Creative Island 2016

Creative Island Designed & Made in Ireland —16

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Welcome 04 New & Notable 06 01–Home & Gift 09 02–Jewellery 35 03–Fashion & Accessories 55 Notes 73 DCCoI Details 82

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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 4

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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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.

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.

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01— Home & Gift

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Finer Things 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.

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Made for Life Home & 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.

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Bold Geometry Home & Gift

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L-R: Fawn, print / Ail+El, plant pots / At it Again!, notebook / BTU Studio, vase / Saturday Workshop, wooden elephant.

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Brighten the Corners Home & 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.

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Adam Frew

Ail+El

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.

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.

adamifrew@hotmail.com adamfrew.com

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Anna Nielsen Prints

Arran Street East

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).

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.

nielsenanna@mac.com annanielsen.com STAND REF C35

hello@arranstreeteast.ie arranstreeteast.ie STAND REF C01

At it Again!

Bog Standard

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.

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.

info@atitagain.ie atitagain.ie

info@bogstandard.ie bogstandard.ie

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Bold Bunny

Brid Lyons Ceramics

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.

Ceramic designer Brid Lyons’ sculptural creations are whimsical and full of colour. She takes inspiration from the work of Tim Burton, peoplewatching, Pinterest and paint charts.

Working in porcelain, paper porcelain and stoneware, she tests new ideas in her namesake gallery in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny.

cards@boldbunny.ie boldbunny.ie

bridlyonsceramics@yahoo.ie bridlyonsceramics.com

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Brooke & Shoals

BTU Studio

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.

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.

alison@brookeandshoals.ie brookeandshoals.ie

info@btustudio.com btustudio.com STAND REF C22

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Bunbury Boards

Candella

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.

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.

sales@bunburyboards.com bunburyboards.com STAND REF C20

studio@candella.ie candella.ie STAND REF C11

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Castle Arch Pottery

Caulfield Country Boards

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.

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.

ray@castlearchpottery.ie castlearchpottery.ie STAND REF C05

hello@caulfieldcountryboards.ie caulfieldcountryboards.ie STAND REF C39

Chaïm Factor

Clarke’s of Dublin

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.

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.

info@hillpicketstudio.com chaimfactor.com STAND REF C26

info@clarkesofdublin.com clarkesofdublin.com STAND REF C37

Cushendale Woollen Mills

Danu Designer Ceramics

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.

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.

info@cushendale.ie cushendale.ie STAND REF C06

info@danuceramics.ie danuceramics.ie STAND REF C04

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Diem Pottery

Fawn

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.

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.

info@diempottery.com diempottery.com

info@fawn.ie fawn.ie

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Fiona Mac Ceramics

Foxford

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.

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.

fiona.mac_@hotmail.co.uk fionamacceramics.com STAND REF C41

sales@fwm.ie foxfordwoollenmills.com STAND REF C25

Grand Grand

Hennessy & Byrne

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.

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.

hello@grandgrand.ie grandgrand.ie

info@hennessyandbyrne.com hennessyandbyrne.com STAND REF C12

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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. irishhandmadeglass@gmail.com theirishhandmadeglasscompany.com

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.” info@irishlinenhouse.com irishlinenhouse.com STAND REF C17

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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. enquiries@jerpointglass.com jerpointglass.com STAND REF C31

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

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. nicola@nicolabrown.ie nicolabrown.ie STAND REF C10

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Martina Scott

O’Riain Pottery

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.

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.

info@martinascott.ie martinascott.ie

oriainpottery@hotmail.com oriainpottery.com

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Paul Maloney Pottery

Rebeka Kahn Artwear

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.

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.

maloneypottery@eircom.net paulmaloneypottery.ie

info@rebekakahnartwear.com rebekakahnartwear.com STAND REF C38

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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. christina@redrufus.ie redrufus.ie STAND REF C46

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Sarah McKenna Ceramics

Saturday Workshop

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.

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.

info@sarahmckenna.ie sarahmckenna.ie STAND REF C23

saturdayworkshopdublin@gmail.com saturdayworkshop.ie STAND REF C28

Siobhain Steele Ceramics

Slated

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.

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.

siobhainsteele@gmail.com siobhainsteeleceramics.com STAND REF C14

tara@slated.ie slated.ie STAND REF C33

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. hello@snug.ie snug.ie STAND REF C27

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Stephen Farnan Studio

Studio Donegal

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.

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.

info@stephenfarnan.com stephenfarnan.com

info@studiodonegal.ie studiodonegal.ie STAND REF C43

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The Handmade Soap Company

The Pear in Paper

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.

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.

info@thehandmadesoapcompany.ie thehandmadesoapcompany.ie

lynncostelloerskine@gmail.com thepearinpaper.ie

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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. hello@whackpackfurniture.com whackpackfurniture.com STAND REF C36

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Finer Things Jewellery

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L-R: Inner Island, bracelet / Tory Long, necklace / Martina Hamilton, earrings.

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Made for Life Jewellery

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L-R: Isle Jewellery, necklace / Chupi, necklace.

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Bold Geometry Jewellery

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L-R: Maureen Lynch, necklace / Garrett Mallon, necklace / Bláithín Ennis, bracelet.

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Brighten the Corners Jewellery

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L-R: Juvi Designs, rings / Mulholland Jewellery, necklace.

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Aisling Higgins Jewellery

Barry Doyle Design

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.

