Press Clippings KDW/PC 1965 - 1988 31 volumes Kilkenny Design Workshops The majority of the clippings are in English but some are in a Irish and others in a variety of European languages. More detailed information on language is aVailable at the file (volume) level.

As well as features on, or references to KDW and its products, associated designers and events, these press clippings cover a very wide range of topics which change over time. Among these topics are the debate on design standards in Ireland, design education and the promotion of craft and design generally. In keeping with KDW’s original aim of improving design to assist exports, there is also coverage of trade figures, export drives and the development of various industries in Ireland. Broad cultural and heritage issues are covered, including general visual arts reports and changes to the build environment. From the late 1970s there is increased coverage of fashion design, and in the 1980s, food. Throughout the period covered features on tourism in Ireland, particularly anything related to Kilkenny, are included. For a period of time there are frequent clippings on angling. Each year Christmas gift ideas are featured, as are ideas for Mother’s Day, Easter etc. The sources of the clippings are also wide ranging, including international, national and regional press and magazines and specialist trade publications. Administrative history The individual volumes have been arranged in rough chronological order. The clippings on individual pages may cover a range of dates within a month, or even over a number of months, which leads to a certain amount of overlap between volumes. Researchers are advised to consult volumes before and after the dates specified for a particular volume to ensure access to all possible clippings.

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Press Clippings, Volume 1 KDW/PC/01 1965-05-01 - 1968-04-30 40 double sided A2 sized sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper articles and photographs about the following: Background and Opening of KDW: - the background to and establishment of Kilkenny Design Workshops - the official opening of Kilkenny Design Workshops, mentioning several of the craftspeople involved - an exhibition detailing all the aspects of work at Kilkenny Design Workshops - Kilkenny Design Workshops first anniversary - Kilkenny Design Workshop's first annual report - the Scandinavian Report and government apathy towards it - an assessment of Kilkenny Design Workshops after 2 years in operation KDW Designs and Products: - a new type of woven carpet to be manufactured at Kilkenny Design Workshops - the Kilkenny Chair - the opening of Wexford Craft Shop, which is to stock Kilkenny Design products - the first international cat show in Kilkenny with a silver and marble trophy designed by Bertel Gardberg - plans to increase the use of marble in Kilkenny Design products - Kilkenny Design to design and execute a trophy for an award in the Transit Section at the Annual Packaging Competition - the use of Irish grown flax in Kilkenny Design textile products - Trophy made in Kilkenny marble for an award at the National Ploughing Championships - a new tea-towel featuring a Book of Kells design - the 1968 St. Patrick's Day gift to the President of the USA, a marble bowl with a silver shamrock centrepiece, designed in Kilkenny Design Workshops - Altman's, a store in New York stocking Kilkenny Design products (includes Christmas gift feature from New York Times) - an exhibition of Kilkenny products in Heal's, a furniture shop in London KDW Staff: - a vacant position for a manageress - a vacant position for a handloom weaver - a vacant position for a silversmith - a vacant position for an Exhibition Manageress - designers Agneta and Helena Ruuth talk about beings sisters and their experience in Ireland - Rionore, a new jewellery company being set up in Kilkenny by Rudolf Heltzel Other KDW News: - a visit to Kilkenny Design Workshops by a group of people involved in the arts in Northern Ireland - the donation of $23,000 by an American businessman Adrian Gerity, to set up a design library in Kilkenny Design Workshops Industry and Exports: - the importance of exports and industry to the Irish economy - the opening of the International Wool Secretariat's new Dublin office - the announcement of a Government programme for Small Industries - the increase in export figures - the British Toy Manufacturers Association Toy Fair in Brighton - the appointed of a receiver to Galway Textile Printers - a report on a Coras Trachtala trade mission to Australia - Ireland being represented for the first time at the Spring Gift Show in Toronto, Canada - the popularity of leprechauns in the souvenir trade - an Irish Products Centre to be opened in New York - the crisis in the jewellery industry in Britain - Commercial products from KDW launched in shops in Ireland, Britain and America - the potential move of Coras Trachtala's premises from Baggot Street to Lansdowne House - Ceramics Ltd. a Co. Clare based pottery company forming a trade relationship with the Rosenthal Group, china manufacturers from West Germany Education: - plans to train a generation of Irish craftspeople - Associated Electrical Industries Design Scholarship (won by Eleanor Collen) - Ireland 66 Design Competition - Young Designer of the Year Competition 1967, won by Linda Willis - Winner of the second A.E.I scholarship, Barbara Mullarney - the National Apprentice Competition Kilkenny Culture and Heritage: - a mural by artist Frank Heylin, commissioned by Rothe House, Kilkenny - the ownership, handover and restoration of Kilkenny Castle - the artist Henry Moore visits Dublin and Kilkenny - Kilkenny as the location for the filming of 'Lock Up Your Daughters' Ireland and KDW in International Press: - an article about Dublin from the Danish newspaper 'Politiken' - A travel report on Irish castles in The New York Times - an upcoming Irish issue of 'Mobilia' - a Danish design journal - Ezra Stroller, an international photographer visits Kilkenny to shoot a feature on Kilkenny Design Workshops for 'House Beautiful' - features on Kilkenny Design Workshops in international publications such as Home Furnishing Daily, House Beautiful, The Brighton-Pittsford Post (New York) and The Record Exhibitions: - Kilkenny Design Workshops Christmas Fair 1966 and 1967 - the exhibition 'Finland Builds' at the Building Centre of Ireland - an exhibition by Sonja Landweer in the Ritchie Hendriks Gallery - Guinness Prize (awarded to Cecil O'Donohue and Peggy Sheridan) and exhibition in Little Theatre, Brown Thomas organised by the Irish Society for Design and Craftwork. - the exhibition 'Historical Monuments of Germany' at the Building Centre, Baggot Street - ROSC '67 and the controversy over moving Irish monuments Heritage, Architecture and Archaeology - plans for a new office block (Goulding) by the Grand Canal - a feature on Chapter House of St. Mary's Abbey in Dublin - the discovery of Knowth - Knitting on the Aran Islands The Importance of Design: - new Irish stamps designed by Heinrich Gerl - various debates around design in Ireland: being a designer, types of design, design education, improvement in Irish design and a uniquely Irish design aesthetic, criticisms of Kilkenny Design Workshops Miscellaneous: - the similarities between Ireland and Finland - An auction of 17th, 18th and 19th century Irish Silver in Sotheby's, London - feature on Richard B. Gump, a San Francisco businessman who collects silver pots - Politicians unhappy with RTE - Jim Harding who works in marble

Newspaper articles glued or stapled on to sheets of black paper. In some case the glue can be seen through the paper. Some of newspaper articles are folded up and need to be gently unfolded in order to read them.

'K' for Kilkenny KDW/PC/01/05 1965-12-03 1 press cutting Text Irish Independent Kilkenny Design Workshops

'K' for Kilkenny

Report in the Sunday Independent newspaper on the newly opened Kilkenny Design Workshops.

Original available at NIVAL by appointment.

© Irish Independent, rights reserved.

CIE Ireland House, Bond Street, London Edna Martin Mass-production Leprechauns Louis le Brocquy Scandinavian report Scandinavian report Industry Irish Independent Exports Manufacturing Opening exhibition Restoration Wood turning Maria Van Kesteren Corás Tráchtála Bord Fáilte Weaver William H. Walsh William H. Walsh Printed textiles Kilkenny Design Workshops Kilkenny Castle Stable Yard Press clippings Sigrid Follin Book of Kells Book of Kells Weave Helena Ruuth Prototype Arklow Pottery Ltd. Shamrock Shamrock Exhibitions of design Irish Export Board Design in Ireland Exhibitions Wood Textiles Ceramics Aer Lingus
Ad for manageress KDW/PC/01/01 1965-06-15 1 press cutting Text Irish Times Kilkenny Design Workshops

Ad for manageress

Advertisement placed in the Irish Times newspaper inviting applications for the position of Manageress at Kilkenny Design Workshops.

Original available at NIVAL by appointment.

© Irish Times, rights reserved.

Manageress Kilkenny Design Workshops Job Press clippings Irish Times Advertisement Design in Ireland
Four press clippings from November 1965 KDW/PC/01/03 1965-11-16 - 1965-11-17 4 press cuttings Text Irish Press Irish Times Sunday Independent Kilkenny Design Workshops

“Design workshops aim at boosting exports"

“Design workshops show what can be done”

“Design centres will lead to exports”

“Twenty Years A-Growing”

Two items from the Irish Press, one item from the Irish Times and one item from the Sunday Independent, reporting on the opening of the Kilkenny Design Workshops.

Original available at NIVAL by appointment.

© Irish Times, © Irish Press, © Sunday Independent, rights reserved.

Scandinavian report Dr. Thomas Bodkin Lace Industry Economy Scandinavia Irish Press European designers Niall Montgomery Irish Independent Exports Manufacturing High quality design Opening exhibition Restoration Swedish Ambassador Nils-Eric Ekblad Walter S. Smithwick Architect Rev. Donal O'Sullivan S.J Arts Council Wood turning Corás Tráchtála Mayor of Kilkenny Alderman Michael J. McGuinness, Dr. P.J. Hillary Bord Fáilte Dr. T.J O'Driscoll Apprentice Library William H. Walsh Minister for Industry and Commerce Printed textiles Carpets Kilkenny Design Workshops Kilkenny Castle Stable Yard Candlemaking Glass Press clippings Irish Times Linen Weave Prototype Exhibitions of design Irish Export Board Design in Ireland Education Fashion and Knitwear Exhibitions Designer development Industrial design and Furniture Wood Textiles Silver holloware Book Ceramics OPW Craft Kilkenny Castle Silver
New Products and Designs 'Vital' to Industry KDW/PC/01/02 1965-11-16 1 press cutting Text Kilkenny Design Workshops Cork Examiner

New Products and Designs 'Vital' to Industry

Report in the Cork Examiner newspaper on the official opening of the Kilkenny Design Workshops. The headline quotes Dr. P.J. Hillery, then Minister for Industry and Commerce.

Original available at NIVAL by appointment.

© Cork Examiner, rights reserved.

Exports Manufacturing High quality design Opening exhibition Rev. Donal O'Sullivan S.J Arts Council Corás Tráchtála Mayor of Kilkenny Alderman Michael J. McGuinness, Dr. P.J. Hillary William H. Walsh Minister for Industry and Commerce Kilkenny Design Workshops Cork Examiner Press clippings Prototype Exhibitions of design Irish Export Board Design in Ireland Education Exhibitions Designer development Industrial design and Furniture Fashion Arts Council of Ireland
Press clippings from 21 November 1965 KDW/PC/01/04 1965-11-21 2 press cuttings Text Sunday Press Irish Press Kilkenny Design Workshops

“Superb! My verdict on Design Centre”

“Out of shambles comes real hive of industry”

An article from the Sunday Press newspaper by Ita Hynes and an article from the Irish Independent reporting on the newly opened Kilkenny Design Workshops.

Original available at NIVAL by appointment.

© Sunday Independent, © Irish Independent, rights reserved.

International Apprentices Competition Keith Wilson Staffordshire Potteries The Liberties John O'Connell Michael Scott Robert Haughton Marquis of Ormond Kytler's Inn Witch Dame Alice Kytler Sunday Press Industry European designers Irish Independent David Reeves Sonja Landweer High quality design Opening exhibition Restoration Ita Hynes Virginia Booth Wood turning Cyril O'Mahony Peter Donovan Corás Tráchtála Weaver Apprentice Gary Sharpe Peter Molloy Mark Butler Kilkenny Design Workshops Kilkenny Castle Stable Yard Press clippings Exhibitions of design Irish Export Board Design in Ireland Exhibitions Industrial design and Furniture Wood Textiles Ceramics Butler Gallery National Gallery of Ireland Kilkenny Castle
Press Clippings, Volume 2 KDW/PC/02 1969-11-01 - 1969-12-31 15 mainly double-sided (some single-sided) A3 sized sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - European Conservation Year 1970 and Kilkenny Design logo for the Irish Conservation Year - candles on sale for Christmas, including the Kilkenny Design black iron man candlestand - a trophy for the National Export Awards designed by Kilkenny Design Workshops - Kilkenny Design cushions available at Irish Uisneach gift shop in Mullingar - toys being designed by Kilkenny Design Workshops - criticism of Christmas cards from various state bodies including Kilkenny Design Workshops - the award for the Tidy Towns Competition designed at Kilkenny Design Workshops KDW Staff and Former Staff: - Damien Harrington, the head graphic designer at Kilkenny Design and some of his new rebranding projects - a former woodturner at Kilkenny Design, John Sheil being awarded a research and travel scholarship Other KDW News: - the celebration of the fourth anniversary of the founding of Kilkenny Design Workshops with the exhibition 'Designs for Production' - reviews of a television programme about Kilkenny Design Workshops called 'Designed in Kilkenny' as part of the Anthology series on RTE - a talk about antiques by Arthur Negus, in which KDW pottery is mentioned - a feature on Kilkenny Design Workshops in the Oakland Tribune - the opening of a Kilkenny Store in Ghiradelli Square in San Francisco Education: - the idea of locating the new College of Art in Kilkenny - Bill Walsh of KDW speaks at the Killarney Seminar on Design, urging for better art and design education in schools Industry and Exports: - the small industries development authority and various small design companies benefiting from Kilkenny Design Workshops advice and orders - Boramics Ltd., a new candle making factory being set up in Borris, Co. Carlow Exhibitions: - Jack Lenor Larsen, an American textile designer who designed a collection of Irish textiles 'Irish Awakenings' to be produced at Kilkenny Design and information on an exhibition of his work in the exhibition hall in Trinity College.

Newspaper articles glued, stapled or sellotaped on to sheets of paper and placed inside plastic sleeves. In some case the glue/sellotape can be seen through the paper. Some of newspaper articles are folded up and need to be gently unfolded in order to read them.

Press Clippings, Volume 3 KDW/PC/03 1970-01-01 - 1971-07-31 44 double sided A3 sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - an award for 'Best County' designed by KDW for the Tidy Town Competition - a new stamp designed by KDW for European Conservation Year and the symbol for Irish Conservation Year - the KDW Christmas card - KDW products on display at various trade fairs including Blackpool Gift Fair, British Furniture Fair, International Household Goods and Hardware Fair, Irish Wedding Gifts Fair - many Irish hotels using KDW designed textiles - the "Folding Easy Chair" - a new trophy for the Irish Grand National, a rose bowl designed by KDW - a new stamp designed by Louis le Brocquy, boardmember of KDW - interior design products to improve a farmhouse or guesthouse for visitors - Rugplan Ltd. - a company that sells rugmaking kits, with several of the designs by KDW - a plaque designed by Oisín Kelly to commemorate the Gaelic League in Rothe House, in particular T.W. Hanrahan and Eileen Cronin - various trophies designed by KDW including the Export Award, the Nescafe/Aerlingus Men's Open Championship and the National Debating Competition - fashion articles featuring clothes from the Kilkenny Shop - Kilkenny Corporation ask KDW to design a memento to be given to important visitors - Stillorgan Shopping Centre and its sign designed by KDW - ideas for Christmas presents featuring KDW products - KDW to design wallpaper for Wallpapers Ltd. KDW Staff and Former Staff: - Michael Rafter, leaving Kilkenny to study silversmithing in Stockholm - the KDW graphic designer Damian Harrington - other interests of the staff at KDW including playing sport, entering talent competitions and embarking on world tours - the jewellery designer Rudolf Heltzel (formerly of KDW), including the opening of his retail showroom in Kilkenny and an exhibition of his work at 'Sheelah of Dublin' in London - Joan Kneissel to train as a silversmith at Kilkenny Design Workshops - Alice Rodin, KDW weaver - Peter Donovan, KDW silversmith - Michael Fitzpatrick of KDW representing Ireland at the International Apprentice Competition in Tokyo - 'Irish Management Institute Conference' on technological development, linked to the 'Dyer and Colourists Symposium' opened by W.H. Walsh - an interview with Oisín Kelly Other KDW News: - a feature on Kilkenny Design Workshops written in Swedish (the name of the publication is not listed) - the future of KDW including plans for it to become financially independent and fears that it might be downgraded - visits from various groups to Kilkenny and the Design Workshops including Ballyfermot Vocational School, St.Louis Secondary School, members of Irish Friendship Society in Moscow, members of the Irish American Council, a delegation from Le Mouvement National Des Elus Locaux in France, the Birmingham Evening Mail's Housewives Circle, members of the ICA, Brian Forbes and Nanette Newman, members of the Guinness Group, the Tuam Vintners Association, American teenage business tycoons, members of the Worshipful Company of Founders, Yuri Ustamenko (a Russian reporter) and a group of British architects and consulting engineers - a new Kilkenny shop opening at Ghiradelli Square in San Francisco - a feature on Kilkenny Design Workshops in the Daily Telegraph - the opening of three new textile studios at KDW, having received a grant from W.R. Grace & Co. New York - the UCD Summer School including a trip to Kilkenny Design Workshops - KDW scholarships won by Patrick Behan and Patrick McAuliffe - notes of illustrated talks on KDW given by Mary Mullen - a KDW open day - a donation of $5500 to KDW from Irish organisations in America - the repeat screening of the documentary 'Designed in Kilkenny' on television - a letter to the Irish Times by W.H. Walsh defending KDW designs in response to a previous letter - a feature on KDW in the Christian Science Monitor Education: - hopes for a new regional art school to open in Kilkenny - a letter to the Irish Times from KDW Chairman W.H. Walsh about the lack of good presentation at the Young Scientists Exhibition and appealing for more art instruction in primary schools. - the future of art education in Ireland and debates around the place for industrial design training - plans for a new institute of higher education in Limerick with an industrial design programme - a speech given by Dr. Hilda O'Malley at the opening of the 'Limerick Art Society' in which she is critical of art education and the general neglect of the visual arts in Ireland - a series of articles in the Irish Times critical of the National College of Art, the last of which also suggests some possible solutions - the '71 Design Scholarship Contest The Importance of Design: - the 'Killarney Design Seminar' including details of speeches made about the industrialisation of Ireland, the need for small skill-based industries, the importance of design in industry and the need for co-operation between education and design - the standard of design in crochet and lacemaking Industry and Exports: - various companies around Ireland producing KDW designed products for the export market including Irish Worsted Mills Ltd., a candlemaking factory in Borris, Kilkenny Trading Company and West Wicklow Design Ltd. - services provided by Coras Trachtala to help exports - progress report on Irish exports - a film about small industries in Ireland made by Irish Shell & BP called 'The Little People' - Industrial relations in Ireland and in Sweden - Irish Crystal Glass, a Galway based company - an Irish promotion exhibition in Switzer's to coincide with a meeting of the World Congress of Retailers - Jerry Cunningham setting up a wood workshop in Kerry - a department store in Denver called 'The Denver' to open an Irish goods department, stocking KDW products - Irish Rustics Ltd., furniture manufacturers - reports on a symposium organised by the NorthWestern branch of the Agricultural Science Association dealing with the development of the west of Ireland. A speech by Father James McDwyer, which endorses the small industries plan. He suggests that people could be trained in KDW and then return home and set up local industries - Slieve Bloom Co-op in Roscommon aquiring exclusive rights to manufacture a type of stone candle in Ireland - the unemployment figures, which are on the rise in industry - Maurice Feldman who produces kitchenware designs Exhibitions, Festivals and Craft Shops: - Enviro '70, the Irish Furniture Fair - an exhibiton "Kilkenny Gold and Silver" in Lavitts Quay Gallery in Cork including details of a speech made by the Taoiseach Jack Lynch, who opened the exhibition - World Craft Council's 4th biennial general assembly taking place in Dublin with an exhibition of Irish crafts "Ioldána" being held at Trinity College - ROSC '71 exhibitions taking place around the country including an exhibtion of modern design at Kilkenny Design Workshops - an exhibition in Oxford "The Irish", featuring five Irish painters and jewellery from KDW - a feature on 1970 Ideal Homes Exhibition - Michael Hillier, silversmith and "Modern Jewellery Exhibition" at Weirs of Grafton Street - an exhibition of gold and silver from Kilkenny at the Gas Company Showrooms in Wexford - an exhibition of gold and silver jewellery at Pat Crowley's in Molesworth Street in Dublin - the Wexford Festival - an exhibition "Progress in Donegal" in Ireland House - 'Things' a craftshop in Cork - Rionore Jewellery Kilkenny Heritage: - the repair of John Street Bridge in Kilkenny - the handover of Kilkenny Castle to the State and the plans for its repair and restoration - An Taisce award to Kilkenny Design Workshops for the restoration and adaption of a historic building - the Kilkenny Beer Festival and the Kilkenny Cat Competition - Patricia O'Keeffe giving guided archaeological tours of Kilkenny - various articles about Kilkenny including its historic past, its cultural offerings and its role as Europe's newest tourist discovery - the Butler family reunion at Kilkenny castle - a George and Nora (née Ring) Vaughan song recital at KDW organised by the Kilkenny Arts Society Tourism: - an article in the Syracuse Herald Journal, in which the fashion reporter describes her travels around Ireland including a trip to KDW Miscellaneous: - plans for a new design centre in Donegal - the new decimal coinage - hallmarking in Britain - a feature in the Oakland Tribune on Jack Lenor Larsen and his 'Irish Awakenings' Collection of textiles - goldsmith Stephen O'Shaughnessy - Jane McCann, fashion designer - a film about the restoration of Windsor being shown in Kilkenny

Newspaper articles glued, stapled or sellotaped on to sheets of paper/card and placed inside plastic sleeves. In some case the glue/sellotape can be seen through the paper. Some of newspaper articles are folded up and need to be gently unfolded in order to read them. However, in some cases the glue from the sellotape has stuck to the plastic sleeve and it is impossible to remove the sheets of paper without damaging the newspaper articles.

