IDI Awards Deadline Extended until 16 September more

The IDI Graduate Awards ceremony will be held in Ulster University’s Belfast School of Art on 24th October. more

ACT Studio, Ciara Petty Design Studio, Studio Saol and Kevin Callaghan share case studies of client work they’re proud of, discuss the challenges they encountered, and explain their specific design disciplines and areas of focus. more

The Design Summer Sessions is an online three-day festival of learning for creative minds more

Steve Simpson, Daniel Staines, Louise McGettigan, and Karen Pappin speak about their experiences living and working in the West of Ireland more

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Welcome to Catherine Jordan, IDI's new Membership Manager, and first point of contact for IDI members. more

Designers in Cork came together on Thursday 16th May in Triskel Arts Centre, as part of STAMP festival of Creativity, for a Design Declares! Ireland community event focused on ‘Designing a Sustainable Economy’. more

IDI is delighted to support its Interior Designer members at this Spring edition of the Ideal Home Show 2024, returning to the RDS this April (26th-28th). Be sure to check out the ‘Ask the Expert’ stand hosted by IDI, the DFS Interiors Theatre stage and DFS Interiors Inspiration Centre to meet Angela Connolly, Conbu Interior Design; Sadhbh O’Gorman Provenance; Suzanne Fanning, Suzanne Fanning Interior Design; Emma Rossiter, Emma Rossiter Design; Jane Higgins, Jane Higgins Design; Monica Daly, MD Design; Lana Dullaghan, Lana Dullaghan Design; Susan McGowan, Interior Architecture & Design Studio, Ashen & Cloud; Hugh Wallace, Architect and Jackie Carton, Carton Interiors. more

Thanks to to all the changemakers driving Sustainability in Design, who joined us at Why Design 2024, our annual International Women’s Day event held on March 7th at the Spencer Hotel to discuss this year's theme of designing for sustainability; economically, socially and environmentally. Tackling climate change requires adapting every aspect of our lives and considering our impact not just on the environment but also social and economic systems. This is linked to themes of social justice and gender equality. Designers have the potential to make exciting changes in the way we see and interact with our world. Shout out to our amazing speakers Mary Doherty of Red Dog Creative Agency; Isabel & Ivona from Publicis, David Joyce from Language and Rion Hannora.  more

What do clients really think and how do you make them love you? more

"We are the leadership driving the change," IDI CEO Charlotte Barker, encapsulating the key theme of the Design Leaders Conference 2024 - Design as The Act of Leadership - and urged designers to embrace true leadership in their field. “We need to move from being reactive to being proactive: take control of our purpose, our values and our motivation and drive our businesses and our teams forward.” more