January 2022
We were delighted to host a Lunch and Learn session with members Big Motive, who shared guidance and practical tools to help designers create interactions with children’s privacy in mind.  

March 2022
WhyDesign’s fifth International Women’s Day event was celebrated in style at the Sugar Club on Thursday 10th March. This year, Aoife Dooley steered the discussion on 'Breaking The Bias' within the world of design between internationally-acclaimed keynote speakers, Brenda Romero, Creative Director at Romero Games and Adam Murphy, Experience Director at Philips, Amsterdam. We were delighted to see a packed house and to bring the Design Community back together for our first in-person event in the past 2 years. Read more here.

March 2022
IDI's CEO Charlotte Barker was invited as a guest speaker by Menasa, an Emirati Design Platform to take part in a discussion 'The Power of Storytelling in Design' at Dubai Expo2020. Find out more here

April 2022 & October 2022
Following a successful event in October 2021, the IDI’s interior design/architect members were invited back twice this year to participate at the Ask an Expert Hub during the Spring and Autumn Ideal Home Show exhibitions, which took place at the RDS, Simmonscourt. It’s a fantastic opportunity for interior designers to meet prospective clients while volunteering time to charity. Donations were made to Dublin Simon Community, who are committed to preventing and addressing homelessness. 

May 2022
IDI was happy to be awarded funding in a consortium project to network, engage and connect with businesses and support services throughout the regions of Ireland. Thanks to the Creative Communities Economic Action Fund launched by Creative Ireland, this new initiative provides local authorities with resources to develop innovative projects which seek to leverage the potential of the creative industries in supporting local and regional economic development. This was the start of the project, which was delivered throughout 2022. A full recap of the project will be published in January.

October 2022
Congratulations to all the winners of the Graduate Design Awards 2022, who celebrated at the Graduate Awards Ceremony in TU Dublin on October 21st. Of 800 entries, the winners were truly deserving, and special congratulations to Emi Daly of IADT who won the Grand Prix! Find out more here.

October 2022
Friday 28th October 2022 was a significant day for design. The IDI delivered a conference for Creative Ireland and the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform and the Service Design Network to launch Design Principles into government. This is the first time public bodies have been actively encouraged to adopt a citizen-centric, user centred design approach to developing services for the people of Ireland. Find out more here.

October 2022
We saw the sold-out return of FEED in October, for creative inspiration and food for thought. Great discussions and presentations held around the Designers' role in the Metaverse, with leading international and Irish speakers. Feed is back in the new year on 22nd February.

November 2022
IDI’s 49th Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 15th November, and we were pleased to report on a very positive year. Operationally IDI has strengthened considerably, and the level of output remains consistently high across both the IDI and the Design Skillnet. Incoming board Directors Dr Kevin Dowd and John Lynch were officially ratified, as well as new President, Mary Doherty. Sincere thanks were offered to Kim McKenzie-Doyle who steps off the board after completing a 7 year term. Read more here.

November 2022
IDI celebrated 50 years of the IDI as part of Design Week with JOY, a 3-part celebration of Irish Design. Minister Humphreys launched ReJOYce, an exhibition of Irish Design on 15th November in 2 Central Plaza, Temple Bar. The annual IDI awards were held in the Marker Hotel on 17th November, read more here.

Sincere thanks to our partners, sponsors and grant funders for all the support in 2022; we look forward to working with you in 2023!