Crafting Your Future
The Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) is the national agency for the commercial development of Irish designers and makers, stimulating innovation, championing design thinking and informing Government policy.
Irish craft businesses are characteristically small in scale and are geographically widespread, but taken nationally, the industry is a significant employer while also providing viable, sustainable enterprises in all areas, including those isolated rural communities often seen as unsuitable by other manufacturing sectors.
To register with the DCCoI click here.
Education
The Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) recognise the critical role that education plays in the future growth of craft and design sector and in the preservation of our cultural heritage.
DCCoI has a number of education initiatives at primary, second and third level aimed at developing an awareness of craft and creativity and promoting careers in the craft industry. For more information on these click here.
Glen Lucas is a professional Woodturner. Following his Leaving Certificate he did some classes with professional woodturners. He also undertook a FÁS cabinet making course. Following a Business Skills Course which he took with the Craft Council of Ireland he set up his own workshop in 1997.
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