The Design Tower

Housed in an historic 1862 old sugar refinery in Dublin's Grand Canal Quay, the seven-story Design Tower is home to a group of skilled designers and makers. Brimming with some of Ireland's top creative talent, you'll find goldsmiths, jewellery designers, ceramics artists, sculptors, painters, textile, paper and painting conservationists and gallery spaces. This five minute film opens the doors to the studios and introduces you to some of the personalities, stories and bespoke designs created in the tower.

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Róisín Garland - conceptual designer / www.roisingartland.com
Ayelet Lawlor - ceramic artist / www.ayeletlalor.com 
Alan Ardiff - Jeweller / www.alanardiff.com
Breda Haugh - Jeweller / www.bredahaugh.com 
Aisling Nelson - Bridal Jewellery / www.rangoli.ie

This is just a taste click through here to see all artists working at the The Design Tower.

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Bags of Chat

These cheeky slogan carriers had me at 'douche- bag'! Hand-printed by MeandEmee, otherwise known as Irish sisters Louise and Emer O’Leary and topped with colourful Italian leather handles, the girls quirky collection includes other pun-tastic expressions such as scum-bag, a dirt-bag and bag-lady.
See for yourself here.

[Image Credit - MeandEmee.com]

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The Brave Beast

We've been really lucky over at the Damn Fine Print Studio to land our latest collaboration with one of Ireland's top illustrators Chris Judge. Chris's latest project is the new adorable childrens book 'The Brave Beast' the follow up to last years hit The Lonely Beast. To celebrate the launch Chris has enlisted our help to produce a set of five limited edition-ed screenprints entitled Beastly Hobbies. Here's a couple of snap shots from the studio.

30 editions of each print will be for sale from the March 01, from here and if you are in the Dublin Area next Saturday March 9th, the book launch at the Lighthouse Cinema promises to be fun-packed beastly affair!

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All you need is...

Lurv sweet lurvvvvvv!

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Hang Snug

Cool and Handy - Aran knit coat hooks from Cillian Johnston, to match his snug and cosy Aran Beag lamps.

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Boat Chairs

Found Brendan Lawless's work a few weeks back when these striking Láilis boat chairs literally stopped me in my tracks. Handcrafted in Wicklow, they are based on Irish boat builder's design and practice methods dating from the 1830's. Such unique craftsmanship and really beautiful in the flesh.

His 'Baidín' (meaning little boat in Irish) brings two of the chairs together to create the cutest nautical baby-basket stand. You can read more here.

[Image Credit - Brendan Lawless]

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Almost too pretty to use...

No not for eating - bathing! Really. How utterly gorgeous are these handcrafted artisan soaps by Cork based Mianra. They also do custom order's for wedding favours, party treats or corporate gifts.

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Si + Lu

Si and Lu aka musician Lucy Clarke and composer Simon O’Connor produce these adorable handmade childrens clothes using materials like handwoven Donegal tweed, rare alpaca wool anand finest merino and employing local craft talent such as knitters and weavers like Philip and his dog Pip from Cushendale Mills.


[IMAGE CREDIT © 2013 Si+Lu.]

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