Winners announced at 19th annual IDI Design Awards 2017
Designer Andrea Arice of Windmill Lane Pictures takes the 2017 Grand Prix and the President's Prize for Outstanding Achievement goes to Diarmuid Gavin
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Graduate Design Showcase 2017
Our New IDI President, Kim Mackenzie Doyle takes office at AGM 5th May 2017
George Boyle's year as president came to an end formally when she handed over to our new IDI President, Kim Mackenzie Doyle at the AGM held at The Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin 2 on Friday May 5th more
IDI is delighted to announce the launch of Design Enterprise Skillnet
The Design Enterprise Skillnet offers subsidised training that is tailored specifically to the needs of Irish designers and design practices across the country. more
2017 A Year of Change
2017 has ushered in a gale-force shift in global thinking. This is unsettling, destabilising and on many seismic levels, disturbing - no matter what side of perceptible divide you find yourself. more
National Design Strategy- a Consultation Paper- launched by Minister Mitchell-O’Connor
Ireland - The Design Island, National Design Strategy - A consultation paper towards a National Design Strategy- It urges a sustained investment in design and proposes a series of actions for the strategic development of design and design thinking. Quote-p.10 'Design is about more than mere styling. It can be used as a tool to address the world’s biggest societal, cultural and environmental challenges, solving problems and improving universal needs and services. more
New IDI Constitution was ratified at an EGM on Monday 19th 2016
A new IDI Constitution was ratified at an EGM on Monday 19th 2016. This now aligns IDI's constitution and procedures with current legislation. IDI can now be fully legally compliant with the appropriate parts of The Companies Act 2014. more
Winners announced at 18th IDI Irish Design Awards at Marker Hotel Nov 17th 2016
THE IDI DESIGN AWARDS 2016- - Special Presentation to Grafton Architects at Marker Hotel event and Public Choice and Grand Prix announced. more
Design Rising and IDI Awards 2016 #designrising
In this extraordinary year of celebration and reflection for Ireland, we are proud to present DESIGN:RISING, more
IDI established an IDI Regional committee tasked with expanding IDI’s activities beyond Dublin
Part of the task set as part of #DesignRising, the central theme for IDI in 2016/17, is to develop the organisation to be more active and present outside of Dublin. more
The IDI Irish Design Awards 2016
In an extraordinary and historic year for Ireland, we are proud to announce DESIGN:RISING, the 2016 IDI Irish Design Awards, that will officially open for your entries on August 23rd 2016.
In this monumental year we hope to elevate how Irish Design is perceived, engaged with and appreciated across the globe.
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“Irish designers undersell themselves…” George Boyle Interview in Totally Dublin
"We [designers] need to stand up and be proud... start to realise what they’re capable of" more