Richard Malone celebrates the legacy of Eileen Gray in new exhibition
Richard Malone celebrates the legacy of Eileen Gray in new exhibition
Richard Malone will curate ‘Making and Momentum In Conversation with Eileen Gray,’ set to open in the Fench town of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in June 2021
Exhibition sketch by Mourne Textiles
Often, when aesthetic oeuvres are analysed or discussed, they are viewed within a range of academic contexts, spanning critical theory and defined genres. Take the legacy of visionary multihyphenate artist, architect and furniture designer Eileen Gray. To some, her legacy is viewed within the context of modernism and functional, ergonomic design. To others, it is analysed through the framework of her male contemporaries, like Corbusier and Walter Gropious. Famously, Corbusier defaced Gray’s renowned E1027 seaside villa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in France – which she built with her then-partner Jean Badovici in 1929 – painting its walls with
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Degree courses in goldsmithing and ceramics to begin in Kilkenny in 2022
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The Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has announced an exciting new partnership with Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) that will see the creation of two new Kilkenny-based degree courses for students.
The redesign and further development of the DCCI courses in Ceramics Skills & Design and Jewellery and Goldsmithing Skills & Design will mark a significant milestone for the sector. It will ensure a high level of craftspeople will graduate with enhanced qualifications in Ireland, while keeping the ancient skills of goldsmithing and ceramics ‘throwing’ alive.
GMIT was chosen as DCCI’s higher education partner following consultation meetings with seven third-level institutions across the country.
Possible boost for famous Laois craft that is stitched in to the fabric of Mountmellick
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A new bursary to support contemporary lacemakers that celebrates Ireland’s rich history of needlework and could help Laois practitioners of the famous Mountmellick embroidered Laois work has been launched.
The RDS Branchardière Lace Bursary 2021 is part of an innovative collaboration funded by the RDS and managed by Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI).