Shop For Ireland. This Christmas Buy Irish!

Shop For Ireland… This Christmas Buy Irish! We are delighted to announce that home grown Irish companies supported by the recognised Guaranteed Iris...
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Shop For Ireland…

This Christmas Buy Irish!

We are delighted to announce that home grown Irish companies supported by the recognised Guaranteed Irish symbol have almost doubled their attendance at this year’s National Crafts And Design Fair – Ireland’s flagship event for craft & design excellence. Our greatly increased presence here today is wholly thanks to you - the Irish consumer - and your outstanding response to last year’s “Shop for Ireland” campaign. You voted with your pockets, you shopped with Irish companies and you created Irish jobs. So thank you for your support. The score of diverse and enterprising Irish companies participating at the show hail from locations right across Ireland where they provide employment directly in their home towns and parishes. The wages they pay are spent locally, in turn supporting even more Irish jobs. The taxes they pay aid the economic recovery. Their continued efforts and successes give hope, encouragement and confidence to the other budding entrepreneurs around them in their home towns. These companies are Ireland’s true green shoots of revival.  As a discerning consumer you have the most vital role of all to play in Irish job creation by wielding the power of your shopping basket. Our research shows that if every family spent just E4 per week more on Irish products then we would have 6,000 new jobs. The firms you see here today are backed by the Guaranteed Irish symbol which has unprecedented 85% recognition among Irish buyers. Our symbol is the best guarantee to you that the money you spend in Ireland stays here in Ireland and that it creates and maintains badly needed Irish jobs in times when so many of our young people are not coming home for Christmas. Consider too that up to one third of all Irish annual retail spending takes place at Christmas - the potential impact of your own festive shopping basket on Irish employment is huge. We invite you to visit each and every one of the Guaranteed Irish supported exhibitors here today. Cast your eye over what they have on offer. We are confident that you’ll discover that our range of Irish craft and product speaks for itself at all levels of excellence.

SILVERSTONE DIMENSIONS For a unique and extra special Christmas gift for a loved one why not start with a smoulderingly stylish piece of handcrafted jewelry in ebony, silver, gold and semi precious stones from Cork’s own Silverstone Dimensions. The studio is run by Shmuel Yolzari and his wife Mareid and the craftsmanship demonstrates a refreshingly diverse blend of Middle Eastern, Balkans and Celtic influences.

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SHANNONBRIDGE POTTERY Share tea and cakes among your family and friends with Shannonbridge Pottery’s eclectic, lively and classic tea set creations, which bring an upliftingly colourful twist to the traditional afternoon tea.

EMMA’S ECO SOY CANDLES Perhaps it's time to get scents with Emma’s 100% natural Eco Soy Candles – hand made in Louth by Emma Jane Maguire. Through her range of citrus, lavender and even orange and Palmarosa (Turkish Geranium) scented candles you can fill your home with fragrances minus the toxins of standard paraffin mixed wax.

BIA BEAUTY Make sure and check out Bia Beauty who won an Irish Tatler Beauty Award for their natural, handmade Detox Body Scrub. We have tried it and we can vouch for its excellent exfoliating ways.

WRAPSIES For bath time, swimming or the beach, don’t forget your Wrapsies. Developed by Denise Dawson at Kilsheelan, County Tipperary, it’s a uniquely clever and trendy towel/bathrobe product which comes with matching headwear for practical drip free movement minus the fear of an embarrassing unravel!

FOXFORD For 120 years a home has never been truly Irish without a Foxford throw or blanket from the famous woollen mills – ideal for picnics or sofa snuggling. Foxford also make a modern range of baby blankets, stylish scarves, mufflers and classy dressing gowns, so why not take a look?

With Christmas round the corner it’s time to shop for Ireland once again to ensure that we can all look forward to a more prosperous new year. Help us to tip the balance in Ireland’s favour for 2014. 2

Champions Of Ireland

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Ireland has brought the terms brogue and Aran to fashion’s vernacular. These items form part of our heritage but their DNA is evident in the work of contemporary Irish fashion and textile designers who continue to weave the crafts skills of their forefathers into their creations.