Press Clippings, Volume 4 KDW/PC/04 1971-07-01 - 1972-08-31 50 double-sided A3 sized sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - various trophies designed by KDW for Young Scientist of the Year, the Export Award Scheme, the Tidiest County Award, the Grand National for Irish Distillers Ltd, the MacLiammoir Prize for children, the Dunlop Pro Putter of the Year Championship - a new range of children's furniture "Corrifold" available - a KDW designed E.E.C. booklet on industry and employment in Ireland - rugs from the 'Kilkenny Collection' available in Switzers - Cork County Crafts who make candlesticks designed by KDW - a new range of fabrics from Irish Worsted Mills Ltd and KDW - a Dripsey Woolen Mills range of fabrics designed by KDW - new range of wool fabrics, Taratex, from Irish Worsted Mills designed in conjunction with KDW - new wallpaper designs - ideas for Christmas presents - a KDW silver bangle presented to Doug Rees, President of National Union of Journalists - KDW to redesign a range of Natural Convectors (radiators) for Barlo Ltd. to be marketed at the HEVAC exhibition in London - the design of sanctuary candles for churches by KDW to be manufactured by Boramics Ltd. in Borris - the KDW designed fabrics manufactured by Birr Fabric used to furnish Heathrow airport KDW Staff and Former Staff: - students Pat Murphy (studied graphics at KDW) and Liam Donegan tour and paint the west of Ireland - the Michael Collins Foundation grant awarded to John Sheil, woodturner in KDW - Jenni Green and some of her fabric designs - pictures of various KDW staff including Pat Henderson, Denis Maurer, Mary Mullan, Patsy Walsh, Mary Harrington, Anne Treacy and Stephanie Bary - Certificates of Craftmanships awarded to five KDW jewellers and silversmiths on having completed their formal apprenticeship training in - KDW apprentice Liam Costigan to represent Ireland at the International Apprentices Competition in Spain - new designs for Rugplan by Jenni Green of KDW and an exhibition of them in Rothe House - a profile of KDW accounts staff and ladies basketball player Teresa Anne Murphy - former KDW woodturner John Sheil and his factory and new shop 'Wooden Things' - an article on men's fashion featuring KDW Chairman W.H. Walsh and his preference for wearing tweed - Joseph Dunne, a KDW trained jeweller and exhibitor at the Ireland House jewellery exhibition - Jim King, the general manager of KDW, how he fixed a problem involving the delivery of a KDW bedspread to a Canadian tourist and on being a guest speaker at the Sliabh Bawn Handcrafts Market annual general meeting - three KDW designers (Cartha Carr, James Kelly and Niall Harper) to begin research and training assignments abroad - the completion of the design exchange programme between Ireland's Cartha Carr and Israel's Neora Warshavsky Other KDW News: - Irish Institute in New York, which donates money to worthy causes in Ireland including KDW - Visits to KDW by various groups including An Oige members from Galway, members of the Irish Federation of University Women, members of a Russian trade delegation, staff and pupils from St. Senan's CBS Limerick, staff and pupils from Colaiste Mhuire, Presenation Convent, Crosshaven, members of a Czechoslovakian trade mission, students at the UCD Summer School and members of the Loughrea ICA - the success and progression of KDW - an article about a feature on KDW and Kilkenny in the Los Angeles Times - the potter, Grattan Freyer, writes about a visit to various pottery and ceramic workshops in Norway, the differences and similarities between KDW and the Fredrikstad Craft Centre are discussed - Kathy Zabawa, an American student who visited KDW and then learnt woodturning at George Galbraith's workshop in Corbally Exhibitions and Awards: - "Design and Craftsmanship In Irish Industry" exhibition held in the RDS as part of the Horse Show, including several exhibits by KDW - "National Handcrafts Competition" - Craft exhibition in the Swan Park Hotel in Monaghan, organised by the Arts and Crafts Committee in conjunction with the Tourist Board - Navan Carpets Design Awards - 1971 Irish Packaging Awards and exhibition at the RDS, in which KDW was awarded 2 first class awards for designs by Holger Strom - details of the Wexford Opera Festival including an exhibition "Gold and Silver from Kilkenny" - an exhibition of work by Derek Hawter in the Barrenhill Gallery opened by W.H. Walsh - exhibition of Irish Silver organised by Royal Irish Ltd. featuring some designs by KDW - an exhibition of jewellery at Ireland House organised by the National Development Association - various exhibitors at the Furniture and Furnishings Fair at RDS including fabrics designed at KDW - gold and silver jewellery from KDW as part of an exhibition held at the Irish Dental Association's 50th anniversary scientific congress - "The Spring Show" in the RDS including details of many of the exhibitors/tradespeople - the "South Eastern Regional Craft Exhibition" - Kate Hennessy solo art exhibition in Rothe House - an Arklow Pottery exhibition of Brendan Stoneware - the Stables Gallery - the "Five Counties Industrial Exhibition" in Enniscorthy - Arts Council of Northern Ireland awards - the "National Crafts Competition" 1972 in the RDS, Dublin Craft Shops: - Rionore to open a jewellery shop in Brown Thomas - the opening of a new co-operative shop in Dublin selling work by KDW trained jewellers Joe Dunne and Sonny Marley - the KDW Christmas Fair - 'Rough Deal' a new furniture restoration shop in Dublin run by Gerard O'Beirne and Sue Sweetman concentrating on traditional Irish furniture The Importance of Design: - discussions around the history of design in Ireland and Irish industry, the importance of good design for industry and the lack of awareness of design in industry and the general public - argument over the Irishness of Irish design - agreement to form a National Crafts Council for Ireland - the Confederation of Irish Industry call for a National Design Council to be established in order to formulate design policy and co-ordinate its implementation - discussion around the improvement in design in Ireland since the opening of KDW but the continuing lack of co-ordination between organisations concerned with design - "Art and the Majority" an address given by Charles Haughey T.D. to the Harvard Summer School Institute in Arts Administration, in which he discusses arts policy, the artists tax exemption scheme, the place of the artist in society, grants and patronage of the arts in Ireland - an article in Irish on Industrial Design Competition Education: - discussions around the neglect of the arts in Ireland at a government level and by the general public, the failure of arts education and the lack of patronage to the arts by Irish industry - the appointment of a new board of NCAD including Oisín Kelly - NCAD student Adeline Dolan awarded scholarship for design in handloom weaving in Norway - the new NCAD including profiles of some members of staff Industry and Exports: - BP & Shell film "The Little People" focusing on small craft-based industries in Ireland - report on Irish exports in 1970 and another one on 1971 - the opening of a new factory 'Kilkenny Products' at Castlecomer - an article critical of government economic policy, in particular the high taxes paid by industry and the funding of state agencies - an article critical of Coras Trachtala - a recently established pottery business in Castletown House, Cellbridge set up by Rosamund Harvey and Michael Walsh-Kemmis - how to set up a small business in Ireland including help from KDW with design problems - the closure of Innisfree Potteries - the Kilkenny Trading Company, selling fabrics with KDW designs to stores in Britain and Ireland - two Irish companies (Irish Silver Ltd. in The Liberties and a quartz crystal growing project in Achill) expanding to provide employment - an address by Mr. Con A. Smith, President of the Confederation of Irish Industry to delegates at the Irish Management Institute's 20th annual conference in which he criticises the government AnCO grant-levy scheme - a speech by Donal Murray, President of Navan Chamber of Commerce about the Irish difficulty of competing with mass produced goods in the European market and the KDW model of good design - problems facing small industries in the EEC - Waterford Glass, Irish Crystal Glass and Cavan Crystal - Coras Trachtala - the revival of the Irish jewellery industry Tourism: - Details of a sale in train tickets on the newly opened Waterford-Kilkenny-Carlow-Dublin route - the increase in tourism to Kilkenny since the opening of KDW - tourist attractions and history of Kilkenny - tourism in the Southern region of Ireland - Interdesign '72, a seminar on "Tourism and the Designer" at KDW sponsored by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design Kilkenny Heritage: - the commercial development of Kilkenny city, the potential for future growth and the revival of the marble industry - profile of Pat Nolan, the development officer for South East tourism and his plans to pedestrianise streets in Kilkenny - plans for a new training workshop in Kilkenny for physically and mentally handicapped people - plans of Dunnes Stores to open a new shop in The Parade in Kilkenny (the location of KDW) pending planning permission - a new system of parking for The Parade in Kilkenny and protests against the proposed introduction of kerbing. - the establishment of Clodiagh Gallery and Studio in Kilkenny - the Kilkenny Beer Festival - the restoration of Rothe House - An Taisce in Kilkenny, organised a walk of Kilkenny heritage and environment and a competition for children on trees - the proliferation of bill posting around Kilkenny Miscellaneous: - Whos Who listing for Sir William Basil Goulding - the suggestion in the Dáil that military uniforms should be redesigned by KDW to improve recruitment to the army - a new style of wedding rings for men - the restoration of Michelangelo's Pieta in marble

Newspaper articles stapled or sellotaped on to sheets of paper/card and placed inside plastic sleeves. The glue from the sellotape can be seen through the paper. Some of newspaper articles are folded up and need to be gently unfolded in order to read them. However, in some cases the glue from the sellotape has stuck to the plastic sleeve and it is impossible to remove the sheets of paper without damaging the newspaper articles.

