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Designed and Made in Ireland Design Ireland brings together an independently curated group of innovative and exciting Irish designers and makers at Maison & Objet. From brand new start-ups to family companies established for generations, Design Ireland exhibitors are connected by their dedication to designing and making in Ireland and the innovative approach to their work. Thousands of designers and makers live and work in urban and rural communities across the island of Ireland, making a significant contribution to Ireland’s economy and culture. Participating in key international trade fairs such as Maison & Objet allows the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) to connect leading Irish designers and makers with discerning buyers from across the globe. 2
The DCCoI inaugural presentation at Maison & Objet 2015 was the first international showcase of Irish Design 2015 (ID2015), a milestone event for Irish craft and design. Since then, the yearlong government backed initiative enabled hundreds of DCCoI registered clients to showcase their creativity and craftsmanship to media and buyers at exhibitions and fairs around the world in key design capitals including New York, Paris, London, Milan and Eindhoven. The reaction from global audiences has been extraordinary, representing a strong international appetite for authentic Irish designed and made products. We look forward to working with you in realising opportunities during 2016 and beyond.
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Conçu et fabriqué en Irlande Design Ireland est un groupe de créateurs et de fabricants Irlandais innovants et passionnants, présent au salon Maison & Objet. Nouvelles start-up ou entreprises familiales fondées depuis des générations, les exposants de Design Ireland sont liés par leur engagement envers une création et une fabrication en Irlande et par leur approche innovante de leur travail. Des milliers de créateurs et de fabricants vivent et travaillent dans des communautés urbaines et rurales dans toute l’Irlande et apportent une contribution significative à l’économie et à la culture Irlandaises. La participation du Design & Crafts Council of lreland (DCCoI) à des expositions internationales de tout premier ordre lui permet de mettre en relation les créateurs et les fabricants Irlandaises avec des acheteurs avertis du monde entier. 4
La présentation inaugurale du DCCol lors de Maison & Objet 2015 a constitué le lancement de l’année Irish Design 2015 (ID2015), un événement international majeur pour l’artisanat et le design Irlandaises. Depuis cette date, l’initiative nationale soutenue par l’État a permis à des centaines de créateurs et d’artisans membres du DCCol de présenter leur créativité et leurs prouesses aux médias et aux acheteurs lors d’expositions et de ventes dans le monde entier, dans des capitales phares de la création dont New York, Paris, Londres, Milan et Eindhoven. La réaction des publics internationaux a été extraordinaire, traduisant un fort appétit international pour des produits Irlandaises authentiques, conçus et et fabriqués dans ce pays. Nous nous réjouissons de collaborer avec vous et de concrétiser de nombreuses opportunités en 2016 et au-delà. 5
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L-R: Mourne Textiles, Whackpack Furniture, Arran Street East.
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L-R: Adam Frew Ceramics, Cushendale Woollen Mills, Cha誰m Factor, Arran Street East.
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L-R: Whackpack Furniture.
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L-R: Bunbury Boards, Slated, J.HILL’s Standard.
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L-R: Jennifer Slattery Textiles, Hennessy & Byrne, Cha誰m Factor, Saturday Workshop, Slated.
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L-R: Aodh, Mourne Textiles.
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Maker Listing Adam Frew Ceramics
Aodh
Ceadogán
Chaïm Factor
Adam Frew produces hand-crafted porcelain vessels inspired by traditional eastern forms. The key to his process is spontaneity which he employs as a means of personal expression. Adam’s work aims to capture the exuberance of the act of throwing so that energy and movement are communicated in his vessels. Adam’s current collection includes his signature scribble pots and stacking jars. All work is made from white porcelain and fired by gas in a reducing atmosphere.