LOUTH LUXE Edmund McNulty’s less-is-more designer knitwear for men is inspired by the colours of his native Donegal. “It is not enough to only design clothing,” says McNulty whose collections sell very successfully in Japan where buyers appreciate his innovation and hand-crafted finish. “You must also have an understanding of the business of fashion,” adds Edmund who is now based in Drogheda, Co. Louth. “Japan recognises the idea of slow fashion and the use of good fibres and strong design.” This has influenced Edmund’s range of sweaters and scarves, creating products that are both timeless and luxurious.

The very best products - each ‘Imagined, Designed and Made in Ireland’ - on display at the National Crafts & Design Fair Amongst the exhibitors at the National Crafts & Design Fair you will discover over 200 craft enterprises registered with the Crafts Council of Ireland presenting a stunning array of quality gifts. Watch out for the ‘Imagined, Designed, Made in Ireland’ signage on their stands, giving you the confidence that all the craft products they are selling are Irish made.

Design Intelligence Brilliant design has always been essential 
but the story behind the making of the object 
is becoming more important; the choice of materials and technique, where something was made and who made it, all combine to add value, desirability and exclusivity. This marriage of design, materials and craftsmanship is alive and well here in Ireland, which in 2013 is brimming with fresh thinking,

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contemporary design ideas and new approaches to making.

Focus on Inspiration At the Crafts Council of Ireland Display Area in the centre of the Main Hall see craft demonstrations over the 5 days of the fair. Browse through the selected products on display where you will find unique gifts that say as much about the giver as the receiver. After the Fair keep up to date on the amazing selection of beautiful jewellery, ceramics, home, textiles and gifts available nationwide by visiting www.giveirishcraft.com. We hope you will be delighted and inspired by the diversity of craft that this country has to offer – and we wish you a happy and craft-filled Christmas.

Enjoy the fair.

Stand number 83

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HATS OFF TO HER Wendy Louise Knight creates award-winning hats and headpieces for all occasions from her design studio in County Longford. Hat making is in her genes – her grandparents had a hat factory in Luton in the UK and she rescued a couple of hat blocks from that establishment, which she uses to form some of her creations.

“I specialise in creating headwear to suit both the occasion and the wearer – the focus is on style, comfort and confidence,” says Wendy Louise. “Each hat is made individually by me. Most of the fabrics come from milliner suppliers in the UK. I also use vintage trims and ribbons and recycle elements of old beaded necklaces.”



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s r e k a M e h t t e e M Adornment is a practice that is as old as our Celtic past. While the well-known historic designs of our heritage continue to inspire today’s gold and silversmiths, the hand-made creations of this generation of craftspeople are influenced by contemporary design and making. New technologies also feature as jewellery design and making adapts to the 21st Century landscape.

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Home is where the hearth is. Irish product and furniture designers take elements of our past and have reinvented them for modern living, all the while celebrating our materials, culture and heritage.

NEW STONE AGE IN MEATH Eric Byrne of Hennessy & Byrne is a second generation master stone mason based in County Meath. With over twenty years experience working with indigenous Irish stone, Eric transforms Connemara marble, Kilkenny limestone and Wicklow granite into napkin rings, cheese boards, cake & salad servers and giftware.

DIVINE DUBLIN-MADE DESIGNS Yvonne Ryan is an Irish designer based in Dublin. Her fashion jewellery collection was launched in 2005 followed, in 2012, with her eponymous fine jewellery line at Arnotts and Loulerie under the brand Yvonne Ryan Jewellery. Her creations have a strong sculptural quality to them, inspired in part by talents handed down to her from her sculptor father.

By the very nature of their materials, Eric’s products have become a touchstone to ancient Ireland. Eric recently produced a marble table for the EU presidential rooms in the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels.

Yvonne works in silver and gold, as well as diamonds. Her stacking rings offer wearers the opportunity to add a fashion element to their fine jewellery, building a collection that is interchangeable. The pieces are contemporary but quite classical. Every piece is wearable and comfortable. “I reuse silver and waste is recycled and re-melted where possible in my Ballsbridge studio,” explains Yvonne.

