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Kilkenny-based design agency hosts first Irish events of landmark EU project

By Kilkenny Now 15th March 2021 0

Industry webinars hosted by the Kilkenny-based Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) are taking place to explore how Ireland can benefit from a landmark new initiative that will shape the future of Europe. The New European Bauhaus project by the European Commission is a cultural movement that aims to make Europe carbon neutral by 2050 and to […]

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Kilkenny agency gives Ireland’s top designers chance to shine on international stage

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2021 0

A Kilkenny-based agency is inviting Ireland’s leading designers and craftspeople to join an innovative programme that will showcase their work on a global stage. Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI), which is based in the Castle Yard, today announced an open call for applications to the PORTFOLIO programme 2021-2022. PORTFOLIO has been instrumental in promoting […]

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Kilkenny-based agency to reboot successful MadeLocal campaign to boost local retailers and craftspeople

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2021 0

The Kilkenny-based Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has confirmed plans to reboot its hugely successful #MadeLocal campaign this summer. It comes as the locally-based national agency this week published figures that reveal almost nine out of 10 retailers who took part in the campaign reported a rise in sales as a result of the […]

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Kilkenny to host landmark new exhibition celebrating Ireland’s ‘craft heroes’

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2021 0

Ireland’s inspirational craftspeople and makers will be celebrated in a landmark new exhibition in Kilkenny charting the evolution of the crafts and design sector in Ireland over the last 50 years. The 50 Makers: 50 Years exhibition will take place at the Natonal Design & Craft Gallery in the Castle Yard in July. The initiative […]

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Your design for life: Kilkenny people urged to support local craft makers this Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2020 0

Kilkenny people are being urged to support our very talented local craft makers this Christmas. The appeal comes as the Kilkenny-based Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) launched the winter edition of its #MadeLocal campaign with the message ‘Love What You Give’. Made Local highlights the work of talented craft makers nationwide. The campaign also shines […]