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Commissioning Artists for Public Spaces

by Designer Dublin|on August 16, 2012 |in Events |tagged , , ,
August Craft Month 2012

This seminar wtih consultant and curator Frances Lord is intended for those who want to explore the benefits and practicalities of involving artists in the creative development of new buildings and the public realm. It takes place at PLACE, Belfast, on the 16th of August from 10.30am-1.00pm.

This seminar, directed towards local authority officers, architects, interior designers and landscape architects, will include case studies and discuss innovative ways of working with artists, selection methods, matching aspirations to budgets and best practice in terms of embedding artists within communities.

Frances Lord is a consultant and curator with a background in crafts who specialises in developing and managing public art and commissioning projects. Clients include local authorities, healthcare trusts, environmental and regeneration agencies, museums and galleries. Frances is an Artistic Assessor (craft, design and pubilc art) for Arts Council England.

Date: 16 Aug

Time: 10.30am-1.00pm

Admission: FREE – booking is required

Further information and to book: Tel: 028 9032 3059 or Email: info@craftni.org or book online at EVENTBRITE

Note: Frances Lord is also giving a talk for makers, ‘Larger scale working: potential and pitfalls’ at the R-Space Gallery on the 15th August, 2pm-4pm.

Where: PLACE, 40 Fountain Street, Belfast, BT1 5EE

Venue: PLACE

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Dublin Contemporary

by Designer Dublin|on October 3, 2011 |in News |tagged , ,

Almost one month into Dublin Contemporary 2011 and still lots to look forward to! Log on to www.dublincontemporary.com/events for a full list of events. We’re very excited to be collaborating with Open House Dublin on a number of events this weekend. Open House Dublin is Ireland’s biggest architecture festival and takes place from 7 – 9 October.

Have you visited the Dublin Contemporary Design and Book Shop yet? Browse a very special range of books, artist limited editions and Dublin Contemporary branded merchandise, as well as pieces from the Catalyst Arts/ MULTIPLE from Belfast.

Dublin Contemporary at Trinity College Dublin
During the month of October, the main façade at Trinity College Dublin will, for the first time in its 420-year history, form a unique backdrop to an artwork created specifically for the university as part of Dublin Contemporary 2011.For a period of one month the principal College Green face of the university will display the latest work by Paris based, Yugoslavian born artist Braco Dimitrijević  entitled ‘Casual Passer-by I met at 3.46 PM, Dublin 2011’.
TALKING DUBLIN CONTEMPORARY: Talks and Lectures

Tuesday 04 October 2011
Event: Crossing the Line: Contemporary Art and Science
Time: 6pm
Location: Dublin Contemporary, Earlsfort Terrace
Speaker: Dr. Michael John Gorman, Director, Science Gallery Dublin
A key thread running through a lot of contemporary art is the crossover between science and the visual arts. A number of works in Dublin Contemporary 2011 directly relate to these exciting ideas.

Wednesday 05 October 2011
Event: Live with the Art you Love. The Story of the Own Art scheme.
Time: 6pm
Location: Dublin Contemporary, Earlsfort Terrace
Speaker: Mary-Alice Stack, Director, Own Art, The Arts Council of England
The Own Art scheme, run by the Arts Council of England, aims to encourage people to live with art they love, to help artists live by their creative output and to support galleries who sell high quality contemporary art.
 
LIVE PERFORMANCE

Saturday, 8th October and Sunday, 9th October, Earlsfort Terrace
Spit, Spit, Scrub, Scrub – Amanda Coogan  2pm-5pm

Saturday, 8th October, National Gallery of Ireland
Hello Sam - Brian O’Doherty 3pm

POP-UP EVENTS

Friday 07 October, Earlsfort Terrace
Event: Lived Lives; A Conversation with Dr. Mary Jane Jacob,  Seamus McGuinness & Joan Freeman
Time: 7 – 8 PM Followed by questions and answers.
Speakers: Dr. Mary Jane Jacob,  Seamus McGuinness & Joan Freeman
Description: Lived Lives is the response of artist Seamus McGuinness to the ominous presence and increase of people under 35 taking their own lives in Ireland. Hidden behind the official statistics lays personal stories of loved ones lost to suicide. The Lived Lives project goes behind these clinical statistics to capture another story.

OPEN HOUSE DUBLIN 

Performance: The Dead City
Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2
8.00pm                   

A public light performance, where at exactly 8.00pm the properties facing onto Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square will turn on their lights for exactly one hour. Number Twenty-Nine, the Georgian House Museum and Fitzwilliam Street Lower will be open for viewing.

