolours, pen and ink in her work to make limited edition fine art prints, flower and insect drawings, a timeless Beatrix Potter-style collection of children’s prints, and more recently, greeting cards. Belinda has also created a textile range of 100% Italian silk, wool and linen mix scarves.
[email protected] belindanorthcote.ie
STAND REF C76
Callan
Mary Callan is a graduate of Central Saint Martins London, where she specialised in fashion knitwear. Mary’s work draws upon influences such as tribal textiles, surrealism, jacquard and intarsia to create a bold graphic aesthetic. Garments are hand loomed in-house or made by family businesses in Ireland. All designs are made from luxurious natural yarns such as Scottish cashmere, lambswool and Italian Merino wool.
[email protected] marycallanknitwear.com
STAND REF C54
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Hanna Hats of Donegal
Founded in 1924, Hanna Hats continue to create timeless tweed caps from the finest of Donegal tweed. Every hat is assembled by hand at the factory in Donegal Town using locally woven tweeds including herringbone, houndstooth, checks, plaids and salt-and-pepper weaves; all key elements in the signature patchwork caps, hats and bags.
[email protected] hannahats.com
STAND REF C88
Ekotree
Using his multidisciplinary background in fashion design, product development and environmental science, Diarmuid Neilan set up Ekotree, a small scale knitwear manufacturing plant in Killaloe, Co. Clare. He makes scarves and throws in 100% Alpaca and an Alpaca / Merino mix, as well as sweaters and shawls.
[email protected] ekotree.ie
STAND REF C53
Elks of Ireland
In 2012 Lucy Clarke set up Elks, a children’s clothing label. The contemporary collection of practical clothing made from natural fabrics, mainly Irish tweeds and linens, fuses the contrast of rugged countryside with slick city living. A new baby range will feature linen baby blankets and kimonos.
[email protected] elks.ie
STAND REF C51
Elaine Madigan Cashmere
Elaine’s intense interest in fashion inspired her transition to knitwear designer. Her mother’s training and insights gave her the ability to effortlessly juxtapose style and functionality in her work. Blending the world of imagination into the everyday results in designs that portray the things we love most about this wonderful island, a gentle colour palette, cosy warmth and an unassuming elegance.
[email protected] elainemadigancashmere.com
STAND REF C73
Fabulous Felt
Using raw Merino wool, Kate Ramsey, originally from Poland but now based in Limerick, creates a fabric that is hand-felted and hand-dyed using cold fast dyes. She uses her felted fabrics to make contemporary scarves, wraps, bags and jewellery.
[email protected] fabulousfelt.ie
STAND REF C59
Hata
Ronan Hanna, of the famous Donegal hat family, is harnessing the renaissance of the North-West of Ireland by working with weaver Ciaran Molloy to develop Hata’s next generation tweed cap. Made with mohair and Merino wool instead of the traditional lambswool, it is soft as a pillow on the head!
[email protected] hata.ie
STAND REF C58
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Naoimh Prim Hand-Printed Textiles
Textile printer Naoimh Prim makes screen-printed scarves and pocket squares using found objects from the hedgerows and the beaches of the sunny South-East. She uses locally sourced Irish linen from Wexford made by Emblem Weavers. Her process is organic while the on-screen drawing, the printing and the sewing are all done by hand.
[email protected] naoimhprim.com
STAND REF C90
Jennifer Rothwell
Jennifer Rothwell Designs are created with luxurious fabrics and the highest quality finishing techniques. The collections cater for women who desire something different, unique, elegant and timeless. Her garments are fair trade and made locally with a team of highly skilled seamstresses and cutters.
[email protected] jrothwell.net
STAND REF C57
Manley
Manley was founded by designer Emma Manley after honing her craft at VPL and Alexander McQueen. Materials sourced from the world’s finest luxury houses and innovative manufacturing methods are fused with time-honoured, hand-sewn and embellished detailing. The result is a label of contemporary separates and alternative evening wear with an edgy femininity.
[email protected] manley.ie
STAND REF C92
Linda Wilson Knitwear
Linda Wilson Knitwear offers a range of stylish, handcrafted contemporary knitwear, all made at her studio on Dominic Street in Limerick city. The fluid yet dramatic clothing is fashionable without being formal and is produced in natural yarns such as cashmere, silk and wool blends. Colour and texture are important to Linda and her designs are inspired by the Irish rural countryside.
[email protected] lindawilsonknitwear.com
STAND REF C81
McKernan Woollen Mills
Eugene and Anke McKernan have been making scarves in their Co. Clare workshop since 1985. They use historic Hattersley domestic looms and a modern multi-gauge Stoll knitting machine. The McKernans display excellent craftsmanship, original patterns and an array of textures and colours, setting their work apart to become treasured keepsakes.
[email protected] scarves.ie
STAND REF C63
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Zoë Carol
Zoë Wong, a graduate of Parsons The New School of Design, New York, makes minimal, contemporary feminine clothing for her label Zoë Carol, displaying uncomplicated tailoring and a modern fit. Her couture techniques (French seams, hand-stitched hems) add value so that each piece looks as beautiful as it feels.
[email protected] zoecarol.com
STAND REF C62
Rathlin Knitwear
Rathlin Knitwear is a progressive craft business based in the Gaeltacht area of South-West Donegal. The company uses a wide range of new and traditional types of raw material including a signature line in Donegal tweed wool. The wool is hand-loomed into sweaters, scarves and hats.
[email protected] rathlinknitwear.ie
STAND REF C87
The Kinsale Leather Co
Founded by Dee Mangan in 2014, Kinsale Leather creates companions for your everyday adventures by allowing the simplicity of the design and the quality of the leather to speak for itself. Their overnight bags, totes, clutches, cosmetic cases and unisex belts are all handmade in Kinsale to be worn and loved.
[email protected] kinsaleleather.com
STAND REF C64
Susannagh Grogan Accessories
With an international portfolio of design (Macy’s, Estée Lauder, Victoria’s Secret, A-Wear, Liz Claiborne, Anthropologie) under her belt, Susannagh Grogan launched her own label in 2009. It now includes digitally printed silk scarves, wool scarves, large leather clutches and gloves in printed soft Italian leather.
[email protected] susannaghgrogan.ie
STAND REF C50
Wild Cocoon
Deirdre Duffy of Wild Cocoon hand weaves her products on a foot powered floor loom ensuring that no two pieces are ever the same. Crafted using 100% lambswool, with cotton options available, the texture, weight and colours are key to the unique appeal of the work. Its raw materials are infused with natural qualities that can be enjoyed everyday to protect against the volatility of the seasons that we live in.
[email protected] wildcocoon.ie
Stand Ref C93
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Contributors
Brian McGee Market Development Director, DCCoI
Emma McGrath Trade Development Manager, DCCoI
Product Photography Sean & Yvette
Stylist Ciara O’Donovan
Design Aad
For more information about Designed and Made In Ireland and the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s retail programme, see below for contact details.
Design & Crafts Council of Ireland Castle Yard, Kilkenny, Ireland
+353 (0)56 776 1804 [email protected] www.dccoi.ie
Brian McGee Market Development Director [email protected]
Emma McGrath Trade Development Manager [email protected]
Nicola Doran International Retail Programme Manager [email protected]
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