Contemporary crafts

Craftelling: Dublin edition

11/11/2015

By Paola Tartaglino

Some time ago Gaia Segattini called me, just after the end of the amazing 2 days of Creativi in rete here in Turin. And between a laugh and another, she asked me to go with her.

How long did it take me to say yes? About half a second, of course.

A thousand calls and two thousands whatsapp messages followed, to imagine this trip. We almost did not believe it worked out. But finally it’s time to leave: Thursday evening we will arrive in Dublin, to spend a weekend discovering the best Irish design and visit The Knitting & Stitching Show.

Follow us with the hashtag:

‪#‎Craftelling

All this thanks to the programme promoted by Irish Design 2015, which presents itself like this:

Design creates a better world.

It shapes our daily lives, influencing how we interact with each other and with our environment. At its best, design is a powerful catalyst for change.

Irish Design 2015 is about harnessing this power and working to support society; educators and students; designers; the public sector; and businesses.

The Irish Design 2015 is composed of a very structured programme, supported by the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland: exhibitions, studio visits and workshops, exhibitions and conferences, in Ireland and across Europe.

For example, the Liminal. Irish design at the threshold exhibition has been displayed firstly in Milan during Fuorisalone, then at the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, two of the most important European events, in order to foster collaboration among designers.

In the meanwhile Gaia wrote an amazing and serious post, that you should read (in italia only): Craftelling: il design, l’artigianato e la loro storia d’amore (interessato), because she really knows a lot about that and this is one of the best recent analysis. Thank you!