Sunday 09 October, Earlsfort Terrace
11 am Open House Junior “Space Maze” for children aged 6 – 10 years. Pre-book on 01 678 9116 or by emailing ticketsales@dublincontemporary.com
4.00 pm Children’s Workshop: Art Sparks Plus for children aged 10 – 13 years.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME

Saturday 08 October, Earlsfort Terrace
11 am Children’s Workshop: Tiny Contemporary for children aged 3 – 6 years.

More information here.

DAILY EVENTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS WEEK

Ten Minute Talk: perfect for visitors who are short of time, or simply wish to learn more about a particular art-work. Free with exhibition admission, taking place daily at 1.30pm and 5.30pm

Daily Highlights Tour: ideal for visitors who want to take in the best of Dublin Contemporary, Monday to Friday at 3pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm and 6pm. Free with exhibition admission.

Wednesdays: Tour, Talk and Tea: an informal discussion, followed by a cup of tea or coffee every Wednesday at 4pm. Free with a valid exhibition ticket, alternatively €6.

Tickets

Tickets for Dublin Contemporary 2011 start from €5 and can be purchased by visiting www.dublincontemporary.com/tickets

Click here to read about all exhibiting artists.

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Dublin Contemporary 2011 6 September – 31 October

by Designer Dublin|on September 14, 2011 |in News |tagged , , , , ,

Dublin Contemporary 2011 has already been open one week! We’ve been overwhelmed by the response and number of visitors and for those who haven’t made it yet, we look forward to seeing you soon! Why not call in for a coffee, browse the shop or attend one of the numerous events in Earlsfort Terrace and don’t forget to download our free smartphone app. 

We have designed a series of talks, discussions, tours, pop-ups and special events to open up a live investigation into art, society and the world we live in. These events are free and open to everyone. Find more info here.

DAILY EVENTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS WEEK

Ten Minute Talk: perfect for visitors who are short of time, or simply wish to learn more about a particular art-work. Free with exhibition admission, taking place daily at 1.30pm and 5.30pm

Daily Highlights Tour: ideal for visitors who want to take in the best of Dublin Contemporary, Monday to Friday at 3pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm and 6pm. Free with exhibition admission.

Wednesdays: Tour, Talk and Tea: an informal discussion, followed by a cup of tea or coffee every Wednesday at 4pm. Free with a valid exhibition ticket, alternatively €6.

LIVE PERFORMANCE
Saturday,17th September, 3pm, National Gallery of Ireland

‘Hello Sam’ by the team of Brian O’Doherty, Joe Stanley and Christina Kennedy, at the National Gallery of Ireland. Admission free. For more information about this live performance click here.

Saturday, 17th September, 2-5pm, Earlsfort Terrace

Spit, Spit, Scrub, Scrub

Amanda Coogan’s ‘Spit, Spit, Scrub, Scrub’ is a new installation and live performance. Three women inhabit a blue room, igniting the installation with
their live presence. For more information about this performance click here. 

POP-UP EVENTS

This series involves an eclectic line –up of pop- up events, discussions, screenings and other surprises around the city for the duration of Dublin Contemporary. For more information click here.

CHILDRENS PROGRAMME

Saturday 17th September

11am Children’s Workshop: Tiny Contemporary
for Children aged 3 – 6 years.

Sunday 18th September

11.00 am Children’s Workshop: Art Sparks for
children aged 6 – 10 years.

4.00 pm Children’s Workshop: Art Sparks Plus
for children aged 10 – 13 years.

More information here.

Tickets
Tickets for Dublin Contemporary 2011 start from €10 and can be purchased by visiting www.dublincontemporary.com/tickets

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Eddie Shanahan’s Perspective on New Product Development for the Craft Industry

by Designer Dublin|on June 30, 2011 |in News |tagged , , , , |Comments Off

Perspectives on New Product Development for the Craft Industry – Eddie Shanahan (June 2011)