Press Clippings, Volume 5 KDW/PC/05 1972-08-01 - 1973-03-31 53 A3 sized double-sided sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper articles and photographs about the following (some of these articles do not mention and are not directly related to the Kilkenny Design Workshops): KDW Designs and Products: - Prior Interiors, an interior decor shop on Dawson Street and many of their products including a tea-towel with a design by Oisín Kelly, also an exhibition of furniture in October 1972 - an Oisín Kelly sculpture of the Madonna and child for Ballintubber Abbey - trophies designed by KDW including a black marble trophy for the Rose of Tralee, the Irish Export Award trophy, Tidy Towns Best Garden in Ireland award and a trophy named after Tommy McGrath to be awarded to the best musical director at the Festival of Light Opera - the benefits of central heating and radiators designed by KDW - notice about Deirdre Philbin, a medical student whose engagement ring was designed by KDW - KDW designed candles manufactured by Fastnet Co-operative Society Ltd. - KDW designed bath "Coxplaan" manufactured by Williaam Cox Ltd - Earlsfort House, a building in Dublin - KDW designed silver cufflinks presented to Prime Minister of Bangladesh Skeik Mujibur Rahman - KDW designed carpet at Kytlers, a restaurant and bar in Kilkenny - a promotion by Ballyfree Farms in which a porcelain breakfast set designed by KDW is available - new KDW light fitting design by Holger Strom KDW Staff and Former Staff: - an interview with Oisín Kelly - Oisín Kelly appointed to the board of NCAD - feature on KDW in the Cork Examiner focusing on staff member Mary Mullin, the public relations officer and Mary Dowling, who runs the staff canteen - Irish Professional Photographers Association three day seminar and workshop including a talk by Elizabeth FitzSimons, graphic designer at KDW - call for entries into 'The Experiment in International Living' award/scholarship, in which a young woman from Kilkenny is to be chosen to live with families in America for 10 weeks and promote the county. One of the judges is Mary Mullin of KDW - a career guidance exhibition in Kilkenny, includes KDW staff member Pat Grogan on a discussion panel Other KDW News: - the 1972 RDS Horse Show, including information about the KDW craft exhibition, various KDW products and a new cardboard product display stand, designed by Gustav Sauter - a visit to KDW during a tour of Ireland, undertaken by Mrs. Leonore Hershy, the managing editor of American Ladies Home Journa - delegates from the Regional Policy Panel of the European League for Economic Co-operation visit KDW - W.H. Walsh to advise the Columbian government on the setting up of a design organisation similar to KDW - the completion of the first KDW/Israel designer exchange with Mr. Cartha Carr of KDW and Miss Neora Warshavsky of Maskit - Dubliners Diary (a social column in the Evening Press) and Elgy Gillespie (of the Irish Times), their accounts of trips to Kilkenny, including a visit to KDW - feature in 'Development' on the state of Irish design since the Scandanavian Report, focusing design in industry and KDW with quotes from James King - study of KDW included in Young Scientists Exhibition project - Kilkenny and KDW featured in English provincial newspapers Artists, Craftspeople and Other Individuals in the Art World: - a profile of sculptor Eamon Hogan - Florence Donaldson, a painter of wild Irish flowers - the 50th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses and a caricature of James Joyce by painter Arthur Power - an interview with Charles Harper - Muckross House, Killarney and some of the traditional craftspeople who work there - profile of Charles Merrill, the editor of the new magazine 'The Arts in Ireland' - an interview with Elizabeth Ryan of the Barrenhill Gallery - interior designer Valerie Sheridan - profile of English-born ceramic artists Bob and Leda May - the closure of Harry Clarke Stained Glass Studios in Dublin Craft Shops: - Irish Interiors on Nassau Street, interior design - jewellery ideas for Christmas presents including The Rionore Shop and Market Ireland (which stocks KDW designs) Exhibitions and Festivals: - images of paintings by traveller children on display at the Peacock Theatre - a solo exhibition at the Technical Institute Hall by Pat Casserly, a disabled painter - the Wexford Festival Fringe programme - an exhibition by Rudolf Heltzel in the Barrenhill Gallery - Patrick Scott and the sales of his paintings at his exhibition in the Dawson Gallery - an exhibition of Irish Craft Pottery at Ireland House, Dublin - first National Exhibition of Irish-made Jewellery in Ireland House, Dublin and the growth of the Irish jewellery industry - a feature on Puckane Community Crafts who manufacture wooden toys and plaques, the American designer Carlos Lantis and their upcoming "Artistry in Wood" exhibition in the Graphis Gallery, Dublin - an ad for the Royal Irish exhibition and sale of reproduction antique silver at Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny - 'Contemporary Studio Glass' show at the Ulster Museum - the Dublin Arts Festival - 'Forty Shades of Green: The Republic Today' exhibition at Hallmark Gallery in New York, a profile of Ireland, includes a range of KDW designs - archaeological pottery finds and the exhibition 'Archaeology and Everyman' at Ireland House Cultural Institutions: - the state of neglect of the National Library - a new municipal museum for Galway - Cork Opera House - the donation of Irish silver and gold objects to the Ulster Museum - the Arts Council and its role under the new coalition government - $50000 grant for Irish visual arts from the Irish American Cultural Institute - plans to resurrect the Institute of Irish Sculptors Heritage, Architecture and Conservation: - Archaeological conferences - Kilkenny City and Thomastown Ring Road Study - architecture and the future development of Dublin - An Taisce objections to plans for the new Arts Block in Trinity College - the architecture of the new library in Trinity College - An Taisce gathering in Kilkenny on the theme 'Conservation in Ireland - An Outsiders View' - the restoration of Kilmainham Gaol by volunteers - a letter to the Irish Times by Gerald Tyler of KDW, questioning the policy of locating factories on the coast where there is a danger of polluting the sea but not locating them inland due to possible pollution of the rivers - the plan to convert Bishop Foy Palace in Waterford into a museum and art gallery - picture feature on The Custom House - Lady Bellew criticises plans for an office building opposite her Georgian home in Kilkenny (which she rents from KDW) - An Taisce campaign to save trees in Kilkenny with quotes by KDW designer and An Taisce member Gerald Tyler - Kilkenny branch of An Taisce review of the year 1972 - the presentation of a cheque from the GAA for the restoration of a Cistercian Abbey in Tipperary - the Royal Irish Academy and their role in the rescue and preservation of Irish archaeological treasures - a study by the OPW and architecture students and its recommendations for the uses and amenities of Phoenix Park - demolition of Rossmore Castle ruin in Monaghan - Victorian architecture in Ireland - a cross-border exhibition of Irish archaeological finds on display at National Development Association in Dublin to highlight the neglect of Irish monuments Events and Culture in Kilkenny: - a new teachers centre in Kilkenny - plans to restore Kilkenny Castle - the litter problem in Kilkenny hampering progress in the Tidy Towns Competition - a community workshop for disabled people to be established in Kilkenny by the Rehabilitation Institute of Ireland Industry and Exports: - the price of gold, the price of silver and zinc, the price of copper and the price of wool - proposal and plans to merge the Confederation of Irish Industry and the Irish Management Institute - the increase in exports and Coras Trachtala's annual report - Waterford Glass and new crystal glass companies, Irish Crystal Glass and Cavan Crystal - Birr Fabrics Ltd (including designs by KDW) - the Aitkins report containing information on possible job losses in the spinning and weaving sections of the Irish Woolen and Worsted Industry and the appointment of a receiver to Cloth Manufacturers Ltd - Belleek Porcelain - promotion of Irish products in the Eaton Company department store in Canada - new promotional and advertising rugs from Schmidt Industries International in Glasnevin - a survey about the handcraft industry in the West of Ireland, with information such as employment figures, types of crafts made, profitability and marketing and selling - an article questioning the relevance of the Irish Export Awards - Gaeltarra Eireann's plan to sell off loss-making state-subsidised textile factories in the Gaeltacht area to private enterprise - Ireland - United States Council of Commerce and Industry awards for outstanding achievement for Sybil Connolly and Jack Lenor Larsen - Coras Trachtala industrial design competition - workers go on strike at Westport Textiles Ltd in Mayo - Irish exports in Britain - Irish trade mission to Eastern Europe - Arklow Potteries, Irish Metal Spinners (who make kitchenware with fireproof handles designed by KDW) and Nicholls of Exchequer Street - World Standards Day - Anne Delap, the winner of the Coras Trachtala design scholarship grant - 'Ireland and Hardware' an exhibition of household goods in Ireland House, London organised by Coras Trachtala - Assistant general manager of Coras Trachtala, Liam Doyle, takes a new job with Allied Irish Banks - the Irish Export Awards 1972 - the "Irish Week" store promotion in Macy's department store in San Francisco and the trade links between the EEC and USA - Michael Killeen, managing director of IDA predicts 1973 will be a year of "great economic opportunity" - Smurfit Group takes over Paclene, a plastic manufacturing plant - launch of an IDA ad campaign in the Wall Street Journal in the hopes of attracting U.S. investment to Ireland and depicting Ireland as a developed industrial nation - the second annual National Economic Conference - the construction of two textile manufacturing plants in Ireland - free interior design advice from Ruth McDonnell of Kildare Wallpapers at Ireland House, also hoping to incorporate some KDW designs into their range of wallpaper - opening of German wallpaper manufacturer in Cavan and the closure of textile factories including Cloth Manufacturers Ltd. - Arklow Potteries losses - increase in sales reported by Irish menswear manufacturers featured at the international men's and boy's wear exhibition in Earl's Court, London - Coras Trachtala trade missions to Australia and the Middle East - various notices of appointments made to jobs relating to trade and industry - ITGWU seek money from the European Social Fund for former employees of recently closed textile factories - the Devlin report, discussions about semi-state bodies including, salaries, efficiency and independence in decision-making Joining the European Economic Community: - various issues and fears arising from Ireland's plan to join to EEC such as new trade opportunities, aid, and the loss of Irish culture and identity - a special 1973 hallmark for gold and silver objects to commemorate Ireland's entry into to EEC - British celebrations on joining the EEC, including a commemorative plate and cup, various art exhibition and an exhibition in the V&A Museum in which Ireland was represented by the Ardagh Chalice. - KDW chief silversmith Peter Donovan's ice bowl is the first piece of Irish silver to receive the EEC commemorative hallmark - the need to improve Irish furniture design since joining the EEC - the potential affects of new rates of duty on imports to Ireland in line with the EEC Education: - the Irish education system, Senator says it is too academic, students protest against the downgrading of technological education - the debate over architecture education, whether or not to eliminate the school of architecture in Bolton Street, leaving only the school of architecture in UCD - the Swedish education system - art and design in education - the closure of the NCAD library by students demanding a qualified librarian and money for books - a letter to the Irish Times by Louis le Brocquy on the link between industrial design and art and design education at the new College of Art and Design - the design of school buildings - the announcement of the winners of CTT scholarship scheme - article examining Ireland's lack of excellence in the visual arts - student protests at the College of Art and Design, including letters from students and staff members to the Irish Times - the adult education movement, focusing on Kilkenny The Importance of Design: - a letter to the Irish Times regarding stamp design and designers - the governments' intention to set up a National Council for Industrial Design and the establishment of it (IDC) - Interdesign '72, the seminar of International Council of Societies of Industrial Design - the setting up of Industrial Design Council - an article critical of the formation of the Society of Designers in Ireland - the appointment of the members of the Council of Industrial Design, which includes W.H. Walsh (chairman of KDW) - Institute of Creative Advertising and Design Awards - The Observer/Woudhuysen competition for design students to come up with marketable commercial designs - the Aid Small Industry Agency award scheme for achievement in craft, design and invention Tourism: - KDW nominated for a UDT Endeavour Awards for Tourism - the character of Wexford town and its attraction for tourists - a feature on Tipperary and its various tourist attractions - a detailed look at Irish souvenirs and the tourists that buy them Miscellaneous: - Colour psychology - an interview with Eirlys Roberts, the editor-in-chief of Which Magazine, published by the Consumers Association in London - feature on 'Hille', a British furniture manufacturer, who are launching a new range of affordable furniture - article by an Taoiseach Jack Lynch about the crisis in Northern Ireland - 1972 Dublin Theatre Festival and the future of its funding - Danish wire-framed furniture - Arthur Norman Galsworthy, the new British ambassador to Ireland - the future of St. Patrick's College in Maynooth - the affect the violence in Northern Ireland has had on culture in Belfast - concerns over orange and red casserole dishes and possible cadmium poisoning - Obituary of Lady Bellew - a new type of breathable nylon - sale of Irish silver at Christies in London and the high craftsmanship of silverware in Ireland up until the mid 18th century - manuscripts from Kings Inns presented to UGC - the demand for men to work as machinists in fashionwear factories due to their advantage remaining in the job after marriage

Newspaper articles sellotaped on to sheets of paper/card and placed inside plastic sleeves. The glue from the sellotape can be seen through the paper. Some of newspaper articles are folded up and need to be gently unfolded in order to read them. However, in some cases the glue from the sellotape has stuck to the plastic sleeve and it is impossible to remove the sheets of paper without damaging the newspaper articles.

