About: Design and technology

by Peter Davies, Pera International | Peter Davies discusses the value of technology for business and design.

These Artists are Making It

Fionola Meredith finds out more about Craft NI’s programme.

Nesta Publication ‘Innovative entrepreneurship in the UK’

A policy breifing document produced by Nesta. Nesta’s policy breifing document suggest that while the UK has been successful at increasing the number of businesses, it is apparent that some entrepreneurs are more innovative than others.

The Journal of Modern Craft

The first peer-reviewed academic journal to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum in craft. The Journal of Modern Craft is the first peer-reviewed academic journal to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum in its subject area. It addresses all forms of making that self-consciously set themselves apart from mass production—whether in the making of designed objects, artworks, buildings, or other artefacts.

Irish Crafts 2007

Launch of CCOI’s publication in Irish Arts Review. Irish Craft 2007 is the first annual craft edition of the Irish Arts Review. This special edition of Irish Craft features the work of 46 designer makers selected by an international panel of experts for inclusion in the Crafts Council of Ireland’s PORTFOLIO initiative.

Craft Council (England) Corporate Plan | 2007

Putting Craft into New Contexts.

A New Wave of Silver Surfers

Eleanor Flegg profiles the innovative work of contemporary NI silversmithing.

How to shape a future

Eleanor Flegg profiles the success stories of emerging Irish furniture designers.

Two new briefings from Voluntary Arts Ireland | March 2010

Voluntary Arts Ireland (VAI) have produced more than 130 short guides to help the running of groups and organisations. VAN Briefings are short publications which provide up-to-date and relevant information for voluntary arts groups and those who work in them.

Why The Crafts Matter - Advocacy for Craft

The craft sector in Northern Ireland is on the brink of major expansion, with a fast developing, highly-skilled, hard working community of practitioners.

On the bases of Craft NI’s survey’s findings published in A Future in the Making, a socio-economic survey of makers in Northern Ireland, and the sector’s own aspirations and ambitions, Craft NI’s advocacy document sets out why the crafts matter in Northern Ireland. This document is available to download.

NESTA Enterprise toolkit

Resources for creative individuals to develop successful businesses

Craft NI’s e-bulletin

Craft NI’s e-bulletin provides a monthly updates on the latest news & opportunities for the craft sector. You can sign up to receive a copy of the e-bulletin by clicking ‘join our mailing list’ on the Craft NI homepage.

Craft NI’s e-bulletin

Craft NI’s e-bulletin provides a monthly updates on the latest news & opportunities for the craft sector. You can sign up to receive a copy of the e-bulletin by clicking ‘join our mailing list’ on the Craft NI homepage.

A Future in the Making

Socio-economic survey of the craft sector in Northern Ireland, 2006 | Advocacy document for the craft sector in Northern Ireland, 2007