Bags, Boxes & Bubblewrap

It has been a busy Saturday so far, with deliveries arriving in all day. And of course, anyone who was dropping off their work was roped into a bit of painting!

Seeing as this has turned into a race, we can let you know all of the people that havent come last so far............
After Olga Tiernan winning first place on the 27th, Naomi Fry, Eoin Glavey, Sheenagh Green, Eoin M Lyons, Sarah McEvoy, Justyna Truchanowska and Filip Vanas all got their work in to us on Thursday 28th. Friday was quieter with just Theresa Burger, Andrew Ludick and Rosemary Naughton's work arriving on site. We are hoping the rest is on its way this afternoon after Yvonne Beale, James Carroll, Cianan Doyle, Duneavy Bespoke, Locker 13, Eoghain O'Brien, Lisa Ryder and Jenny Walsh dropped off this morning. So the pile of boxes, and bags filled with a variety of amazing hand crafted items is growing slowly but surely.

A big Thank You to Shane and Karl from Locker 13 and Lisa Ryder for all their help with the painting this morning, the plinths and walls are looking lovely!

Lonely chairs

So the first day for dropping off work to the exhibition space has come and gone, yet the only work dropped off was by the lovely Olga Tiernan, who 'likes to be early'.
So, spare a thought for her lovely chairs (€95 each or she will do a deal on the 2!) as they spend the night alone holding out hope that more objects will soon join them.
Not unlike a marathon, we will be listing designers times and days of drop off. So, Olga has won, ah, but who will be last! I've got money riding on Cianan Doyle who was complaining about some form of chest infection earlier while pleading for an extension, 'is Wednesday out of the question' he begged, well, I told him!
Stay tuned for more designers times over the coming days, a reluctant breed however where photos are concerned, I had imagined all sorts of exciting snaps of smiling craft workers arriving with craft in hand! Not to be, although I only have a reluctant Miss Tiernan as an example.

So just to wrap things up, we would like to congratulate Olga who came in at approx 12.01 pm on Wednesday the 27th of October

What it's all about....

Our aim with this exhibition is to display the variety of design led craft and furniture being produced in Ireland today. The challenge of creating an identity for Irish design links us all.
While appreciating our heritage as a nation deeply rooted in craft we wish to develop and further these skills to compete on an international level.
Similar concerns connect us all such as the economic climate and sustainability in terms of materials and production.
However, our exhibition demonstrates hope for the future in the form of well crafted pieces of furniture and craft displaying the individual aesthetic of each maker while also illustrating the vibrancy and accessibility of Irish design.

Installing begins!

With just over 2 weeks to go until the craft exhibition of the century we are delighted to announce that we have started moving things into the exhibition space.
At a snails pace it may be, however stacks of plinths offloaded in an exhibition space is totally justifiable as 'making a start at installing'.
Also, terribly exciting image, it would have been a shame not to post it on the blog.
Many thanks to the Craft Council for kindly lending us the plinths!

A sample of what will be on view at the show......

Here is just a taste of what will be exhibited as part of 'Design Tree'. 30 makers are involved from various disciplines such as glass, ceramics, metal and furniture design. Pictured, we have glasswork by Naomi Fry, ceramics by Rosemary Naughton, metalwork by Cianan Doyle and furniture by James Carroll.

Where it's at!

The venue for the show is at Moxie studios, just off Baggot Street. This amazing warehouse in the heart of Dublin city comprises 5 gallery spaces, which will provide a great space to display all thirty maker's work

New designer added to Design Tree exhibition

Kilkenny based ceramicist Andrew Ludick has become our 30th exhibitor in the show! We spotted his work in the current issue of House and Home magazine and got to work tracking him down. Andrew hand builds his pieces using white earthenware clay, which are then decorated with coloured slips. He uses several hand building techniques to create a blank canvas to which he applies patterns and decoration before coating with a glossy clear glaze, thus ensuring that each piece is a unique work of art in both its shape and decoration.

'info graphic' complete!

Dublin illustrator Dave Comiskey has just completed his 'info graphic' (his term, not ours) for the Design Tree exhibition. We will be sure to print it on all available mediums to publicise the event.