Forge Dublin to Connect Designers and Manufacturers

Forge is a creative initiative started by three design led businesses; Rosemary Ryan of The Malthouse Design Centre , Elizabeth Fingleton of Klickity and Simon Keogh of Urban Assembly.It is a one day design forum taking place on Saturday, November 2nd, which aims to connect product designers with Irish manufacturers to promote collaboration among them.

 Forge aims to establish clear routes to market for product designers by capitalising on existing Irish manufacturing bases leading to mutually beneficial relationships. This one day event will offer a platform which helps manufacturers expand the possibilities beyond their everyday operations to discover a new pathway to growth through collaboration with designers. There are significant opportunities to share design and manufacturing insider knowledge, co-create products and work together to bring them to market.

 Forge acts as the starting point to achieve this through informal group discussions and presentations from experienced designers and manufacturers. Speakers on the day will include Paddy Tobin from Nadura Design and head of the design programme at GMIT Letterfrack, Furniture designers Peter McCann and Steurt Padwick and founder of the very resourceful website, FindItMakeIt, Tara Whelan.

 

Forge will take place in The Coachhouse, Dublin Castle this Saturday, Novemeber 2nd. Tickets are available to buy from the Forge Dublin website at a discount price of €50.00 if booked before Thursday 31st. An event all designers and manufacturers should not miss.

 Hope to see you all there,
 Gráinne
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Your Invitation to "Light Fantastic"

I would like to cordially invite all my friends, family, colleagues and readers to "The Light Fantastic Exhibition". An exhibition of modern lighting from some of the most exciting Irish designers working today.
18 Irish designers from all across the crafts sector have come together in The Malthouse Design Centre to launch Light Fantastic on Thursday 17th May at 6pm. This exhibition will showcase the work of all the designers in the form of lighting products. Top Irish designers including Shane Holland, Rachael O'Neill and Kooyong will be amoungest the exhibitiors including protoypes of my own work which I hope to launch soon after.
Guest Speaker Paul O'Hara, a world leader of social innovation, founder of Change Nation and director of Ashoka Europe will be here on the night to launch the wide range of innovative irish designs.

Look forward to seeing you all there,
Grainne

Art in Action 5th-7th of May

This May bank holiday call down Farmleigh in the Pheonix Park to experience some of Irelands artists and crafstman and women at work at "Art in Action". This public exhibition runs from the 5th - 7th of May from 10.30am to 5.00pm. "Art in Action" provides a relaxed and friendly environment where artists and craftspeople demonstrate and discuss their techniques with the public.

The event seeks to broaden the knowledge and understanding of arts and craft skills through demonstrations, lectures and practical classes. Both established and up-and-coming artists feature. Disciplines featured include painting, sculpture, glass, woodwork, textiles, ceramics, metalwork and jewellery. Designers from a vast array of disciplines will be at "Art in Action" having set up their studios in marquees on the grounds of Farmleigh. The artists will work from these studios, offering visitors a rare opportunity to observe the creative process, first hand, and to speak to the artists and designers one to one.
Meet the hands behind some of Irelands most established artist and designers.