Press Clippings, Volume 6 KDW/PC/06 1973-04-01 - 1973-09-30 56 A3 sized double-sided sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper articles and photographs about the following (some of these articles do not mention and are not directly related to the Kilkenny Design Workshops): KDW Designs and Products: - the IQ Light, a new type of self-assembly lampshade / light fitting designed by Holger Strom of KDW - a new litter bin for the streets of Dublin designed at KDW - the Irish Distillers Grand National prize of a silver fruit bowl designed by KDW - Olwyn Greene, who runs a boutique on South William Street and recently got engaged with a ring designed by KDW - a special offer for a set of KDW designed porcelain available with tokens from Ballyfree eggs - the Coxplaan bath designed at KDW - a silver rosebowl trophy designed by KDW to be awarded to the oldest participant in the annual Evening Herald / Central Remedial Clinic walk - the KDW designed curtains for the new Bank of Ireland headquarters on Baggot Street and for RTE - a new collection of glazed porcelain ovenware for Wades of Portadown, designed by James Kirkwood of KDW - the Kilkenny chair system, a new self assembly chair designed by Gustav Sauter, also bookcases and tables - Ireland's stand at Decor '73, the International Contract Furnishing and Interior Design Exhibition, at which a UK distributor for the Gustav Sauter chair was found - a new luxury chess set designed by American Patrick F. Walsh while he was visiting Ireland, the pieces were made from marble with gold and silver heads designed with the help of KDW - a feature on textiles and wall hangings - various KDW products and designs including textiles by Jenny Trigwell, silver by Max Anderson and a range of linen tea towels depicting Irish proverbs by Oisín Kelly - Irish Export Awards '73 trophies designed by KDW - a KDW designed trophy for winners of a fish cookery competition for chefs and cooks employed in Irish hospitals and institutions - the sliotar from the 1913 All Ireland Hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary, which rests on a base designed by KDW - a KDW designed trophy for the All-Ireland Under 19 Cricket Championships, known as the Woolmark-Peter Tait Trophy - a new fold out bed designed by Gerald Tyler of KDW - a trophy designed by Peter Donovan of KDW for the Waterford Enterprise Award Scheme - KDW designed bedspreads in Oak House, Rathgar, a new girls hostel run by the Girls Friendly Society - a design for the Milk Merit Awards by Alan Price - Stephanie Bary, her recent engagement and her ring which was especially made for her at KDW - textile designs for sew-it-yourself rag dolls on a cloth by Jenny Trigwell KDW Staff and Former Staff: - Jack and Joan Doherty, a couple of ceramicists from Northern Ireland, who won the Alice Berger Hammerschlag Trust Award and were selected for Ceramics International '73 in Canada - the 20th Liturgical Congress and a competition for church art, 2nd prize for a silver criborium won by Noel Grace of KDW, also includes a woven tapestry design by Oisín Kelly - an interview with former KDW designer Peter Donovan - a personality portrait of Miss Mary Dowling, the sales manager at KDW - the setting up of the Limerick Art Advisory Council to advise on the future development of art in the city, includes Oisín Kelly as a member Features on KDW in Irish and International Press: - a general overview of KDW in the 'Leinster Express', which also mentions the importance of design and the high quality of KDW products - a general article on KDW in 'The Guardian' - an article about Ireland in the Zurich based newspaper 'Finanz und Wirtschaft' including images and description of KDW - the magazine 'The Arts in Ireland' which features an article on KDW Other KDW News: - visits to the Design Workshops in Kilkenny by various groups including students from Kilmuckridge Vocational School, members of the CYM youth club, wives and girlfriends of attendees at the Junior Chambers Conference, members of Cork Camera Club, Cork ICA members, teenagers from Killanne and Killegney, members of the New Ross old folks club, Dutch journalists on a tour of Ireland, Danish journalist Kay Christiansen and the Archbishop of Philadelphia Cardinal John Krol - an about KDW now earning 30% of their running costs, new product designs and the improvement in standards of design in Ireland - the poet Seamus Heaney to perform a reading a KDW - David Leach, an English potter visits KDW while on a tour of Ireland organised by the Society of Designers in Ireland, he questions whether KDW has been successful in producing an Irish design aesthetic, saying that it is very Scandinavian - the awarding of two summer scholarships at KDW to students Judy Higgin-Botham and Michael Heffernan - St. Michael's House in Goatstown, who provide training and rehabilitation services for young mentally handicapped people, receive a grant to buy a kiln, KDW provided technical advice - a spoof article about a muzzle specially designed at KDW for the President Erskine Childers to be presented to him by an Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave - the Kilkenny shop in Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco Exhibitions and Festivals: - the Táin Tapestries by Louis le Brocquy exhibiting at the Dawson Gallery - an exhibition called 'Kilkenny Can Make It' as part of the Kilkenny Beer Festival in St. Mary's Hall featuring craft and design from the Kilkenny area - Children's Day at the Kilkenny Beer Festival including a fancy dress competition and parade with Mary Dowling and Mary Mullin of KDW among the judges - Waterford Fringe Festival events including an exhibition of KDW gold and silver - the 1973 RDS Horseshow and National Crafts Competition, including winners Bob May (ceramics), Kate Babington (sculpture) and Sheila Greene (graphics) - Crafts Ireland '73 exhibition at Ireland House - the Antique Dealers Fair at the Mansion House - the Discover Ireland exhibition which features a weaving demonstration Tourism: - a Bord Failte survey of British and American tourists who find the quality of Irish souvenirs very poor and a comment by James King, general manager of KDW who agrees - the lack of good information for tourists and overcharging as noted by Elwyn James, an English Wedgewood potter demonstrating in Switzers, Dublin - the overall increase in tourist numbers to Kilkenny and KDW - an article about tourism and holiday ideas in the South East of Ireland includes KDW Industry and Exports: - the 1972 annual report from Coras Trachtala, which found their was a large rise in exports, also includes information on KDW revenue, figures and demand for the service - the Irish Pavillion at the Royal Show in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire and a proposal for Coras Trachtala to establish a national export promotions board - commemorative silver plates for the restoration of St. Patrick's Cathedral designed by Royal Irish Ltd and Rionore of Kilkenny Ltd - Arklow Potteries breakfast china to become available in Boots, the British chemist chain of shops - the upholstery fabric provided by Birr Fabrics for the newly built Sydney Opera House - general report of the Committee on Industrial Progress, Coras Trachtala and W.H. Walsh are mentioned in the article - the Irish Executive - Dralon Fabrics advertorial The Importance of Design: - the appointment of members to the Council of Industrial Design including W.H. Walsh of KDW and a report on its inaugural meeting, the need for a national design policy and the job of the council to make recommendations to the Minister for Industry and Commerce Mr. Justin Keating Crafts Shops: - the opening of the Kilakee Art Centre in Rathfarnham, Dublin - a letter to the Irish Independent from Milly and Edgar Battle lamenting the closure of the Crafts Showroom, which helped many craftworkers to market their designs - the Moylough Crafts Co-operative who sell their handmade crochet designs to an Irish shop in Canada - an Irish shop in Brussels which has opened since Ireland joined the EEC and provides Irish goods and products Cultural Institutions: - a call for artists to join the International Association of Art - an article about the Arts Council and its tendency to favour abstract art - the discovery of a new ancient tomb at Knowth - recent Irish archaeological finds and an exhibition at the National Museum - the publication of a booklet 'Fontas Musaem D'Eirinn / Museum Service for Ireland' by the Institute of Professional Civil Servants, which calls for the decentralisation of the National Museum with the aim of making heritage and artefacts more available to the general public and to designers Events in Kilkenny: - the third international rally of the Butler Society - the Experiment in International Living, a programme in which young people live with families in different countries to promote understanding and good relationships. Anne Aylward of Kilkenny is the winner of a trip to America. A call out for host families in the Waterford area - an Irish Publishing Workshop run by the Irish Book Publishers Association held in Kilkenny Heritage, Architecture and Conservation: - development plans for Kytelers Inn in Kilkenny - a slide show 'The Tide of Traffic' run by An Taisce at KDW illustrating the threat of motor vehicles to towns - various stories relating to An Taisce and pollution including an inquiry into a refinery on Whiddy Island, the an Taisce silver jubilee conference, EEC ecology talks, a plan of a campaign to save Europe's old buildings, pollution in the river Nore - various stories related to Dublin's architecture and environment including unregulated planning, the restoration of the city wall and creation of a park on the grounds of St. Audoen's church, the restoration of Georgian buildings in Merrion Square by the ESB, pollution in Dublin Bay, the auction of the Brazen Head pub, the Liberties Festival and The Crescent in Fairview - a series of drawings of Victorian buildings in Dublin by Michael O'Brien - a series of articles 'Whither Dublin?' on the changing face of Dublin including architecture and planning, entertainment and the theatre, unemployment and labour history, population growth, domestic life in the Liberties and the Dubliner Education: - the 'Young Peoples Art and Design Exhibition' in the College of Technology, Bolton Street and the importance of art and design education - Carlow Regional Technical College open day and a new art and design course designed with KDW in mind - the artist Paul Funge criticises art education and NCAD and the lack of a coherent arts education policy in Ireland - craft classes for young people in Glencolumbcille - fashion designer with Freedex Bags Beverly D'Arcy, received a scholarship to study in England, as a former student she is critical of NCAD in comparison to British art colleges Miscellaneous: - a children's poster competition - history of Irish glass, a talk on 18th and 19th century glass by Mary Boydell - various articles on the history of silver and jewellery fashions - new board members of Gaeltarra Eireann - a series on art objects and antiques - the town of Bath in England and the threat to its architectural heritage - various articles on fishing - the death of Picasso and his families decision to donate his collection of art to the French state - the Senate Committee Hearings on the Watergate scandal

Newspaper articles sellotaped on to sheets of paper/card and placed inside plastic sleeves. The glue from the sellotape can be seen through the paper. Some of newspaper articles are folded up and need to be gently unfolded in order to read them. However, in some cases the glue from the sellotape has stuck to the plastic sleeve and it is impossible to remove the sheets of paper without damaging the newspaper articles.

Press Clippings, Volume 7 KDW/PC/07 1973-06-01 - 1973-08-31 9 double-sided A3 sized sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper articles and photographs about the following: KDW in the International Press: - various articles about KDW and its products in international newspapers and journals including Furnishing International, Textile Report, The Guardian, The Lady, Design and House and Garden KDW Designers, Designs and Products: - the Kilkenny Chair System designed by Gustav Sauter, manufactured by Metalwood Ltd. - the Tommaso Range (seats and tables mounted on aluminium plinths with castors for free movement) - Oven-proof tableware designed by James Kirkwood for Wades of Portadown - Jenny Trigwell and the rag doll cloths - the expanding bed, designed by KDW and commissioned by Heal's (a London department store) - the IQ Light designed by Holger Strom - the Rosenthal Ceramic Man Set, a desk set designed by James Kirkwood which includes an ashtray, a cigarette box and lighter, a pencil holder and a sweet dish - Irish Linen Glassclothes, featuring old Irish proverbs printed on linen, designed by KDW - KDW printed furnishing fabrics including bedspreads and curtains manufactured by Foxford - Jack and Joan Doherty, potters working at KDW who have been selected for the Ceramics International '73 exhibition in Canada - the Irish stand at the International Contract Furnishing & Interior Design Exhibition, which was designed by Gustav Sauter - the Coras Trachtala 1973 Report which mentions the value of KDW to Irish industry

