Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has announced the programme of events for Irish Design Week 2024. Organized by the Design & Crafts Council Ireland, the Irish Design Week will take place from November 11 to 15, 2024 in various places such as Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Limerick and Sligo.

The theme for Irish Design Week 2024 is “Imagination for Opportunity”.

The weeklong programme will include workshops, panel discussions and exhibitions from some of the leading voices in the design world, including Irish-American fashion designer KidSuper (Colm Dillane); Lesley Lokko, founder and Chair of the African Futures Institute (AFI); leading Dutch graphic design firm THONIK co-founders Thomas Widdershoven and Nikki Gonnissen, and Sir David King, head of the Climate Change Advisory Group (CCAG).

The programme will promote potential solutions to challenges with discussions around innovative, creative solutions to global issues such as the climate emergency, the housing crisis and social inclusion are many and varied.

Each day will also feature a ‘Design Diplomacy’ event in which an Irish designer meets an international designer for a unique curated discussion between two creative minds. The concept was originally developed by Helsinki Design Week and brings together two designers for the first time over a card game of questions. The themes for the Design Diplomacy events are Interior Design & Architecture, Fashion Design, Experience Design, Climate Design Entrepreneurs, and Communication Design.

The Irish designers featured within the Design Diplomacy strand include Oisín Lennon, founder and Chief Executive of Danu Sports, graphic designer Joanne Byrne, and designer and educator Lara Hanlon. International designers that will feature include Dutch designer and architect Lars Courage, and German virtual reality designer Cordula Hansen.

Read more about the event on the Design and Crafts Council Ireland.

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