Top 50 New Products at Showcase
The Top 50 New Products at Showcase can be found in a special display area in the Shelbourne Hall. Chosen by a panel of independent retailers, the Top 50 Producsts are int he categories of Craft and Gift, Tabletop &Interiors, Jewellery, Fashion , iknitwear and Accessories. Each category has a Winner and Two Highly Commended exhibitors and one Overall Winner of Best New Product at the show. Cillian Johnson won the Tabeltop & Interiors Section with his Aran Beag Lamp,
Showcase Fashion 2012 - A New Platform for Irish Fashion
An exciting new addition to this year's show is Showcase Fashion 2012, a bold presentation of the best of Irish fashion from 60 Irish designer-makers and manufacturers. Directed and produced by Sonia Reynolds, Showcase Fashion 2012 - one of the biggest fashion presentations in Ireland this year - was held in the beautiful surroundings of the RDS Members' Library on Sunday evening,. Showcase Fashio 2012 is platform for new designers and established brands. The enthusiastic audience of 200 trade buyers from at home and abroad, were shown Irish fashion in a fresh, innovative way, reflecting the excitement and creativity of the sector.
President Michael D Higgins Opens Showcase 2012
Speaking in the RDS at the opening of Showcase 2012, Ireland’s Creative Expo, Karen Hennessy CEO of the Crafts Council of Ireland said there is a window of opportunity right now for Irish designed and made, locally crafted goods and Ireland needs to capitalise on this opportunity. “The demand for authentic, unique, high quality Irish products is reflected in the fact that pre-show buyer registrations for Showcase 2012 are up over 70% compared to last year and today we have been welcoming buyers arriving from as far away as Japan and Canada,” said Ms Hennessy
Lynda Gault Ceramics Wins Best New Product at Showcase 2012
The award to Lynda Gault of Lynda Gault Ceramics was presented Chairman of the Crafts Council of Ireland, Laura Magahy on Saturday evening. Lynda’s studio is on Lower Quay Street in Sligo town and features beautifully handmade clay tableware and decorative pieces, inspired by the stunning and powerful surrounding landscape, in particular the Atlantic Ocean . Lynda Gault Ceramics is a fairly new addition to the world of Irish craft. Lynda has been working with clay for 12 years and in 2007 she opened her own pottery studio in her native Sligo. Taking inspiration from the beautiful and powerful surrounding landscape, particularly the crashing Atlantic, Lynda’s glazes are fluid and full of movement. Using stoneware clay to make her tableware and decorative wares, Lynda produces every piece by hand, from throwing on the wheel to finishing and glazing, making each pot unique and individual. See Lydna on Creative Island stand C14. See the Top 50 New Products at the Show in a special display in the Shelbourne Hall.
Showcase Fashion 2012 - a New Platform for Irish Fashion
Fashion 2012 is a platform for some of the most exciting emerging and established Irish brands. It is a hand selected, carefully edited and styled collection of garments and accessories that reflect what we are loved for… textures, layers and colours that evoke our Irish landscapes, stories, love of life, history and craft. We have style, we have quality, we have creativity. Showcase Fashion 2012 presents this in a contemporary way that puts our fashion on the world stage. See Showcase Fashion 2012 in the Highlights Section and visit the Fashon 2012 Gallery.