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Press Clippings, Volume 8 KDW/PC/08 1973-09-01 - 1974-01-31 52 double-sided A3 sized sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper articles and photographs about the following (some of these articles do not mention and are not directly related to the Kilkenny Design Workshops): KDW Features in the International Press: - a feature on Irish tourism including KDW in the Swiss newspaper 'Finanz und Wirtschaft' - a small article on KDW in the magazine 'Interior Design' - a feature on KDW in the Norwegian newspaper 'Aftenposten' KDW Designs and Products: - the 'Kilkenny Chair System' designed by Gustav Sauter and manufactured by Metalwood Ltd. - Cut-and-sew Aran Dolls designed by Jenny Trigwell - metal moneyboxes designed by Jenny Trigwell, Helena Sebardt and Jenni Green - a new range of pure wool curtain fabrics from Dripsey Woolen Mills designed by KDW - KDW and Waterford Glass products as prizes for a congress of bridge players - KDW bedspread as a prize at a New Years Eve charity ball in aid of the Widow and Orphans Fund - jewellery for men including medallions, silver belts and earrings from KDW and silver chains, identity bracelets, cufflinks and tie pins from Rionore - the IQ Light designed by Holger Strom - Kilkenny Illuminations Ltd. a company set up by former KDW employee Holger Strom - linen wallhangings with printed rubbings taken from old Irish stonecarvings designed by Oisín Kelly - KDW products including a child's breakfast set, printed aprons, woven shoulder bags and a stoneware tea range - Wade Country Ware designed by James Kirkwood for Wades of Portadown - a replica of the Gleninsheen Collar made by Peter Donovan in silver and presented to the president of the Thomand Archaeological Society - an inscribed Kilkenny marble ashtray by KDW presented to the captain of the new B+I Ferries ship called 'Kilkenny' by Mary Mullen of KDW - a row over the launch of the new B+I Ferries ship in which the mayor of Kilkenny took offence at not being invited while a KDW representative was - a notice that KDW are looking for a patent for carpet production - Christmas present ideas including several products from KDW - traditional Irish crafts and its relation to tourism, observing craftwork at KDW KDW Staff and Former Staff: - the election of KDW general manager James King as first non-American class president of Harvard Business School's Programme for Management Development - an exhibition of jewellery by Rudolf Heltzel at the Barrenhill Gallery in Howth, Dublin - a chain and medallion designed by Rudolf Heltzel presented to the president of the Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce - the 'Celtic Fortnight' festival organised by the Le Harve Cultural Centre in Brittany, France featuring a jewellery making demonstration by a KDW apprentice - a court case involving Barry Fitzgerald, a KDW employee who was in a road accident Other KDW News: - visits to KDW by various groups including the Wexford branch of the ICA (Irish Countrywoman's Association), the Chester Chamber of Commerce and Management, President of Ireland Erskine Childers and his wife and the suggestion to visit KDW with children over the Christmas holidays - KDW pottery demonstrations for local children in the run up to Christmas - the 1973 Mayor's Coal Fund subscriptions listing KDW for £5 Craft Shops, Exhibitions and Other Craftspeople: - a preview of the Irish exhibits, destined for the National Interior Design Show in Toronto, on display at the RDS featuring a special stand construction called the 'Kee Klamp System' designed by Gustav Sauter - crafts available at the Irish Shop in London - the Cork Craftsmen's Guild and their plan to open a shop in Cork - Raymond and Helen Boyd, potters who were awarded Ulster Craftsmen of the Year and their hopes to establish a craft centre in Tullylish, Co. Armagh Irish Cultural Institutions: - the Arts Bill 1973 which made changes to the structure of the Arts Council and permitted local authorities to support arts events with the Arts Council - an article by Ruairí Quinn critical of the Arts Bill and the lack of broader vision for the arts in Ireland, includes ideas for education, artist rights, regional arts centres and community museums and % for art scheme - details of the Arts Council's spending including purchases and grants - the resignation of Paul Kerrigan as Architect/Assistant Inspector of National Monuments in protest at obstacles in the Inspectorate of National Monuments to doing its proper job - 'Fontas Musaem d'Eirinn / A Museum Service for Ireland' a seminar held by the UCD Archaeological Society to draw attention to the booklet published by the civil service and discussions over the future of the National Museum - ancient monuments and high crosses and the bad quality of the images of them in the National Museum, the difficulty in acquiring good images and the bureaucracy of the Ancients Monuments branch - the lack of adequate resources in terms of space and staff in the National Library Exhibitions: - the Ideal Homes Exhibition in Cork - an exhibition of Danish design at Goddard, South Anne Street, Dublin - an exhibition of handweaving and tapestries by Leonora Fowler and Alice Rodin at the Building Centre on Baggot Street, Dublin - an exhibition in Trinity College Library on the history of the Cuala Press - two artists - Breon O'Casey and Bryan Illsley and their range of jewellery - Stampa '73 exhibition at Ireland House, St. Stephen's Green and the announcement of a new philatelic advisory committee chaired by W.H. Walsh of KDW to advise on ways of promoting Irish stamps and postal history - photographs of exhibits at the Ulster Museum - a review of an exhibition of Japanese prints at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London - an exhibition of ancient Chinese treasures at the Royal Academy in London - the intended donation of ancient maps and drawings relating to Killarney to Muckross Museum by Dr. Frank Hilliard, which is in doubt due to his death The Importance of Art and Design: - an article on the importance of art to human beings and a challenge to the notion that art is a luxury that only becomes a part of society with increased wealth and civilisation - the importance of nurturing Irish design, scholarships awarded to young Irish designers to study abroad - T. J. Garvey, general manager of Coras Trachtala and chairman of the Council of Industrial Design says that Ireland is still below international standards in industrial design and state policy must reflect the needs of industry in terms of education and training - a symposium held by the Society of Designers in Ireland entitled "Irish Design - Myth of Reality?" Tourism: - an article investigating the reliability of tourism statistics - Bord Failte's annual report stating that tourism earnings are down and that high prices and bad service is to blame - 'Guidelines for Tourism Planning and Development' - a survey of tourism in the Midlands - increase in tourist numbers in 1973, up from the 1972 figures, amount of revenue generated from tourism, reasons tourists may not visit Ireland such as the political situation in Northern Ireland and the global fuel crisis - a new tourism policy adopted by Bord Failte with emphasis on protecting Ireland's physical and human environment, concerns over the industrialisation of Ireland threatening the notion of an unspoilt countryside Industry and Exports: - an article critical of the Committee on Industrial Progress report on the furniture industry - Irish attempts by the government and Coras Trachtala to increase Irish exports to Europe - Coras Trachtala trade mission to Japan - the Irish stand promoting meat products at the Anuga Fair in Cologne - the attempt by the Industrial Development Authority to encourage Irish medium-sized businesses to form links with similar sized European companies - problems with the registration of Trade Marks, which is causing delays for businesses and new products - highest Irish silver production year since records began in 1637 with over 113,700 ounces of silver stamped with the EEC commemorative mark - the wool textiles industry in the UK and world wool figures and production, forecasts of a trend away from natural fibres to man-made ones - the global diamond market - the global silver market - Birr Fabrics Ltd. - the popularity of Irish textiles, the relationship between KDW and manufacturers, growing awareness of good design, the importance of the textile industry to the Irish economy - Kildare Wallpapers hoping to introduce a range of Irish designs commissioned from KDW Culture and Events in Kilkenny: - the restoration of Butler Castle in Kilkenny - the 4th International Butler family rally Heritage, Development, Architecture and Conservation: - fears over plans for a new dump in Galway and the possible pollution to the water supply and the Clare-Galway river - a 15th century bridge in Carrick-on-Suir that is in danger due to heavy traffic being diverted over it during the construction of a new bridge - discussions around the 'Travers Morgan Report' - traffic plans for Dublin city by the Travers Morgan Company for Dublin Corporation proposing a motorway be build in the centre of the city, criticism from An Taisce and protests from local residents - planning and city development in Dublin, the relocation of people from the city centre to the suburbs of Tallaght and Ballymun to make way for commercial and business developments, the protests of the communities in the Liberties and the City Quay parishes - an article in 'Irish Engineers' critical of the preservationist movement in Dublin which is attempting to stop progress and new development - a new office building on Harcourt Street, Dublin where the original Georgian facade was preserved and integrated into the building - the Civic Buildings at Wood Quay controversy, various proposals for the site of the discovered archaeological remains at the development of Dublin Corporation's new building development, the need for a code of practice for building in Dublin - the difficulty in preserving the Viking settlements ay Wood Quay - drawings of the new Central Bank in Temple Bar, Dublin from different viewpoints and the affect it will have on the city's skyline, drawings by Michael O'Brien - controversy over development plans of a large estate house and former home of Lord Edward Fitzgerald in Frascati, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, the public wish for the house to be conserved - An Taisce comments on the need for finance for local authorities to implement adequate sewage collection and water treatment schemes - An Taisce calls for the retention of the English Market in Cork which is under threat of redevelopment by Cork Corporation - the potential destruction or preservation of the old Grand Canal Hotel in Tullamore - a speech by John O'Loughlin Kennedy, the director of An Taisce, on pollution and threats to natural resources and planning for the future - objections to the destruction of Northumberland Square, off Abbey Street in Dublin and the development of the Irish Life office block and shopping mall - new archaeological finds in Carrickfergus and the excavations conducted by the Ulster Museum - the danger to buildings in Youghal from heavy traffic in the town - a new directive from the Minister for Local Government to the local authorities on planning, concerns that unregulated planning will lead to a flood of undesirable developments, objections from An Taisce and the Dublin Civic Group - article on the Irish architect James Hoban who designed the White House in Washington - the decision to co-ordinate conservation on an all-Ireland basis taken at a conference on the human environment in Derry - concern over wildfowl and the decline of their wetland habitat, delayed legislation on hunting and gaming - fishing and fish conservation, the Salmon Conservation Group debating whether or not to support the nationalisation of Ireland's salmon fisheries - the appointment of pollution-detection officers to patrol rivers - the pollution of rivers and seas, in particular the River Nore and Galway Bay - a description of a week-long field study course on Sherkin Island off West Cork, discussion around environmental studies in schools - the World Health Organisation launching a programme to reduce noise pollution - medieval Irish craftspeople and the woodcarvings which adorned churches and monasteries at the time, some surviving woodcarvings in St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick Miscellaneous: - the death of James Gerity Jr., a broadcasting executive, industrialist and patron of the arts from America who was the son of an Irish gold and silversmith - several of the series of essays 'Roots' by Liam de Paor written for the 'Irish Times' on Irish and European history and culture, Irish identity, the EEC and Ireland's relationship with Europe, Germany and connections to Ireland, Celtic culture, Irish art and archaeology, Northern Ireland, the simplification of history to suit the present - several of the series 'Art Forum' by John FitzMaurice Mills from the 'Irish Times' which featured a picture and a description of an artwork or piece of craftwork - Victorian interior design - F and R Pratt and Co. - an English company who developed a technique for printing on to pottery, leading to the mass production of printed pottery - Darwin's 'Origin of the Species'

Newspaper articles glued on to sheets of paper/card and placed inside plastic sleeves. Occasionally the glue from the sellotape can be seen through the newspaper. Some of the articles are folded up and need to be removed carefully from the plastic sleeve in order to be read.

