Red Earth Designs
Red Earth Designs is a business partnership specialising in Handmade Ceramics and is run by identical twins Karen and Claire Gibson.
Karen and Claire graduated with Masters Degrees from the University of Ulster at Belfast and have over sixteen years experience in working with ceramics. Formerly established as Earthform, they are progressing from successful collections of contemporary ceramic tableware, corporate awards and public art projects, to commissioned work for the gallery and collectors’ market.
“We love turning a piece of earth into a beautiful object by employing traditional processes such as throwing, handbuilding, pressmoulding and slipcasting to create a contemporary range of work.”
Through honing their specialist skills, they both concentrated on hand building as the preferred method of making, and so it was a natural progression to move from the wholesale market, to specialising in designing and making Awards for the corporate sector.
They now have an extensive portfolio of awards and are very busy with repeat orders and new contracts.
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Professional Experience
2010 SpaceCRAFT ‘just for us’ exhibition
2010 Solo Show SpaceCRAFT Gallery
2010 C3 Collecting Contemporary Craft, Ulster Museum
2009 SpaceCRAFT Makers Exhibition
2008 Stranraer Museum Westfest Exhibition
2007 SpaceCRAFT Makers Exhibition
2006 ‘The Art of Commissioning’, Space CRAFT , Belfast
2006 ‘Flair’, Belfast
2005 Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland
2003 National Crafts competition, touring
2004/07 British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate
2003 Artisan, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh
2011 European Year of Volunteering Awards
2011 Oireactas Awards (Irish Media Awards)
2011 County Antrim Yacht Club Awards
2011 Naturally North Coast Awards
2011 Allianz Arts and Business Awards
2010 Taste of Ulster Awards August
2010 PPI Radio Awards
2010 Princes Trust Music Award
2009 Tall Ships Awards
2009/10 Northern Ireland Local Government Awards
2009 Princes Trust/Invest NI Celebrate Success Award
2008 Arts Council of Northern Ireland Corporate Gifts
2008 Dun Laoghaire County Council Awards
2005/08 South Dublin Co Council community awards 2005-2008
2007 Radio Advertising Awards
2007 Setanta Sports Trophies – Irish Hockey Association
2007 Malahide Sports Awards – Malahide Sports Association
2007 FSEA Awards- KMPG Financial Services
2005/06 ‘The Lost Streets’, Ceramic mural, Shankill Rd, Belfast
2006 Fingal Council Awards – Fingal Co Council
2006 Environmental Awards – Meath Co Council
2006 ‘Ceramic River’ Sandy Row Community Group, Blithe St, Belfast
2006 Royal Liver Awards, Royal Liver Assurance
2006 present PPI Radio Awards – PPI radio
2006 Aim Awards – All-Ireland Marketing Institute
2005 South Dublin Community Awards- South Dublin County Council
2004/05 Shell Livewire Awards – Shell Livewire
2002 Premier Training Awards, Parity Training
2009 Creative Industries Innovation Fund
2010 Finalist Belfast Business Awards
2007/8 Craft NI Business Academy Place
2004/05/06 Showcase Ireland Index Awards, winners
2003 Special Mention, new product Awards, Showcase
2002 Belfast Arts Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
2002 Winner Belfast Arts Awards for Craft
2007 ‘Get Crafty’, Belfast Telegraph
2007 ‘Artwork rekindles Shankill Memories’ Business Today
2007 ‘Trio turn Creative hands to Growing their Business’ Business Today
2006 ‘TurningCreativity intoa thriving Business’ Business Today
2006 ‘Local Business Starts take on the Dragons’ Business Today
2006 ‘Features: Earthform Ceramics’, Perspective Magazine
2003 ‘Take Three Girls’ Ireland’s Homes & Interiors
Contact Details
Unit 15,
Townsend Enterprise Park,
28 Townsend St,
Belfast
BT13 2ES