Stand number 171

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DECORATIVE ART Portlaoise-based goldsmith, Helena Malone, is a graduate of the Crafts Council of Ireland’s Jewellery & Goldsmithing Skills and Design Course. She launched her first collection in 2007. The recipient of numerous accolades including the acclaimed RDS National Crafts Competition and the Crafts Council of Ireland Future Makers Practitioner Award, Helena’s designs have a strong sculptural aesthetic. 
“Inspired primarily by nature, and its inherent structural balance, I am drawn to colour, interesting textures and unusual stones & pearls,’ she enthuses. “I continuously push the boundaries of my skills. My designs are feminine, with an edge.”

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Stand number A44

WEAVING TRADITION Cushendale Woollen Mills has been 
in operation in Graignamanagh, Co. Kilkenny since the mid 1800s. Philip Cushen, whose forefathers founded the mill all those years ago, oversees every step of the process. The raw wool from Irish producers is washed in pure water supplied by the river Duiske. The yarn, fibres and fabrics are all dyed in-house. The wool is carded and spun to create a yarn strong enough for weaving or knitting. The woven fabric is then washed, felted, dyed or brushed to give the desired fabric effect. The results are Cushendale’s stunning ranges of colourful throws, rugs and knitting yarns.

Stand number 166

Stand number B11

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Eternal Pendant - €150.00 Jill Graham Jewellery, Stand No.: 86

t a h t l l A … s r e t t i l G Jewellery JESTER HANDCRAFTED GLASS SERIES STUDS

€20.00 Ring

€28.00 PENDANT

€32.00

All handmade fused glass and sterling silver.

Sarah Heffernan Design Stand No.: 217

Torc Pendant - €220.00 Ann Chapman, Stand No.: B40

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Growing Home Silver pendants

€220.00

Sterling silver pendants designed and made by Student of the Year Tracy Gilbert.

KINGFISHER Necklace

€135.00

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The School of Jewellery Stand No.: 127 & 128

Handmade in enamel, copper and vintage glass.

Saba Jewellery Stand No.: 42

Torc Earrings

€80.00

‘Torc’ earrings made from Eco Silver (recycled sterling silver).

Ann Chapman Stand No.: B40

Garnet Necklace with silver sphere & Pearl

€550.00

€1,200

Jill Graham Jewellery

Ariane Tobin Jewellery

Stand No.: 86

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Pod Cluster Neckpiece

‘The Pearl Within’ garnet necklace with silver sphere and pearl inside.

Sterling silver and stainless steel.

Stand No.: B6

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Long Pendant

€190.00

Shadow lines long pendant.

Séamus Gill Stand No.: 199

Treble Clef Brooch

€25.00

Handcrafted in brass, copper and alpaca silver.

Kieran Cunningham Stand No.: 2

Ghost Lace bangle

€150.00

Sterling silver antique lace embossed into silver.

Erika Marks Stand No.: 107

pearl pendant

€280.00

Elegant pendant with large peacock freshwater pearl.

Helena Malone Stand No.: ??????

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Croí álainn bracelet

€55.00

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Croí Alainn - A Beautiful Heart silver bracelet.

Enibas Jewellery Stand No.: 140

Hide & Seek Handcrafted Glass Earrings

€27.00

Handmade fused glass and sterling silver earrings.

Sarah Heffernan Design Stand No.: 217

A Sparkle in the Wild Ring

€87.00

Sterling silver and plated in 18k gold vermeil ring cast from a real cotoneaster twig and set with Swiss blue topaz.

Chupi Stand No.: 169

Kathleen Pendant Good Hare Day Pendant

€310.00

Leaping hare in gold and silver.

Alan Ardiff Stand No.: ??????

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€285.00

Textured silver domes with delicate gold filament detail.

Jill Graham Jewellery Stand No.: 86

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Gold & Sapphire Ring

€1,500.00

18ct gold ring with Madagascan sapphire.

Ariane Tobin Jewellery Stand No.: B6

Sentinel Necklace

€125.00

Sterling silver and 18ct gold plating.

Ariane Tobin Jewellery Stand No.: B6

Raindrop Gold & Silver Pendant

€460.00

Gold and silver pendant set with blue topaz.

Silverstone Dimensions Stand No.: IR3

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Archaic Gold brooch

€580.00

24ct gold and silver brooch, Archaic Gold Collection.

Ebb & Flow Pendant

Erika Marks

Silver pendant with peridot.

