Design & Crafts Council Ireland announced the shortlist for Future Makers Awards 2024 this week, featuring makers and designers from Donegal to Cork.
This year’s competition saw an impressive range of entries from all around Ireland, with each one demonstrating a unique approach to creating beautiful and functional works of art.
Future Makers is a fantastic initiative that recognises students and emerging makers that are championing design across Ireland. The shortlisted candidates represent the most innovative and creative young designers and makers in the country, and they have demonstrated exceptional skill, creativity, and potential in their respective fields.
Rosemary Steen
CEO | DCCI
Future Makers Programme:
Established in 2009, Future Makers is a Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) initiative which recognises talent, potential and creativity. It is a platform to showcase the talent of the next generation of makers, designers, and craftspeople looking to take the step from training into enterprise and it provides them with much-needed financial support.
Prize Fund:
A total awards value of €25,000, it is one of the largest prize-funded design and craft award programmes in Europe.
Judges:
Victoria Donovan: A silversmith with almost 40 years of experience.
Anneliese Duffy Fallon: Irish fashion designer, owner of The Linen Shirt Company and founder of Fashion Connect Ireland.
Katie Dominy: Co-Founder & CEO of Arts Thread and The Global Creative Graduate Show.
Fiona Sheehan: An entrepreneur and brand owner with over 25 years of experience in the design, manufacturing, wholesale, and distribution of Irish-made products.
Belén Llamas-Ferrier: An apprentice of André Buchs’s and an expert in antique frames and techniques, as well as in the design of contemporary frames.
