The IDI Graduate Awards Ceremony was held over Zoom on Tuesday 9th November 2021. 

Nearly 500 entries were received and were judged by 48 design professionals and academics from across Ireland. 

Congratualtions to everyone who was shortlisted and to the winners. They represent the best of the freshest talent in Irish Design. Previous IDI Graduate Awards winners have gone on to have phenomenal careers. We can't wait to see what the future holds for them. Special congratulations to the Grand Prix winner Harriet Yakub.

Find the full list of winners below:

ANIMATION

Winner
The Adventures of Mr Pineapple Jacob Matthess University of Ulster

Commended
Alienated Robyn Coleman BCFE
How to be A Good Ancestor Diarmuid O'Connor Limerick Institute of Technology
Fadó Zoe McCarthy NCAD

ARCHITECTURE

Winner
Happier Homes: How can our Homes contribute to our Health? André Goyvaerts University College Dublin

Commended
mySheltr Maya Brennan University of Limerick

DESIGN RESEARCH

Winner
The Revolution is a Sticky Note. Hong Kong’s Lennon Walls 2014-2020 Linda Tucker IADT

Commended
Distinction or Resistance: Investigating the Appeal of Analogue Printing Today Lydia Moran TU Dublin
‘Ireland’s Hidden Army’ Banshee, Bread and Roses and the Irish Women’s Liberation movement in the 1970s. Stacey O'Carroll IADT
One Hundred Thousand (Hostile) Welcomes: The Representation of Syrian Refugees in Irish Media Eadaoin Hennessy IADT

DESIGN FOR MOVING IMAGE

Winner
The Safe Place Harriet Yakub NCAD

Commended
Music in Deaf Ears Jaima Gago TU Dublin
The Lives of Others Title Sequence Nick Pender LSAD

DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Winner
27 Degrees Nicolas Wijnstekers NCAD


VISUAL MERCHANDISING/EXHIBITION DESIGN

Winner
H2O I DO Morgan Rafferty TU Dublin

Commended
Sharespace Eadaoin Hennessy, Lucy Power, Lisa Jentsch IADT

FASHION DESIGN

Winner
X4 Louise Cleary NCAD

Commended
TWENTY EIGHT M2 Lena Jordan Griffith College Dublin
We Still Burn Her Niamh Porter Letterkenny Institute of Technology

HANDMADE PRODUCTS AND ARTEFACTS

Winner
27 Degrees Nicolas Wijnstekers NCAD

Commended
Chalkos John McCarthy NCAD

INTERACTION DESIGN

Winner
Mamóg – Your Postpartum Recovery Buddy Eadaoin Hennessy IADT

Commended
Affiniti Craig Allen Ulster University
SAAF Pujith Marodia Ulster University 

INTERIOR DESIGN/ INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

Winner
Block 4, 'Celebration of Life Centre' Laura Cooke Munster Technological University

Commended
WerkHub Carmen Chok IT Sligo

PRODUCT (FURNITURE)

Winner
Framing Space Shona Hunt TU Dublin

Commended
Pario Ronan Quinn University of Limerick

PRODUCT (MEDICAL)

Winner
Re-Form Conall Casey NCAD

Commended 
Epi-Tech Conall Casey, Kevin Omelia NCAD 

PRODUCT (INDUSTRIAL OR CONSUMER)

Winner
Camody Victor Muojeke University of Limerick

Commended
Rumbl Catherine Hayes TU Dublin

PRODUCT (SOCIAL)

Winner
Mamóg – Your Postpartum Recovery Buddy Eadaoin Hennessy IADT

Commended
Affiniti  Craig Allen Ulster University

TEXTILES

Winner
(s/b)ee, the alternative' - see the alternative, bee the alternative Amy Kerr NCAD

Commended
Into the Blues Cliona McLoughlin NCAD

Special Mention
Redress Fashion Emerald Gibson IADT, Lauren Kilroy IADT

BRAND IDENTITY

Winner
TaDa Jess Whelan IADT

Commended
Mamóg – Your Postpartum Recovery Buddy Eadaoin Hennessy IADT
Turf-Creative Co-working Space Emma Hetherington Ulster University
Native Stacey O'Carroll IADT

DESIGN FOR DIGITAL

Winner
TaDa Jess Whelan IADT

Commended
Mamóg – Your Postpartum Recovery Buddy Eadaoin Hennessy IADT
REACT Diarmuid O'Connor Limerick Institute of Technology

PACKAGING

Winner
Unpackaged Lorcan Looney National College of Art & Design

PRINTED BOOK

Winner
The Revolution will not be Removed. How the Lennon Walls of Hong Kong became a powerful tool for protest. Linda Tucker IADT

Commended
Universal Languages: From Silent to Talkies Jaima Gago TU Dublin
The Influence of Metropolis Timmy Warren TU Dublin
Subconscious Order Jess Whelan IADT

PRINTED MATERIAL OTHER THAN BOOKS

Winner
The Hereafter Welcome Kit Aoife Rice NCAD

Commended
Collection of Folds Isabella Utria NCAD
Amach Colin Carthy GMIT


USE OF ILLUSTRATION IN DESIGN

Winner
DIY Your Eat Harriet Yakub NCAD

Commended
Cosmic Greys Domenique Serfontein Dublin Institute of Design
In Plain Sight Zoe McCarthy NCAD
How to be a Good Ancestor Nick Pender LSAD

TYPOGRAPHY

Winner
Subconscious Order Jess Whelan IADT

Commended
How to be A Good Ancestor Diarmuid O'Connor Limerick Institute of Technology
Holistic Herbalism Claire-Louise Vickery TU Dublin
Lords of the Wood Lydia Moran TU Dublin

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Winner
Lighten - Caring for Carers Shane Mccabe MU

Commended

Reviewing Information Design Cody Leslie Ulster University
Drogheda Community Centre Laima Jaceviciute TU Dublin

DESIGN FOR CHANGE

Winner

Granted Liana O'Cleirigh, Renata Dima NCAD 

 

GRAND PRIX  

Harriet Yakub, NCAD