Stand No.: 107

Fiona Kerr Jewellery

€140.00

Stand No.: 68

Celtic Flame pedants

from €80.00

3D sterling silver and gold plated pendants in various sizes.

Cocktail Ring Set

€2,880.00

Individual Rings

Garrett Mallon Jewellery Stand No.: 70

from €620.00

Silver, 18ct gold, rhodolite garnet and lemon quartz Cocktail Ring set.

Ann Chapman Stand No.: B40

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Rose bangle

€150.00

Handmade from sterling silver.

Ladybird Brooch

Christina Keogh Jewellery

€140.00

Stand No.: 61

Sterling silver, enamelled and inlaid with Mother of Pearl.

Corona Silver Stand No.: B46 & B47

Black & Gold pendant

€130.00

Oxidised silver pendant with 22ct yellow gold detail.

Happy Hearts

Fiona Kerr Jewellery

Silver heart shaped pendants.

Stand No.: 68

Fiona Kerr Jewellery

€75.00

Stand No.: 68

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Baby Comforters - €29.00 Bear Essentials, Stand No.: 204 & 205

Cool For Kids… Toys & Clothes

funky flower book kit

€XX.XX XXX.

Planet Purple Kids Stand No.: 37 SockDog - From €32.00 Red Rufus, Stand No.: A122

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Purple Hairies Finger Puppet

€10.00

Finger Puppet kit with 3 quirky little puppets in each kit. All materials supplied.

The Crabber

Planet Purple Kids

€18.00

Stand No.: 37

Children’s crab fishing line.

Quercus Stand No.: A64

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Wacky Clothing Stand No.: XX

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€XX.XX XXX.

Bear Essentials Stand No.: 204 & 205

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xxx - €xx.00 Cushendale Woollen Mills, Stand No.: B​ 11

l a t i a r h e t l Ala M … s … r s e d t t e i e l G N es Clothing & Textil

tear-drop shaped cocktail hat

€70.00

100% wool felt with feather detail.

Olann Stand No.: A40 100% Silk Woven Bracelet - €30.00 Emma Andrews, Stand No.: x​ x

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Unique Printed Velvet Cushion

€85.00

The initial designfor the cushion is created on paper and is then transferred on to fabric.

Jennifer Slattery Textiles Stand No.: 135

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Edmund McNulty Knitwear Stand No.: 83

Faux Fur hAt & scarf set Hat

€55.00 Scarf

€39.00

Wrap up warm in this hat and scarf set in faux fur.

Kathleen McAuliffe Stand No.: 105 & 106

Sparkly Wrap

€50.00

Fine French crepe yarn knitted together with pearlescent fibre to create a fine and elegant wrap which doubles as a scarf.

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€XX.XX XXX

Fabulous Felt by Kate Ramsey Stand No.: 200

Pink Unicorns Stand No.: 40

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€XX.XX

€395.00

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Wool flannel and silk satin jacket lined with silk.

Fabulous Felt by Kate Ramsey

Sophie Rieu

Stand No.: 200

Stand No.: XX

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€XX.XX XXX

Edmund McNulty Knitwear Stand No.: 83

Candy Crochet Felted Bag

€58.00

Made out of colourful Donegal wool, Candy Bag is hand crocheted and felted for durability.

Meli Bondre Knitwear Stand No.: XXXX

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Galway Hooker Balancing Boat - €85.00 Reborn Art, Stand No.: 136

Inspired by Nature… Gifts For All

Summer Shelf

€XX.00

Contempory design shelf inspired by the movement of waves. Available in a variety of sizes and colours.

Martin Gallagher Furniture Design Stand No.: xx Coral Inspired Bowl - €50.00 Mairi Stone, Stand No.: A6

Gift Set of Rosette Soaps

Inspire d by Na ture

€25.00

Handmade in small batches using the finest ingredients.

Mianra Artisan Soaps Stand No.: A66

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€XXX.00 XXX.

Anna Faye Stand No.: 165

OCEAN TREASURE jewellery box

€65.00

A cherry and ash woodturned jewellery box with emalied blue lid featuring hand sculpted boat.

​RebornArt Stand No.: 136

Organic Treatment Oils

€XX.XX

100% organic oils combine to create this reviving and intensely nourishing organic treatment oil.

