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Designer Irish Blog
Meet Vivien Walsh...
January 06, 2022
Vivien Walsh is one of Ireland's leading jewellery designers whose career started by accident in the late 1980’s. She was captivated by the small bead shops in London where she was living at the time and began experimenting with what was to turn into a fully fledged career. On returning to Ireland she launched her first...
CREATE 2019 @ Brown Thomas
July 02, 2019
Spearheaded by BT Fashion Director Shelly Corkery, CREATE 2019 showcases the very best and the brightest in Irish design for the 9th year. A showcase celebrating the brightest and boldest in Irish design, now in its eight year, CREATE celebrates the extraordinary work of 25 talented designers across ready-to-wear, accessories, millinery jewellery and interiors. BT...
CREATE 2018 @ Brown Thomas
July 03, 2018
A showcase celebrating the brightest and boldest in Irish design, now in its eight year, CREATE celebrates the extraordinary work of 25 talented designers across ready-to-wear, accessories, millinery jewellery and interiors. BT Fashion Director Shelly Corkery says: “Celebrating Brown Thomas’ ongoing support and commitment to the importance of Irish design, CREATE marks a very exciting...
MANLEY @ Peter Mark VIP Style Awards
April 27, 2018
"Sometime things happen when you least expect them. Friday night was one of those. Nominated for Best Irish Designer at the Peter Mark VIP Style Awards, I attended as I do every year, thinking it could never be Manley. This year was different, this year I walked away with the award. "Today I’m filled with pride for...
The Textile Project : NCAD @ BT
May 31, 2017
There are only 2 weeks remaining to view The Textile Project, an exhibition of work by NCAD second year Textile and Surface Design students which is currently taking place in Brown Thomas' Grafton Street store. Twenty students arranged into five groups were tasked to follow a specific brief from Brown Thomas Creative Director, John Redmond,...