Let's celebrate JOY! The Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI) is 50 this year and are delighted to launch JOY. We bring all our flagship events together; the IDI Irish Design Awards 2022, Design Leaders Conference, led by Design Skillnet and ReJOYce - an exhibition celebrating 50 years of Irish Design for a true celebration of what we all stand for; great work.

Stay Tuned! Follow the hashtag #idiJOY and visit JOY's website.
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DesignOpp is an IDI initiative championing diversity for People of Colour (POC) in the Irish creative industry. The programme needs financial support in order to continue its work and is looking for sponsorship from companies willing to supporting diversity in design. more

IDI is part of Atlantic TIDE (Transforming Ireland’s Design Economy), collaborative project, funded by Creative Ireland and in partnership with Sligo County Council, Western Development Commission, Innovate Limerick, Ludgate Hub, CREW Digital, An Chroí Digital Hub and FutureCast, aimed at boosting design enterprise and impact along the Atlantic Economic Corridor.

We are calling Designers in the West of Ireland to get involved in the next workshops. more

The Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI) and Design Skillnet have an exciting opening for an Administrator to join their dynamic team. The successful candidate will ensure the smooth running of their administrative and book-keeping processes and support Design Skillnet in the delivery of learning programmes and activities to the Design and Creative sector. more

The Institute of Designers Ireland (IDI) announces the appointment of new IDI Board Director, Dr. Kevin Dowd, Director of Brand Design at TransferGo. more

IDI is hiring a graphic design intern to support IDI with communications around the IDI Graduate Design Awards. This includes branding, social media posts, exhibition design and event staging. more

CLODAGH airs on Thursday 5th May, at 10.15pm on RTÉ One and celebrates the trailblazing Irish designer, now hailed as one of the top 100 interior designers in the world.
A Curious Dog Films Production for RTÉ and BAI. more

We are excited to announce that IDI will be working 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.
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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. She tells us about her experience. more

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. more

Following a successful event in October 2021 the IDI interior design/architect members were invited back to participate at the Ask an Expert Hub during the Spring Ideal Home Show which takes place on the 1st to the 3rd April 2022 at the RDS, Simmonscourt. more

IDI is built on its core values of Connection, Curiosity and Charisma. If you share these values, have fire in your belly and are committed to the betterment of the Irish design sector, we want to hear from you. more