Aide memoire  / key points

  1. Respect your work, know your craft, leverage your heritage and tradition, know your consumer and the rewards will come.
  2. Design must evolve, product must evolve, presentation must evolve, customer engagement must evolve in line with market and lifestyle trends. These must evolve naturally and continuously rather than being tasks on some list that is taken out at a certain time of year, the start of some perceived season or cycle.
  3. The job of a designer, manufacturer or retailer is to satisfy the needs of the marketplace.
  4. The best way to be successful in doing this is by focussing relentlessly on the consumer and presenting a solutions based response to the consumers lifestyle, aspirations, dreams, wants, needs and pressures.
  5. Treat your business, your collection as a brand. Strong brands are distinctive and consistent. Everything a business does can contribute or detract from brand equity. Build your brand to ensure the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Be ‘extremely’ engaging and ‘extremely’ satisfying.
  6. Use emotion as a function of attraction.
  7. Making an impact today is not just about price, place timing, promotion and price but also about innovation, imagination, presentation, service, environment, emotion and seduction.
  8. Key commandments  – no excuses, no allowances, only competition (regardless of company size or market age) – winning is about coming first – good enough is not good enough – value is an elastic perception – if it can’t be measured it can’t be managed  – we need to think like customers.
  9. Everyone in an organisation must be a brand ambassador – brining brand values alive in the customers daily interaction with the brand.
  10. Make sure your brand values are relevant, credible and tangable in the everyday customer experience.
  11. Customers buy fulfilment – they buy memories not cameras !
  12. Be famous for something
  13. Where do we want to be when the recession ends ? – luxury vs undifferentiated middle market vs volume basics ?. Where  can we compete to live rather than live to compete ?.
  14. The luxury segment is where specialists thrive.
  15. Explore partnerships
  16. 1Observe to serve – take time out to think and to visit new lifestyle emporia.
  17. Use demographics to study the market size, wealth, spending habits etc.
  18. Spend time on the shop floor.
  19. Open your archives, rework classic successes.
  20. Use the Power of 3- build suites of related products.
  21. Use visualisation to understand the moment of usage, the consumer, his or her lifestyle.
  22. Build authority by being customer focussed, lifestyle led and solutions based, innovative in product and service development, judicious in editing, creative in presentation and clear in communication.

Eddie Shanahan
Eddie Shanahan runs his own business consultancy specialising in branding, fashion, home wares and retail.  His clients include Irish and international designers, blue chip corporations, state agencies and emerging talent. He has organised product and business development programs for Enterprise Ireland, The Crafts Council of Ireland and various County & City Enterprise Boards.He is currently Chairperson of the Council of Irish Fashion Designers, a Director of The Leitrim Design House and an Associate at the retail consultants MH Consultancy.

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Free Websites for Irish Businesses

by Designer Dublin|on June 20, 2011 |in Events |tagged , , |Comments Off
Date:     20 June
Time:    15:00-16:00
Venue: National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, D1
Free of charge but booking is essential
Book Now

Michelle Beirne from Google will give a presentation on
-Irish Online Landscape
-The Irish Consumer
-Importance of Being Online
-The Getting Irish Business Online Program

The presentation will include case studies of businesses and a Q&A at the end.
Here is a brief video introduction;

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The Fashion Industry from Design Concept to Apparel Manufacturing

by Designer Dublin|on June 20, 2011 |in Events |tagged , , , |Comments Off
Date:     20 June
Time:    4.30-6pm
Venue: National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, D1
Fee: €4
Book Now

This seminar ‘Overview of the Fashion industry from Design Concept to Apparel Manufacturing and Q&A with Fashion Designer Jennifer Rothwell’ is suitable for Designers currently running their own business, College Graduates, Fashion Design Students or anyone interested in starting their own fashion Label with a passion for fashion!

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Irish Design Icons

by Designer Dublin|on June 10, 2011 |in Events |tagged , , , , |Comments Off

‘Lunch with the Masters’ Paul Costelloe, Peter O’Brien and Deirdre McQuillan
Date:                     10 June
Time:                     12.30 – 2pm
Venue:                 51 St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2
Fee:                       €7 per person including light refreshments
Book Now
A rare opportunity to meet with those who have mastered their craft and gained worldwide acclaim.

 ‘The Secrets to Design Success’ with Liz Quin of Quin & Donnelly (photo to right)
 and Agata Stoinska, Blow Magazine and D-Light Studios
Date:                     13 June
Time:                     6.45-9pm
Venue:                 The Mansion House, Oak Room , Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Fee:                       Free of charge, but booking essential, Email:  network@dceb.ie
Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women event. This event is also open to non-members.

‘Crafting Your Future; Three Designers Share Their Stories ’  
Date:                     14 June
Time:                     6.30-8pm
Venue:                 Central Library, Ilac Centre, Dublin 1
Fee:                       Free of charge, but online booking essential
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Public talk with three internationally successful designers followed by Q&A.