Press Clippings, Volume 9 KDW/PC/09 1974-01-01 - 1974-12-31 51 double-sided A3 sized sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - wallhangings based on old tombstone rubbings and illustrated manuscripts, designed by Oisín Kelly - the design and layout of 'Community Report' by Elizabeth FitzSimon for the Dublin office of the European Communities - a Christmas card competition for children run by KDW - Wade Country Ware, a collection of oven-proof tableware, designed by James Kirkwood of KDW for Wades of Portadown - a plaque commemorating the Gaelic port Sean O Coileain, designed by Oisín Kelly and made at KDW - an extendable children's bed, designed by Gerald Tyler of KDW for Heals' of London - the rebranding of 'ACTIL' into 'Eirebus' by KDW - the launch of a new range of ceramic tableware, the 'Ennis' range, designed by James Kirkwood of KDW and manufactured by Celtic Ceramics. - a range of easy-care textiles, 'The Kinsale Collection' from the Kilkenny Trading Co. - 'Cashel', a wool fabric designed by KDW for the Irish Tapestry Company - the addition of new lines to the Lava Ceramics range of a bowl and an adjustable hanging light, designed by James Kirkwood - new designs of furnishing fabrics for children from the 'Kanturk Collection' of the Kilkenny Trading Company - new selection of fabrics manufactured by Seafield Fabrics and marketed by the Kilkenny Trading Company - a KDW bedspread from Irish Tapestries - new vandal-proof litterbins designed by KDW, being tested on a trial run in Kilkenny - the Irish Distillers Grand National Trophy, designed by KDW - the I.Q. Light (featured in the Yorkshire Post) - a 'Cardio Tape-Recorder', a new medical device designed by Gerald Tyler in a project jointly run by KDW, the Institute of Industrial Research and Standards and Cardio Ltd. - a glass cloth designed by KDW featuring a fish shop design and a recipe for cooking cockles - medals bearing the design of the Gleninsheen Collar awarded to civil servants who negotiated Ireland's accession to the EEC Other KDW News: - the Irish Furniture Fair in the RDS including information on the KDW stand as well as other furniture companies, a prototype for a new chair designed by Gerald Tyler, a discussion around the improvements in the standards of industrial design and the price of furniture - the announcement by the Minister Justin Keating, on KDW becoming a semi-state body directly funded by the Department for Industry and Commerce, which is largely welcomed by KDW - the 1974 estimates of funding on public services, with a provision of £260,000 for KDW - the revival of handwoven Irish silk poplin, a co-operative development between Mr. Denis Murphy, Mr. Gerald Elliot, KDW and the Institute for Industrial Research and Standards - review of the film 'The Little People?', an Irish Shell and BP film on small industries in Ireland and the Kilkenny Design Workshops - the Institute of Industrial Engineers Annual Conference, which includes engineer attendees from KDW - a visit to KDW by the ladies of the annual delegate meeting of the National Union of Journalists KDW Staff, Former Staff and Other Crafts People: - a description of Betsy (Elizabeth) FitzSimon, KDW graphic designer, at a launch of the Irish Professional Photographers Association - the appointment of Mr. Patrick Henderson as Company Secretary of KDW - the setting up of the Post Office User's Council, of which W.H. Walsh of KDW is a member - Michael Rafter, a new silversmith setting up business in Kilkenny, who started work for KDW in 1966 - Padraic Breathnach, a silk weaver from the Liberties with an exhibition of his work as part of the Liberties Festival - Padraig O Mathuna, a silversmith, enamel artist, painter and nationalist - Sapphire, a new firm making marble chess sets, goblets, candleholders, ashtrays and cruet sets run by Noel Smith, Frank Lynch and Jim Norton - the death of George Gilbraith, a craftsman and woodturner, who had been supported in his business development by KDW Craft Shops: - Domus Design, a new shop in Kells selling furnishing and household ware, including products from KDW - New art showrooms in Blackrock, Dublin featuring craftwork by various designers including KDW, Nielson Potteries, Simon Pearce, Rudolf Heltzel, Andy Block and Sonja Landweer - the new shop in the National Gallery, whose products are all imported, not from KDW or Rionore as the writer first thought - the 'Munster Arcade', a shop in London selling handmade Irish products The Importance of Design: - 'Design in Ireland' a series of three articles by Dorothy Walker in 'The Irish Times' discussing design including the move away from traditional Irish life towards a more modern society, architecture, quality (and lack of) in Irish design, design education, design for export, the 1961 Scandinavian Report, the status of designers, councils of design, Kilkenny Design Workshops, the development of various strands of design and craft, the lack of a school of design, the National College of Art and Design and its lack of a professor of design or industrial design training. - letters to 'The Irish Times' by various people commenting on Dorothy Walker's articles 'Design in Ireland', including W.H. Walsh of KDW, who defends commercialism in design and contrasts the role of an artist to the role of a designer - 'Design Directions' an article in 'Hibernia' on design in industry, criticism of the decision to separate KDW from CTT (Coras Trachtala), the finances of KDW and the lack of Irish designers - letter to 'Hibernia' disputing its claim that there are no industrial designers on the board of KDW, Louis le Brocquy and Patrick Scott are both board members and Fellows of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers - 'Our Crafts - Who Cares?' a series of three articles by Ida Grehan in 'The Irish Times' on the craft industry in Ireland including traditional crafts, craft exhibitions, the Crafts Council of Ireland and the economic potential of crafts. Interviews by several people involved in the craft industry including Rudolf Heltzel, Sam Stephenson, Garry Culhane and Muriel Gahan. Suggestions for the future of the craft industry including improving the standards of souvenirs, better education and more funding. Education: - an Interior Design course in Booterstown, Dublin, which includes a visit to KDW - the possibility of building a university in Kilkenny and the contribution that KDW could make to art and design education - plans for the establishment of an adult education centre and sheltered workshop for mentally disabled people and a school for emotionally disturbed children in Kilkenny. One project involved packing rag dolls for KDW. - plans for the establishment of a Montessori school in Kilkenny, organised by Eva Heltzel and Brigitte Anderson, meetings held at KDW - details of a speech given by Mr. Richard Burke, the Minister for Education, in which he outlines potential changes to visual arts education in schools - dispute over contract renewals in the National College of Art and Design between staff (Charles Cullen, Peter Mew, Alice Hanratty and Charles Harper) and the chairman of the board, William A. Maguire, in which an undertaking was given to the High Court that the staff would not picket the architectural offices of William A. Maguire & Partners - the case for a Museum of Design and Technology in Ireland - the 1974 Coras Trachtala design scholarship awards Culture and Development in Kilkenny Town: - Kilkenny's desire for a branch of the National Museum to be moved to Kilkenny as part of government decentralisation plans - the 'Kilkenny Can Make It' exhibition at the Kilkenny Beer Festival - plans for the 1974 Kilkenny Beer Festival had steer away from potential controversial incidents - the first Kilkenny Arts Week 1974 - opinion piece on Kilkenny's unsuccessful attempts to win large new factories and developments, the preference for small development by Kilkenny County Council and the Kilkenny IDA Industry and Exports: - the Irish Pavilion featuring Irish export products at the Royal Show at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, UK - the 'Wonderful World of Wool' exhibition at Ireland House, St. Stephen's Green and the growth of Irish wool exports - signs of a revival in the Irish linen industry - the increasing price of silver - the AGM of the company Glen Abbey, in which a decision to diversify out of the knitting business was taken - a ballot by workers at Gaeltarra Eireann, a dollmaking and toy factory in Crolly, Donegal, on a proposed takeover by Solus Teoranta, which would remove state management - an award for outstanding achievement in the field of packaging won by the Corrugated Division of the Jefferson Smurfit Group at the Swiss International Packaging Exhibition in Basle - the trading position and profits of the textiles company Seafield Gentex Ltd. - the takeover bid at Masser Waterford Ironfounders Ltd. - plans to diversify at the board making company Irish Board Mills Ltd. - Kapp & Peterson (K&P) shareholder dispute and takeover of Tenneant & Ruttle - Arlington Creations, a jewellery manufacturer set up at Arlington by American and Canadian firms - the importance of internationally registered brand names for companies - the 1973 Mercurio d'Oro, an award won by Coras Trachtala for services to European and world commercial integration Heritage, Architecture and Conservation: - the annual meeting of An Taisce at KDW, including details of a speech given by W.H. Walsh, another speech given by Gerald Tyler and an illustrated talk - a drive to promote interest for archaeology in young people by the Kilkenny Archaeological Society - the importance of pottery in archaeology - details of a court action over an ownership dispute of three groves of trees which are due to become part of a forest garden in Kilkenny - an idea to set up a register of bird habitats in Ireland in an effort to conserve them - the village of Kilmore Quay and its traditional thatched houses and stone walls, the concern that new developments are destroying the character of the village from two architects Peter Doyle and John Meagher - the establishment of 'The Victorian Society' a group interested in the preservation of Victorian architecture, in particular the Hall on Molesworth Street which is in danger of being demolished - drawings by Michael O'Brien of the three buildings on Molesworth Street due for demolition, also includes descriptions of the buildings and appeals to have them restored from the Dublin Civic Group - the history of geography of Carlow town - the future of the Liberties and Dublin city, including plans involving street widening, the rehousing of residents and the decision not to proceed with the Travers Morgan Traffic plan - Damer House in Roscrea, which was due to be demolished but was leased to the Irish Georgian Society who, in conjunction with the Old Roscrea Society, plan to restore and conserve it, as their project for European Architectural Heritage Year 1975 - 'The Living Street' a series in 'The Irish Times' by Ruairi Quinn on examples of good urban planning and architecture in Dublin. Includes Sandymount Green, Fitzgerald Park in Dun Laoghaire, Dun Laoghaire Station, 10-11 South Leinster Street, Belgrave Square in Monkstown, Great Western Square, Mespil Road Flat Block, Gilford Terrace in Sandymount, Glasnevin Church Tourism: - suggestions for driving holidays in Ireland with different routes and tourist attraction on the way, includes Kilkenny and KDW - a response to a letter in the 'Toronto Star' suggesting Kilkenny as a good daytrip and place to buy crafts for a tourist staying in Dublin - souvenirs and handcrafts, ways of increasing souvenir sales in particular by American tourists - the expectation of an increase in American tourists in 1974 and information on a public awareness campaign to encourage the use of travellers cheques - a series of promotions planned by Bord Failte designed to counteract negative impressions of Ireland in terms of value for money and the conflict in Northern Ireland, includes a series of lectures, one by Kay Peterson on fabrics and design Miscellaneous: - several of the series of essays 'Roots' by Liam de Paor written for the 'Irish Times' on Irish history and culture, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, architecture and conservation in Belfast, political myths and nostalgia, historical accuracy, the affect of history on the present day, nationalism, Irish emigration, the Church of St. Anne in Cork, the plantations of Ireland, early Christian art in Ireland, Home Rule and World War I, Daniel O'Connell and Catholic emancipation, cultural diffusionism, the theories of Erich von Daniken (a German writer who believes humans are descended from aliens), the influence of Scandinavian art on 11th and 12th century Irish art, 6th - 8th century Irish travelling monks, farming and the traditional importance of cattle, the relocation of Irish speakers from Connemara to create the Meath Gaeltacht, Irish liberalism and independence - several of the series 'Art Forum' by John FitzMaurice Mills from the 'Irish Times' which featured a picture and a description of an artwork or piece of craftwork - the new Arts Council and its new members (including Seamus Murphy, John Behan, George Collie, Seamus Heaney, Tom Caldwell and James White) - a photograph of Anne-Marie Young and Chris McLusley at the Silk Banquet - Paul O'Dwyer, a Irish born New York attorney, who was awarded 'Lawyer of the Year' in New York for his work on civil rights - Professor Bo Almqvist, the chair of the Department of Irish Folklore at UCD - a satirical column on politician's view of Christmas, featuring Justin Keating

Newspaper articles glued on to sheets of paper/card and placed inside plastic sleeves. Occasionally the glue from the sellotape can be seen through the newspaper. Some of the articles are folded up and need to be removed carefully from the plastic sleeve in order to be read.

