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Crafting Your Future

Design & Crafts Council Ireland

About this Sector

Ireland has a strong heritage in craft and design, for example the famous Kilkenny Design Workshops. Our skills in creating are renowned worldwide. The craft industry is estimated to be valued at €122M.

Career Opportunities

There is a diverse range of careers in craft and design which are equally challenging, innovative and fulfilling. A wide range of options are open to you by simply following your desire to express yourself through your skills and creativity.

Qualifications Required

There are a number of routes to becoming a highly skilled craftsperson or designer. Many people choose to study in a college of further education or undertake a third level degree. Others take up an apprenticeship with a craftsperson or design studio.

Career Advice for the Design Sector

It is advisable to get experience where you can. Try volunteering, maybe think about an internship or other work experience to give you a taste of the area you feel you might be interested in.

Professional Courses

We provide a range of programmes, supports and services for designers, craftspeople, learners and teachers. Search Designers and Craftspeople by county and explore courses on offer in a wide range of disciplines.

About Design & Crafts Council Ireland

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.

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Liz Christy, Textile Design/Handweaver

Liz Christy is a Textile Designer and Handweaver working near Castleblaney, Co Monaghan. After her Leaving Cert she completed a certificate in Visual Education and went on to get a National Diploma in Textile Design. She is now self employed, and operates her own studio, Swallow Studios, where she displays and sells her creations.

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