
14-16
November
2025


Annie Atkins is best known for her work as a graphic artist in the film industry, having designed for many Oscar-nominated-and-winning movies, such as Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs, as well as Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies. Her first book prompted Jeff Goldblum to write that “Annie makes the unreal seem hyperreal, and the real more supremely alive and utterly magical”.

Architect Amanda Bone worked in Paris, New York and Dublin prior to establishing Amanda Bone Architects in 2000, a multi award winning architectural practice specialising in one-off individual houses ranging from contemporary new build to the refurbishment of protected structures. Amanda is also a judge on the RTE series Home of The Year.

Bryan O’Sullivan Studio was founded in 2013 and today has teams established in both central London and New York City. The studio works with clients globally to produce contemporary, liveable design informed by an elegant and eclectic European point of view. Projects span residential, hospitality, restaurants, bars and maritime. Bryan finds exquisite details and inspiration everywhere he goes absorbing the nuances and details that make everyday living exceptional.

Jenny Huston is an Irish-Canadian radio DJ, author, and award-winning jewellery designer. After a decade on Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ 2fm, she launched Edge Only in 2014, her multi award-winning sustainable fine jewellery brand. Known for bold, minimalist statement pieces crafted in 100% recycled gold and sterling silver, Edge Only champions clean, genderless design and ethical luxury — precious metal jewellery with a point of difference.

Marc Fish is a British designer and maker celebrated for pushing the boundaries between fine furniture, sculpture, and design art. Blending meticulous craftsmanship with experimental techniques, Fish creates works that explore the relationship between nature, form, and material innovation. His practice sits at the crossroads of traditional woodworking and contemporary design, with a particular focus on layered construction, biomorphic forms, and the tactile elegance of natural materials.

Linda Brownlee’s work, as both photographer and director, moves between the worlds of portraiture, fashion,and documentary. Her work has been shown in group shows at London’s National Portrait Gallery, Tate Liverpool, Photo Museum Ireland & IMMA. Linda’s monographs include ‘Achill’ published in 2010 by Eighty One Books. Her photography has featured regularly in publications such as British Vogue, The New York Times, Dazed & Confused and the Guardian magazines.

Dublin-born artist Maser, who first made his mark in the graffiti scene in 1995, has risen to prominence in the international art world. His career, rooted in a deep connection to urban environments and their communities, showcases his journey from the streets of Dublin to global acclaim. Maser’s educational background in fine art and visual communications, highlighted by an award from the International Society of Typographic Designers.

Clare Grennan and Laura Caffrey established Irish Design Shop in 2008 as a space to celebrate the very best in Irish craft and design. The shop ethos has always been to represent traditional heritage crafts and makers from all over Ireland. Clare and Laura to collaborate with skilled craftspeople on special collections developed exclusively for Irish Design Shop.Their high level of retail experience is carried through to the website, where importance is placed on high-quality photography, styling, and usability.
2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the Names jewellery brand, created by Clare and Laura in 2015. Each piece of jewellery, crafted by hand, is named after a woman who inspires Clare and Laura, be they family members, disrupters, or fellow makers. To mark 10 years of the brand, a new collection is due to launch in the Autumn.

Paul Galvin works at the intersection of design and sport. His design and storytelling examines everything from stadium architecture, seating plans, pitch lines and play designs in NFL to hurley-making, club crests, & victory-speeches. Language is used in a specific and culturally appropriate way to design, storytell and market his brand at Dunnes Stores. His latest story, BAS, communicates the essence of hurling.

Rich Gilligan is a photographer from Dublin. He began making his own zines as a teenager and went on to become a skateboard photographer. He now shoots a wide range of commissioned projects while continuing to pursue his own personal work. From 2015-2021 Rich was based in New York. He is now based in Wicklow where he continues to work on projects worldwide.

Steve Doogan is an award-winning illustrator. Best known for his best selling books with the writer Manchan Magan, including Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature and many others. He recently illustrated the new logo for the Abbey Theatre & created art for the Croke Park GAA Museum.

Simon Ronan is founder of Simon Ronan Landscape Architects, a studio of 14 landscape architects based in rural Skibbereen, West Cork. The practice collaborates with some of the world’s leading international architects on landmark projects across the world. Its work spans luxury hotels, major cultural landscapes, and visionary masterplans, always with a focus on creating places that are pushing the boundaries of contemporary design and ecologically attuned.
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See and hear graphic, fashion and interior designers, photographers, visual artists, makers and more discuss their work, their influences and their challenges. Experience Design Differently.
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