James Ennis, Industrial Designer, Positiveflow, (photo to right)
Maggie Cashman, Glass designer and Douglas Carson, Carson & Crushell Architects / 3CP Design, Furniture designer

‘Perspectives on New Product Development for the Craft Industry’
Date:      20 June
Time:     6.30-8pm
Venue:  National College of Ireland
Fee:        €5
Book Now

Speaker: Eddie Shanahan
Eddie Shanahan runs his own business consultancy specialising in branding, fashion, home wares and retail.  His clients include Irish and international designers, blue chip corporations, state agencies and emerging talent.  He has organised product and business development programs for Enterprise Ireland, The Crafts Council of Ireland and various County & City Enterprise Boards.
He is currently Chairperson of the Council of Irish Fashion Designers, a Director of The Leitrim Design House and an Associate at the retail consultants MH Consultancy. 

‘The Fashion Industry from Design Concept to Apparel Manufacturing’
Date:     20 June
Time:    4.30-6pm
Venue: National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, D1
Fee: €4
Book Now
This seminar ‘Overview of the Fashion industry from Design Concept to Apparel Manufacturing with fashion designer Jennifer Rothwell’ is suitable for designers running their own business, college graduates, fashion design students or anyone interested in starting their own fashion label with a passion for fashion!

‘Starting Your Own Craft Business ’  
Date:                     28 June
Time:                     2.30 -4pm
Venue:                 Cabra Library, Navan Road, Dublin 7
Fee:                       Free of charge, but online booking essential
Book Now
A presentation on how to start your own craft or design business. We discuss market research, finance, marketing and sales. There will also be information on the supports available to small businesses from Dublin City Enterprise Board. Suzanne May ran a successful pottery business for many years in Dublin. She now works as a Mentor and Project Manager on several craft initiatives including the Summer Fair taking place in Marlay Park from 17 to 19th June.

 

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Designer Dublin Highlights

by Designer Dublin|on June 10, 2011 |in News |tagged , , , |Comments Off

A series of high profile events to showcase Ireland’s creative design talents is being planned for the capital in June, marking 2011 as Year of Craft. ‘Designer Dublin’, the brain-child of the Dublin City Enterprise Board, is running in over thirty venues across the city and aims to highlight the work of contemporary artisans, bringing affordable craft and design to the public’s attention.
Some highlights of Designer Dublin are expected to be an evening Craft Studio Trail on June 10th with  a ‘Lunch with the Masters’ event with Paul Costelloe, Peter O’ Brien and Deirdre McQuillan earlier that day. Most of the twenty-one design and craft studios, which are opening their doors to the public from 5pm to 8pm on June 10th, will be offering once-off discounts for the evening. ‘Learning How to Accessorize’ with Clare Devexerux on 20th June is a unique opportunity to meet ‘ Madame Makeover’ Workshops, seminars, exhibitions and demonstrations are also being planned for Designer Dublin, including craft demonstrations every Saturday in June at the Kilkenny Shop on Nassau Street, giving the public an opportunity to interact with the designers involved.
Liz Quin from Quin and Donnelly will be revealing her ‘Secrets to Design Success’ along with fashion photographer, Agata Stoinska, at the Mansion House on June 13th.  Meanwhile, an industrial designer, a glass designer and a furniture designer will be sharing their trio of design experiences at the ‘Crafting Your Future’ talk at the Central Library on June 14th.
Design Consultant, Eddie Shanahan, will be giving his perspectives on new product development for the craft industry at the National College of Ireland on June 20th. Don’ miss the ‘Learning How to Accessorize’ talk with Madame Makeover, Clare Devereuxat 8pm on 20th June.

The Designer Dublin Showcase, Adornment and a visual poem called: ‘Dais’ by the fashion stylist, Sonya Lennon, will be screened at European Union House on Dawson Street from June 1st to 14th
Senator David Norris and Sonya Lennon are both officially launching Designer Dublin on June 1st, with craft demonstrations at the Kilkenny Shop on Nassau Street from 6pm to 7pm that evening. Eibhlin Curley, Assistant CEO with the Dublin City Enterprise Board, is one of the main organisers behind Designer Dublin.  She explained: “It’s about celebrating the abundance and variety of high quality craft produced in Dublin, encouraging the public to re-discover, and invest in, affordable local craft. As a business support agency, the Dublin City Enterprise Board is organising Designer Dublin as a way of encouraging people to buy crafts from local designers and artisans, helping to grow and sustain jobs in the creative sector in the longer-term.” Check out the Craft Directory and give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to your favourite.

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