I'm delighted to be part of this intriguing exhibition at the National Design & Craft Gallery. Curated by Gregory Parsons, Lasting Impressions "takes a closer look at how craftspeople make and the processes they use to produce an object that will last. This exhibition celebrates the crafting of objects that will become tomorrow’s heirlooms; pieces with a timeless quality constructed from the best raw materials with integrity and ingenuity".
"...names to know in interiors this year..." Sunday Business Post
Cillian, "the extraordinary furniture maker", was named by Jessie Collins as one of the "names to know in interiors this year". Titled "The Future Makers" and featured in the Sunday Business Post, the feature outlined Cillian's career trajectory before highlighting some of his upcoming projects.
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Read moreHouse Interiors Show at the RDS 26th - 28th May, 2017
I'll be at House, the interiors event in the RDS, Dublin this weekend. Come and visit me on Stand E11.
CiIllian Interviewed by Irish Independent
Cillian was one of five makers featured in the Irish Independent this weekend. Follow this link to read the full article.
Photo credit: Gerry Mooney.
Shape the Future group show at National Craft Gallery
My work is featured in the new exhibition, Shape the Future, opening at the National Craft Gallery this Friday 18th of November at 7pm. Curated for the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland by Angela O'Kelly, the exhibition features work from the best of the new guard of Irish designer/makers all of whom have been beneficiaries of the DCCOI's FutureMakers awards program.
An exhibition of all new work, the brief asked designer/makers, in this the anniversary year of the rising, to reflect on "how craft and design shape our cultural identity" and to explore "links between making today and what it might mean to be a maker in the future".
Cillian Nominated for International Design Award
I am delighted to be one of five international designers nominated for an AD Architectural Digest Magazine design award. An annual event, I have been selected in the Arts & Crafts category in recognition of my contemporary design and traditional making. Follow this link to see the full list of nominees.
Image Interiors Design Award Nomination
I'm absolutely delighted that Parquet Table, my collaboration with Seven Wood has been nominated for an inaugural Image Interiors and Living Magazine Design Award. Collaboration is at the core of my process, and this project with Niamh is one I am particularly proud of, so it is really gratifying to be recognised in this category. The table is made from ebonised oak framing pitch-pine parquet, which was reclaimed from Queen's University in Belfast.
Winners are decided by the public and you can vote for us at:
http://image.ie/designawards
New collaboration - Death at Intervals
I'm very excited about this new collaboration. Director Kellie Hughes has adapted the José Saramago novel Death at Intervals for the stage; the story of an otherwise unremarkable musician who meets his death in beguiling human form. The play will be staged at the Galway International Arts Festival in July. My role is to modify a grand piano (the central prop of the play) to suit the needs of the production. Those modifications will be dictated by the evolution of the production and the collaborative efforts of the cast and crew.
"...one of Ireland’s leading furniture designers..." →
Many thanks to Deirdre McQuillan and the Irish Times for the wonderful feature about my work in today's paper. You can read the full article here:
House design fair at the RDS, Dublin. 20th - 22nd May
I'll be at House-Event this weekend, Ireland's new Interior Design Event at the RDS Dublin.
Come and visit me on stand E11 to see my award winning furniture as featured in ELLE DECORATION, Wallpaper* magazine, Image Interiors and Living Magazine and AD Architectural Digest Germany.