Aodh designs, develops and manufactures contemporary furniture. Based in Dublin, Aodh seeks to create better furniture by placing design at the centre of everything they do. They collaborate with independent designers on many of their products and concepts, valuing the creative genius of independent designers and the unique vision they bring to a project. Aodh seek to create products that are functional, inspiring, long lasting and universal in application. Longevity, in terms of materials, construction and aesthetic is a key objective in the design and development of all Aodh products and concepts.
Denis Kenny, owner/maker at Ceadogán started making rugs in 1989. For the past 25 years he has been committed to the craft of rugmaking, and during that time has amassed a lifetime of experience in working with wools and silks. As a small enterprise, Ceadogán Rugs is focused, highly skilled, very experienced and dedicated to pairing the traditional values of remarkable craftsmanship and contemporary design. In collaborating with a variety of designers, Ceadogán strive for innovation and originality. It is Denis’ meticulous care and attention to detail which truly distinguishes a Ceadogán rug.
aodh.eu
ceadogan.ie
Chaïm Factor creates genuinely original furniture and objects - both functional and artistic. He often pushes materials to their limits. He has contributed to many projects of distinction including Dublin’s Trinity College, the Senate Buildings, the National Concert Hall Organ Case, the Four Courts and St. Mary’s Church Dublin to name but a few. His contemporary table-top and kitchenware ranges explore materials to optimum effect, contrasting line, grains and colors - and occasionally accentuating with inlay details. The Design Elegance for Foodies collection, brings contemporary design through traditional materials and application, to complement the best table settings.
adamfrew.com
chaimfactor.com
Arran Street East
Bunbury Boards
Cushendale Woollen Mills
Déanta
The search for a simple, hand-thrown pot in great colours led to an on-going experiment from a small studio in the markets area of Dublin. The Arran Street East range is glazed in colours from the Dublin Fruit and Vegetable Market – cabbage, potato, parsnip, lemon, pomegranate and pink grapefruit. Their pots and mugs are designed in two complementary shapes, inward- and outward-sloping with strong lines and crisp handles, with the aim of bringing clean, architectural lines to a traditional craft in order to produce functional objects that can be used everyday in the home.
The first Bunbury Board was crafted in 2007 as a result of the Lisnavagh Timber Project. The project was established by William Bunbury in 2001 on his historic estate in Co. Carlow. His vision was to sustainably protect the estate’s woodland by finding creative uses for fallen timber and embarking upon a re-planting programme. The range has evolved into various kitchen accessories; magnetic knife holders, pizza oven shovels, rolling pins, and bread boxes. The latest addition is the Bunbury Bowl, available in 9”, 12”, and 16” diameters. The timber used can be over a century old, sourced from either the Lisnavagh Estate or other historic and sustainably-managed Irish woodlands.
Set on a millrace of the River Duiske, Cushendale Woollen Mills is a familyrun business stretching back five generations, crafting natural-fibre textiles in mohair, Irish wool and Merino lambswool. They dye, card, spin and weave their own yarn, while consistently using these skills to develop new products and designs. Their pure water supply, taken from the River Duiske, is the mill’s most valued natural resource and one of the principal reasons why they can produce textiles of such distinctive colour and texture. They support Irish sheep farmers, selecting their finest wool to produce products that are both serviceable and aesthetically pleasing.
Inspired by the heritage of making on the island of Ireland Déanta Design is committed to making beautiful objects which are of their time and yet informed by tradition. About the designer: Andrew Clancy was educated as an architect, in UCD, graduating in 2001. He established Clancy Moore Architects with Colm Moore in 2006. His debut product, the Strand Lamp was launched as part of the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s exhibition Vernacular at London Design Festival in 2013. Based on the success of this in 2014, Clancy established Déanta Design – expanding his lighting range and adding furniture.
arranstreeteast.ie
deanta.eu
cushendale.ie
bunburyboards.com
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Maker Listing Hennessy & Byrne
Irish Linen House
Jerpoint Glass
Killian Schurmann
Eric Byrne is a second-generation stone mason. He learned his craft at his father’s side, carving stone into fireplaces and headstones as a boy. Eric now works with indigenous Irish stone to make his collection of homeware accessories. He handpicks each piece from quarries in Connemara (Marble), Kilkenny (Limestone) and Dublin (Granite), choosing each stone for its colour and strength. The Hennessy & Byrne range includes Irish marble cheeseboards and serving utensils, tea light holders and napkin rings in Connemara Marble, a rare marble found only on the west coast of Ireland.
