Creative Voices: Design, Craft, and Storytelling in Luxury
An exhibition and series of panel discussions on the idea of luxury in contemporary Ireland.
Date and time
Location
Ballyeriston House
Ballyeriston Portnoo IrelandRefund Policy
Agenda
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Shuttle Bus Starts
1:45 PM
Exhibition Doors Open
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
A conversation with Peter Boardman, Master Violin Luthier
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Panel Discussion 1: High Jewellery and Bespoke Silversmithing
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
Panel Discussion 2
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Sunset Break
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Final Panel Discussion
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Closing Remarks
6:15 PM
Final Shuttle Bus
About this event
- Event lasts 4 hours 30 minutes
- Free venue parking
Story is an integral part of Irish Culture. Design and craft are the foundations on which stories are told by luxury artisans, designers, and makers. Meet and hear from the people telling those stories first hand, against the backdrop of Donegal’s breathtaking landscape.
Throughout Irish history imagination, and storytelling in particular, have become instrumental tools that we use to make our ideas a reality. Our imagination contributes tangible value to the future we wish to create, and every day we lean on it in ways that we may not even recognise.
When committing to good design our fundamental responsibility is that we understand the stories we tell through our process. Beyond the necessity of ‘quality’, each touch point within exceptional luxury design has an impact that shapes how people use luxury items, adding depth and surprise to our projects in often unexpected ways.
Welcoming a unique group of makers, designers, and creators to Ballyeriston House, a four-hundred-year-old estate in South Donegal, and home to Irish luxury leather goods house Hawthorn Donegal, Creative Voices is an interactive exhibition of contemporary Irish Design and industry voices. This will culminate in a series of panel discussions bringing together Irish and International luxury design and craft perspectives across marketing, fashion, textiles, jewellery, furniture, and music.
The Panel: The Best Conversations at Parties Always Happen in the Kitchen
What does quality actually mean to the end user? What goes into making an aesthetically beautiful yet functional luxury item? How do outstanding designs stand the test of time and become true heirlooms? How does sustainability impact luxury design?
Through a series of panel discussions, taking place in the main ‘Kitchen / Living Area’ of Ballyeriston House, we will attempt to decode the situations in which imagination and storytelling meet superior craftsmanship and innovation to become ‘Luxury’, and ask how we grow this space in the wider Irish economy.
Panel subjects are yet to be finalised, but visiting panellists confirmed include:
- Tim Holloway: Creative Director, Something About Rocks Magazine; Founder / Owner, Holloway Studio; LGA Management; Former Creative Director, Graff Diamonds.
- Cathal Loughnane: Chief Creative Officer PA Consulting / Design Partners; Co-Designer, The History Chair.
- Pepe Montiel: CEO, BeTangible Leather Goods; President of ASOPIEL, Association of Leather Goods Companies of Ubrique.
- Michael & Anna McNeill: Hawthorn Donegal, Brand Director & Creative Lead.
- Kieran Molloy; MD/ Creative Director / Weaver, Molloy & Sons.
- Cara Murphy: Silversmith, DCCI Irish Craft Portfolio, Critical Selection.
- Peter Boardman: Boardman Violins, Master Violin Luthier.
PARKING
There is limited disabled parking available at the event. For all others a shuttlebus has been arranged from Portnoo Beach Car Park and Ardara car park at 13:30. The final shuttlebus return will be at 6pm with buses running throughout the day.