Lucy Annabella Organics Stand No.: XXX

Laptop Briefcase

€535.00

The highest standards of design combined with care and attention to detail go into producing this fine leather briefcase.

Holden Leathergoods Stand No.: 185

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Inspire d by Na ture Soya candles

from €10.00 to €50.00

A selection of vibrant handmade soya candles in various scents.

Waxbrothers Stand No.: 222 & 223

Slate Coasters

€24.00

Beautifully presented set of four natural slate coasters.

The Design Collection Stand No.: B13 & B14

beech bowl

€95.00

Stunning coloured bowl in pure beech.

Roger Bennett Woodturner Stand No.:142

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Inspire d by Na ture gift box of soap

€15.00

Gift box selection of soap made using pure skin-loving natural and essential oils.

B​ aressentialThe Art of Soap Stand No.: A3

cascade chest of drawers

€-Price on Request

Siobhan handbag

Martin Gallagher Furniture Design

Featuring shaped handles and satin finish nickel hardwear, lined with soft suede or leather.

€335.00

Solid ash finished in a white pigmented stain.

Stand No.: xx

Holden Leathergoods Stand No.: 185

Wooden Coasters & Cutting Board Set Coasters

€25.00

Cutting Board

from €45.00

Set of six coasters in black walnut and sycamore shown on cutting board in sycamore with walnut inlay.

Hill Picket Studio Stand No.: 102

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Raku Vessel - €65.00 Terrybaun Pottery, Stand No.: XXX

All … p U d e Fir s Ceramics & Glas

ceramic sculptures

€125.00

Handmade and hand painted ceramic sculptures. Each one is unique.

Edyta Art Stand No.: 197 & 198 Reflection Bowls - From €12.00 to €25.00 Michele Hannan Ceramics, Stand No.: 1​ 41

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ceramic wall piece

€35.00

Raku fired ceramic wall piece.

Rachel Quinn Ceramics Stand No.: 112&113

porcelain keepsakes

€12.00 & €16.00 Exquisitely fine porcelain keepsakes with fused glass inlays.

Mairi Stone Stand No.: A6

Speckled cereal bowl

€20.00

Porcelain Bells

Terrybaun Pottery

Porcelain bells hung with ribbon and strung with chain and gem stones.

€20.00

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Stand No.: XX

Mary Neeson Ceramics    Stand No.: 230 - 232

ceramic mug

€18.00

Handmade ceramic mug with impressed surface.

Sarah McKenna Ceramics Stand No.: 84

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Cup for two

€20.00

Stoneware bowls Small

Porcelain cups for tea, spirits or espresso coffee.

€25.00

Double

Medium

Stand No.: B36

€35.00

Made of white clay in a selection of five bright colours.

​KaroArt Ceramics & Fawn Stand No.: 132 & 133

Small Thin Vessels.

€32.00

Feather and meadow detail glazed porcelain.

Thrown Porcelain

€950.00

Living Ginger Designs Stand No.: 38

Thrown Porcelain decorated with glazes, slips and precious metals in multiple firings.

Tony Laverick Stand No.: A53 & A54

Porcelain Bug Bottles

€45.00 each

Milk bottles cast in stoneware porcelain and altered with transparent glaze and insect transfers.

Red Earth Designs Stand No.: 89

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€170.00

Garrett Mallon Jewellery Stand: 70

Oak leaf bowl in oak wood

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€XX.XX

€70.00

Fish teapot

€120.00

Edmund McNulty Knitwear

Falling Leaves from Fallen Trees

Complex thrown fish teapot, handmade from stonewear.

Stand: 83

18ct gold and silver sapphire pendants

Stand: 87

€600.00

Kinsale Pottery

Mia Mullen Jewellery

Stand No.: ​A65

Stand: 66

Stoneware Jugs Medium

Hand painted silk velvet wrap

€40.00

€180.00

Large

Mel Bradley

€75.00

Handmade stoneware straight jugs individually made on the pottery wheel.

Stand: 65

With an international reputation for quality and workmanship we invite you to take some time to visit our members stands and show your support for Irish designers.

​Jenny Kelly Pottery Stand No.: 6 Impressed mugs

€18.00 each Sarah McKenna Ceramics Stand: 84

Nia handbag

€245.00 Cathy Prendergast Stand: XXXX

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