A Big Thank You!

15 Saturday Dec 2012

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I would just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make this years National Craft & Design Fair in the RDS such a huge sucess.

For those of you who didn’t make it to the fair this year here’s a few photos.

Our Stand B13

Over 500 exhibitors at this year’s fair

Me & the amazing Judy Walshe (couldn’t have gotten through the week without her)

Me & my friend the talented menswear designer Janjoe Gino.

Me & Mary Stack a.k.a Mary Slate from Slate Art

Me & Diego GVaro.

Mon Bijoux

09 Saturday Jun 2012

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Mon Bijoux is a pop up shop and gallery for Eigse (Carlow Arts Festival). Located on Tullow Street, Co. Carlow it is part of an initiative by Carlow Enterprise Board where empty commercial units throughout the town have been transformed into galleries and boutiques with work from Irish designers, artists and crafters.

Mon Bijoux has been organised by the lovely Cathy Bailey and is open from 8th-18th June 2012.

Aoife Kirwan and Cathy Bailey at opening of Mon Bijoux

Drop by and try on some hats from my Autumn/Winter 2012 collection.

Inspiration for Studio Spring Clean

31 Tuesday Jan 2012

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I took inspiration from this display at the South Street Seaport Museum in Manhattan New York and… …from this great shot of Jenna Rose’s studio a textile designer from Canada (www.jennarose.ca) who was recently a featured seller on etsy

and decided to use this glass topped table from ikea to display some of my collection of antique millinery irons in my studio.

I think they are as beautifull in their own right as they are practical and it was a shame to have them hidden away in a box when not in use.

What do you think?

National Crafts & Design Fair 30th Nov.- 4th Dec. 2011

30 Friday Sep 2011

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Aoife Kirwan Millinery will be exhibiting at the National Crafts & Design Fair in the Main Hall of Dublin’s RDS from Wednesday 30th November until Sunday 4th December. The stand will be in the balcony section, drop by to say hello and try on some hats!

This annual fair is widely recognised as Ireland’s premier commercial craftwork showcase. Many of Ireland’s most respected artists, designers & will be there, showing and selling top quality goods. The range is dazzling, everything from chocolates to high fashion, and because many of the goods are handcrafted they have the added distinction of each one being unique. A great opportunity to stock up on Christmas presents as well as being a great day out.