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.

aisling@aislinghigginsjewellery.com aislinghigginsjewellery.com

barrydoyledesign@yahoo.com barrydoyledesign.com STAND REF C86

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Bláithín Ennis

Breda Haugh Jewellery

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.

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.

info@blaithinennis.com blaithinennis.com

bredahaugh@eircom.net bredahaugh.com STAND REF C82

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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. studio@melissacurry.com byos.melissacurry.com STAND REF C91

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ChristinaBelle

Chupi

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.

Chupi jewellery is made for your inner magpie with delicate pieces in sparkling gold and the shiniest semiprecious 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.

info@christina-belle.com christina-belle.com

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deBláca Jewellery

Declan Killen

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.

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.

mairead@maireaddeblacajewellery. com maireaddeblacajewellery.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. info@edgeonly.com edgeonly.com STAND REF C72

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Enibas

Garrett Mallon Jewellery

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.

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.

orders@enibas.com enibas.com

info@garrettmallon.com garrettmallon.com

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Inner Island

ISLE Jewellery

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.

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.

innerislandjewellery@gmail.com innerisland.ie

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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. info@jillgraham.co.uk jillgraham.co.uk STAND REF C71

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Juvi Designs

Martina Hamilton

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.

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. info@martinahamilton.ie martinahamilton.ie STAND REF C77

juvidesigns@gmail.com juvidesigns.com STAND REF C49

Maureen Lynch

MoMuse

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.

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.

info@maureenlynch.ie maureenlynch.ie STAND REF C83

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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. mulhollandjewellery@gmail.com mulhollandjewellery.com STAND REF C74

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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. scribbleandstone@gmail.com scribbleandstone.com STAND REF C80

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. seamus@seamusgill.com seamusgill.com STAND REF C84

Stonechat Jewellers

Tory Long

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.

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.

shop@stonechatjewellers.ie stonechatjewellers.ie STAND REF C89

vvictoriajewellery@gmail.com torylong.com STAND REF C66

Vivien Walsh Vivien Walsh designs and creates contemporary fashion jewellery from her studio in Monkstown, Co. Dublin.

Each piece is handmade using semiprecious stones, crystals, delicate filigree stampings, pearls, glass beads and fine chains collected from around the world. info@vivienwalsh.com vivienwalsh.com STAND REF C69

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03— Fashion & Accessories

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Finer Things Fashion & Accessories

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L-R: Elaine Madigan Knitwear, shawl / Studio Donegal, women’s jacket / Alison Conneely, handbag

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Made for Life Fashion & Accessories

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L-R: Elks, scarf / Kinsale Leather Co, clutch / Hanna Hats, bow tie.

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Bold Geometry Fashion & Accessories

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L-R: Zoë Carol, women’s shirt / Manley, necklace / Ekotree, shawl

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Brighten the Corners Fashion & Accessories

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L-R: Belinda Northcote, scarf / Susannagh Grogan Accessories, neck scarf / Jennifer Rothwell, long scarf.

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Áine Knitwear

Alison Conneely

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.

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.

anne@aineknitwear.com aineknitwear.com STAND REF C68

alisonconneely@gmail.com alisonconneely.com STAND REF C65

Amanda Byrne Millinery

Belinda Northcote Designs

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.

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.

amanda@highburydesigns.com highburydesigns.com STAND REF C56

info@belindanorthcote.com belindanorthcote.ie STAND REF C76

Brendan Joseph

Callan

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.

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.

brendan@brendanjoseph.com brendanjoseph.com STAND REF C47

maryclairecallan@yahoo.co.uk marycallanknitwear.com STAND REF C54

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Ekotree

Elaine Madigan Cashmere

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.

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.

ekotree.knitwear@gmail.com ekotree.ie STAND REF C53

info@elainemadigancashmere.com elainemadigancashmere.com STAND REF C73

Elks of Ireland

Fabulous Felt

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.

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.

workshop@elks.ie elks.ie

kate@fabulousfelt.ie fabulousfelt.ie STAND REF C59

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Hanna Hats of Donegal

Hata

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 saltand-pepper weaves; all key elements in the signature patchwork caps, hats and bags.

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!

info@hannahats.com hannahats.com

ronanhanna@hata.ie hata.ie STAND REF C58

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Jennifer Rothwell

Linda Wilson Knitwear

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.

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.

info@jrothwell.net jrothwell.net STAND REF C57

info@lindawilsonknitwear.com lindawilsonknitwear.com STAND REF C81

Manley

McKernan Woollen Mills

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.

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.

info@manley.ie manley.ie

info@scarves.ie scarves.ie

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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. hello@naoimhprim.com naoimhprim.com STAND REF C90

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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. rathlinknitwear@eircom.net rathlinknitwear.ie STAND REF C87

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. info@susannaghgrogan.ie susannaghgrogan.ie STAND REF C50

The Kinsale Leather Co

Wild Cocoon

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.

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.

dee@kinsaleleather.com kinsaleleather.com STAND REF C64

hello@wildcocoon.ie wildcocoon.ie Stand Ref C93

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. info@zoecarol.com zoecarol.com STAND REF C62

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Notes

DCCoI Details 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 marketdev@dccoi.ie www.dccoi.ie Brian McGee Market Development Director brian@dccoi.ie Emma McGrath Trade Development Manager emmamcgrath@dccoi.ie Nicola Doran International Retail Programme Manager nicola@dccoi.ie

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