As a commitment under Project Ireland 2040, a National Design Centre will be established as an incubation, training and demonstration capacity in the regions to support market-led innovation in Irish-based enterprises to grow international sales. This is a momentous milestone for design in Ireland. more
Mind Over Matter will be back in 2020 and if you’d like to get involved, please register your interest below. Thank you for your continued support of Mind Over Matter more
Paul was a member of the IDI since its formation, continually bringing to the Institute his unique vision for the development, promotion, awareness and relentless improvement in standards of Irish design, design promotion and professional development. As an active member, Paul was a wise and generous counsel he was always prepared to share his experience and vision for Irish design with successive Presidents. His thorough re-draft of the IDI constitution in 2003 provided a sound foundation for the future development of the Institute. more
Congratulations to Alex Defratyka, Interior Architecture Graduate from Cork Institute of Technology, the Grand Prix winner at the IDI Graduate Design Awards 2019 for her project Hanover Quay Community Centre. She was a multiple category winner. more
Roisin presents her ambitions for her year as President of the IDI more
The Board of the Institute Designers in Ireland wishes to announce with sadness the recent death of David Morgan R.I.P. more
IDI is delighted to announce leading designer Róisín Lafferty as its new president. more
TU Dublin.(Grangegorman campus)- will host the exhibition and prize giving on the evening of November 14th at Rathdown House. Doors open at 6pm. Reception and prize-giving from 6.30pm. All are welcome to attend. This is not a ticketed event. more
WhyDesign addresses the gender imbalance in the design industry at a sell-out event in Dublin more
Róisín will assume the Presidency at the IDI AGM in July 2019, replacing current President, Kirk McCormack of Longform Architecture. more
Join us on Friday evening on March 8th, International Women’s Day, when we will hear from Natasha Jen, Partner in Pentagram New York and Thierry Brunfaut, Co-Founder of Base Design more