The Irish Linen House is a family run business based in Dublin. Their tabletop range consists of 100% Irish linen table runners, placemats and napkins embroidered with unique designs. Colours range from fresh neutral tones to more vibrant and striking colour choices. Ranges include casual dining options designed for modern life, quirky cocktail napkins brimming with personality and classically simple tableware featuring Celtic designs for a more formal setting – each beautifully executed in crisp Irish linen.
Keith Leadbetter established Jerpoint Glass in 1979, after training at the prestigious Orrefors Glass School in Sweden. Based in County Kilkenny, this family-run glassblowing studio and gallery has been making a range of glassware for use in the home for 37 years. With skill and passion the small team of glassblowers blow, balance and manipulate molten glass into its desired shape using methods and tools that date back over two thousand years. For this reason their wine glasses often appear in TV period dramas and films such as the BBC series Poldark and Harry Potter ‘Order of the Phoenix’.
Killian Schurmann produces distinctive two and three-dimensional glass panels. His recent work sees a transition from clearly defined images towards a more abstract, naturally occurring imagery, informed by light change and intuition. His current collection includes a series of figure studies in glass blocks and panels, using mixed methods. Schurmann is inspired by variations in translucency and opacity, and uses de-vitrification processes to control the passage of light through the glass. He is intrigued by the interplay between intentional and unintentional images in his work, with a particular interest in what a viewer sees and what he himself sees.
irishlinenhouse.com
jerpointglass.com
hennessyandbyrne.com
schurmannglass.com
J. HILL’s Standard
Jennifer Slattery Textiles
Mourne Textiles
Mullan Lighting
J. HILL’s Standard represents the marriage of centuries-old craft and fresh design thinking. Working with master craftsmen and an international stable of designers, they introduce crystal design that is relevant, desirable and useful. J. HILL’s Standard makes full use of the extraordinary levels of skills in the Waterford region; handcut crystal is a craft synonymous with Ireland and, in particular, with the area around Waterford. All pieces of J. HILL’s Standard glass are hand-cut in Waterford by two master craftsmen, who between them have over a century of experience in the art of hand cutting crystal.
Taking inspiration from heritage and what has gone before, Jennifer Slattery is committed to offering unique signature products that are made to become heirlooms. Throughout all of her ranges the traditional is infused with the contemporary through the medium of print and embroidery. Jennifer Slattery believes that age brings character and with that an inherent beauty. In 2014 Jennifer added The Louvre Museum in Paris to her growing list of International stockists, her products can also be found in Ireland’s leading retailers including Arnotts, Kilkenny Stores, Avoca and House of Ireland.
Based in Northern Ireland, Irish heritage brand Mourne Textiles is a family business started in the 1940s by Norwegian design pioneer Gerd Hay-Edie. Gerd’s name became a staple in mid-century British design through long collaborations with Robin Day for Hille & Co. and with Terence Conran. Gerd’s daughter Karen Hay-Edie and grandson Mario Sierra are building on the legacy of Mourne Textiles for the 21st century. They continue to source much of their yarn from Donegal and custom-dye to match the heritage pieces and iconic designs from the company’s Irish-Scandinavian roots. Gerd’s designs are revived in vibrant tones and rich textures in a lifestyle collection.
The Mullan story is indeed one of rejuvenation. Based in a remote area on the border with Northern Ireland, Mullan village was a hub of activity with over 80 people employed in the local shoe factory, until it closed in the 1970s. In 2008 Mullan Lighting was established in this old shoe factory and quickly brought life back to Mullan. They now have an expanding team of designers and craftspeople and currently export worldwide. Guinness, Google, Costa Coffee, Jamie Oliver and the British Royal Family are included in their extensive list of high profile clients.
jhillsstandard.com
jenniferslatterytextiles.com
mullanlighting.com
mournetextiles.com
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Maker Listing Saturday Workshop
Simon Doyle
Whackpack Furniture
Zelouf+Bell
Saturday Workshop, was started by father and daughter team Edward and Iseult O’Clery, in a small workshop in Sandymount, Dublin. Together they like to mix traditional skills and new technologies to make wonderfully simple yet original wooden products from locally sourced native Irish hardwood. Their combined skills in architecture, engineering, boat building and furniture making have resulted in a range of products that are beautifully executed - inspired by the simplicity of traditional objects and toys.
Simon Doyle is a furniture designer and maker interested in the exploration of form, structure, void, symmetry, asymmetry, balance and simplicity. He cites the Shakers as an early influence on his work. Doyle approaches each piece of furniture in the context of craft and industry – where the two intersect and where they are at their most distant, whether that is through visible joinery and the traditional techniques of craft or through metalwork and the contemporary manufacturing techniques of modern industry. Based in Dublin, he works to commission and also has a production range suited to retail stores.
Whackpack Furniture is quite possibly the easiest and fastest self-assembling furniture ever made. Borrowing an old Irish method of carpentry called ‘Bodging’, and combining it with techniques of Japanese joinery the result is beautiful, simple, handcrafted products that anyone can assemble themselves in seconds. As the name implies - you just bang it together. All you need to build beautiful, minimalist furniture is a mallet, a wedge and some satisfying whacking! All Whackpack Furniture parts are hand-built in Ireland and made out of high-quality, sustainable materials.
Studio Furniture Makers Zelouf+Bell and their team of master craftsmen have been making museum-quality furniture to commission in their workshop in Ireland since 1992. Their award winning furniture is in private collections, public offices, embassy residences, churches and museums, at home and abroad. The alliance of Belfast born Michael Bell and New Yorker Susan Zelouf may seem a collision of cultures and characters; instead a kind of alchemy occurs, engineering extraordinary pieces grounded in practicality. The result is a dialogue between art design and history - a distillation of what delights and moves them, informed by that which came before.
saturdayworkshop.ie
simon-doyle.com
whackpackfurniture.com
zeloufandbell.com
Slated
Superfolk
Working with slate since the 18th century, the Hammond family utilised traditional values and techniques to roof the iconic churches and colleges of Ireland. In 2010, Tara and Ed Hammond began to explore the diverse uses of slate in the home and so, Slated was born. Utilising the traditional methods, artisan techniques and of course the original 150 year old Slater’s Knife, each piece from the Slated range is meticulously handcrafted to enhance the originality and natural elegance of the raw material. With simple, contemporary styling, each product fits the needs of the modern table.
Superfolk design and make simple, beautiful homewares for people who love the wild outdoors. Based in the west of Ireland their homeware products have been stocked in design and concept stores in Dublin, Paris, Zurich, Berlin, Belfast, London and Tokyo. Gearóid Muldowney is a skilled designer with a strong understanding of materials and making. Jo Anne Butler is an artist, designer and architect. Superfolk have previously exhibited at London Design Festival, Stockholm Furniture Fair, Maison&Objet, Paris and at Design Week Tokyo. superfolk.com
slated.ie
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Maison & Objet 22–26th January 2016 Design Ireland: Hall 7, NOW! DESIGN À VIVRE Stand E176 / F175 For more information about Irish design and craft visit: www.dccoi.ie/maisonetobjet2016 or www.giveirishcraft.com Design & Crafts Council of Ireland Castle Yard, Kilkenny, Ireland +353 (0)56 777 7015 marketdev@dccoi.ie www.dccoi.ie
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