Press Clippings, Volume 10 KDW/PC/10 1975-05-01 - 1976-12-31 45 double-sided A3 sized sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - Eirebus, whose livery and decor was designed by KDW, wins 'Coach of the Year' award in the Irish Transport Trusts Bus and Coach Rally - Belleek China to introduce new designs from KDW - Belleek issue limited edition presentation plate featuring GAA personalities design by Oisín Kelly - 'Comfitfloor', a new range of carpet designs by Jenny Trigwell of KDW, commissioned by the large UK company Marley Floors Limited - new stamp designed by Oisín Kelly - silver medallions for the People of the Year awards designed by Oisín Kelly - 'Tantalus' a new line of uncut crystal designed by Gerald Tyler for Cavan Crystal - a letter to the Irish Times, critical of a KDW designed stamp - a KDW designed trophy of a silver bowl on black marble for the schools interprovincial rugby competition - KDW to redesign advertising signs in Kilkenny so they fit in more with the character of the city - AIB Kilkenny asked to consult KDW about redesigning their "ugly plastic signage" - ideas for Christmas presents at the Kilkenny Design Centre - KDW designs used by Greenhills, a textile company - a linen toy sack printed with a clown design - a souvenir badge designed by KDW, commissioned by Fianna Fail to mark their 50th anniversary - medallions designed by KDW are presented to the surviving founder members of Fianna Fail at their Golden Jubilee concert - trophy commissioned by Books Ireland Publishers Awards (BIPAs) - KDW designed silver plate with a fish design and a mahogany coffee table designed by Frank and Florence Donaldson presented to retiring Church of Ireland rector Canon J. L. Enright - kitchen accessories including several KDW products (linen clothes and woodturned Elm range) - an image of a pair of cast-iron candleholders from KDW - a plaque designed by KDW, to recognise a church in Newmarket-on-Fergus as a modern contribution to architectural heritage - a new brochure designed by Richard Eckersley of KDW, outlining the attraction of the National Film Studio in Ardmore Studios, Bray - a silver medallion designed by KDW for the first National Film Studios of Ireland award is won by film producer Tom Cooper - dressing rooms of Ardmore Studios decorated with KDW carpets and linen - 'The Irish Wildflower Collection', a new range coordinating kitchen textiles and ceramics from KDW - chain and medallion made at KDW for the Association of Advertisers in Ireland - images of bowls designed by KDW and manufactured by Celtic Ceramics - KDW furniture and porcelain bottles by Jack and Joan Doherty feature in an article on DIY - four American university students visit Kilkenny and KDW as part of The Experiment in International Living - profile of documentary maker Norris Davidson who made 'Designed in Kilkenny' about KDW Kilkenny Design Workshops News: - the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave visits Kilkenny and is taken on a tour of KDW by W.H. Walsh - the Kilkenny Shop in Ghiradelli Square, San Francisco - W.H. Walsh to speak about KDW and its experiences at the 'Centro de Diseno' in Mexico, which modelled many of its programmes on schemes initiated by KDW - 'Ireland Today' the bulletin of the Department of Foreign Affairs, which featured photographs and an article about KDW - Premier of Tasmania W.A. Neilson, to visit KDW during his two day visit of Ireland - W.H. Walsh to retire as chairman and chief executive of KDW, likely to be replaced by Jim King, the general manager - Mary Mullen elected as first woman vice-president of the board of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) - Patricia O'Callaghan to promote Irish design at her new job in the Kilkenny Shop in San Francisco - members of the Irish Countrywomans Association (ICA) visit KDW - KDW wins award at PACK '76, the Irish Packaging Awards - members of KDW to among the judges for the Bowmaker Award for Irish Industry in 1977 - Oisín Kelly and Richard Eckersley among the judges for a children's painting competition in Kilkenny - KDW discusses its future development with members of Kilkenny Corporation; account of a disagreement between some of the Councillors over where the meeting should have taken place - KDW to sponsor the Irish Books of the Year Design Award - members of AnCo visit KDW - the Cavanmen's Association, an organisation for immigrants in America and its charitable works including support for KDW - Jim King of KDW a member of the Textile Committee of The Textile Division KDW Former Staff and Other Crafts People: - Rudolf Heltzel's acquisition of Rionore, the shop and name under which he sells his jewellery designs - several images of Rudolf Heltzel's jewellery - a chain of office designed and made by Rudolf Heltzel, presented to the President of the International Union of Advertisers' Association - Mary O'Donnell, a fashion designer with a salon and workshop on Dawson Street - James Kirkwood appointed head of design studios at Staffordshire Potteries - Michael Hilliar, silversmith and his workshop on Dawson Street - various Irish goldsmiths and jewellery designers and their contemporary styles and the overall affect of KDW on Irish design - Gladys Spain appointed director of Rionore - the Táin Bowl Limited Edition, silver and gold bowls designed by Louis le Brocquy and produced by Michael Hilliar for Sleator Ltd. The packaging for the product was a collaboration between Louis le Brocquy and KDW - Michael O'Grady, Industrial Design student at Carlow Regional Technical College, wins a travelling scholarship for his portable light design and wins AIB's student of the year award - the design and construction of a traditional Irish harp by Charles Guard and Jan Muyllaert - a chain of office for the Chairman of Tramore Commissioners, financed by local people, designed by Charles Smith and executed by Rudolf Heltzel - Pat Dolan, a Waterford silversmith - a copy of the silver Rothe Tankard made by Peter Donovan is presented to Harry Bayliss, head brewer at the Smithwicks Brewery - winner of the Independent Woman Gemstones competition receives a bracelet designed by Rudolf Heltzel - graphic artist Moya Bligh wins research scholarship to Japan - Phil and Bernie Murphy and their silversmith and craft shop, the Tavern Craft Shop - advertorial for luxury crafts features craftspeople George Bellow, Marika Jewellery, John Murphy, KDW and Rionore Craft Shops, Galleries and Arts Centres: - the closure of 'Designs on You', a craft shop in Monkstown, Dublin - the new Wexford Arts Centre and its specialist panels for different art strands - opening of 'Dimensions' a home decor shop in Kilkenny, managed by Ailish Glynn - Office of Public Works to take over Muckross House Folk Museum, Killarney - An independent retailers' experience of selling Christmas presents, includes information on KDW products and deliveries Cultural Institutions and Organisations: - the contribution of the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) to Irish culture - former director of the Arts Council Fr. Donal O'Sullivan presented with the 'Ordre National de Merite' by the French Ambassador and his part in setting up of KDW is praised - the Arts Council report 'Provision for the Arts', which details future planning for the arts, criticism of its plans for music - the meeting of the Crafts Council committee and Clare craft workers, photograph includes Mary Mullen of KDW - the publication of the first Crafts Council newsletter - events organised by the Crafts Council including showing a film and organising meetings Exhibitions and Festivals: - exhibition of old and new stamp design for the opening of the new philatelic office at the GPO - exhibition of KDW designs at the Salthill Gallery (mentioned in a special report on Culture in Connacht) - an exhibition of the entire range of KDW products at the Kenny Gallery - exhibition at the National Gallery of Renaissance art accompanied by allied arts (crafts) - exhibition of poster design at KDW as part of Kilkenny Arts Week '75 curated by Richard Eckersley, KDW graphic designer - details of events taking place at Kilkenny Arts Week '76 - Stephen Pearce exhibition of Shanagarry Pottery at New Art Centre, Sloane Street, London - an exhibition of Irish artists in the Dallas Fine Art Museum as part of 'Irish Fortnight' in the Neiman Marcus Store - an exhibition of craft work organised by the Crafts Council in the Hugh Lane Gallery - announcement of folklore and Irish language events at Daonscoil Osrai 1976 in Kilkenny Industry, Exports and the Economy: - government policy to encourage small businesses, list of various incentives available through the IDA, list of services available including KDW design and development service - several orders from Iran for the KDW designed 'Coxplaan Bath' as a result of Construction '75, a trade exhibition in Tehran - the Development Co-operation Organisation (DEVCO), set up by Minister for Foreign Affairs Garret FitzGerald, to share Ireland's experience of economic development with third world countries - report by N.G. Marchant of KDW, proposing the establishment of an industrial design service in KDW aimed at the engineering-based manufacturing industries - similarities and differences between the Irish and Danish economies - the Galbraith workshops which produces woodcraft products, largely for export - ideas for solutions to the unemployment problem by Kieran Kennedy of the Economic Social Research Institute, including praise for KDW and its role in launching independent commercial craftspeople, the importance of industrial design to industry and the need for more skilled trades - success of Irish clothing company Glen Abbey through modifications and improvements in designs, including using prints designed by KDW - upset over the decision of the semi-state company Irish Life to award its office furniture contract to a UK company, disregarding the "Buy Irish" campaign - U.S. firm Fieldcrest, which manufactures towels to set up a plant in Kilkenny - the 'Irish Fortnight' promotion at the Neiman Marcus Store in Dallas, Texas featuring products from over 80 Irish manufacturers and recreations of Irish settings such as Bunratty Castle, the Kilkenny Design Workshops and an Irish pub - increase in Irish exports and government commitment to promoting exports - the salaries of chief executives for various state enterprises and agencies including KDW - KDW requires extra funding to cover the cost of an interim wage agreement - documentary on Irish silk Poplin filmed at Thomas Elliott's poplin mill in Clonakilty, mentions desire for business to be taken under KDW umbrella Heritage, Architecture and Conservation: - concern by Kilkenny Corporation that new buildings be appropriate to the city's medieval past, resulting from a project by architecture students on enhancing the appearance of Kilkenny - the restoration of Butler Castle - 'The Irish Town' a newly published book by Patrick Shaffrey (formerly of An Taisce) on town planning and the architectural character of different Irish towns - 1975 European Architectural Heritage Year - annual meeting of the Kilkenny branch of An Taisce at which KDW was thanked for the use of its facilities - the restoration of Duiske Abbey - newly restored section of Kilkenny Castle to be used during Kilkenny Arts Week - the Tidy Towns competition assessment of Kilkenny Importance of Art and Design: - praise for the 'Stamp Design Advisory Committee' and the quality of design in stamps - Interdesign '75, an international working seminar in Bruges, Mary Mullen of KDW taking part as the representative from ICSID (International Council of Societies of Industrial Design) - details of a speech given by the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, at the opening of an exhibition of the 'Irish Society for Design and Craft' at Ireland House, in which he said that art and design should be encouraged in Irish society and that it is time to get away from the commonly held notion that art is only for a snobbish elite - W.H. Walsh warns against evaluating the importance of design in purely profit based terms in the KDW annual report - an article entitled 'What's Wrong with the Arts in Ireland?', which lists several problems including the lack of a national arts policy, the lack of regional arts centres, the lack of a Minister for Culture, the lack of funding, the art education system, the poverty of artists and an overall lack of importance placed on the arts in Irish society - Irish Times article in which W.H. Walsh says the government should be availing of KDW services and that the standard of design in government departments is very low or "anti-design" - letter to the Irish Times from W.H. Walsh disputing the above article, he did not say government was "anti-design" and there had been improvements in design in several government departments recently - the 9th Congress of International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) in Moscow, being attended by 21 Irish delegates - the announcement that the 10th annual ICSID congress is to he held in Dublin in 1977 Education: - the introduction of a new four year degree programme in Industrial Design jointly developed by NCAD and the National Institute for Higher Education Limerick, KDW contributed to an advisory committee for the development of the programme - the new craft school and Irish college in Glencolmbcille, Co. Donegal in the former Gaeltarra Eireann workshop - Irish language article about Gaeltarra Eireann - Dorothy Walker article outlining historic problems with the National College of Art and requesting that the Minister for Education grants full autonomy to the college Tourism: - souvenirs and tourist spending - an article originally featured in the Canadian newspaper 'The Ottawa Citizen' about visiting Kilkenny, its history, architecture and KDW Miscellaneous - the Peace Women and their attempt to end the violence in Northern Ireland - the Yeats family as printers and publishers, the Cuala Press - general article on jewellery design - article about Piers 8th Earl of Ormond and his wife Margaret Fitzgerald (KDW is mentioned as carrying on an ancient tradition of craftspeople based in Kilkenny castle) - 'Alpha Basil', a business alphabet book by Basil Goulding

Newspaper articles glued on to sheets of paper/card and placed inside plastic sleeves. Occasionally the glue from the sellotape can be seen through the newspaper. Some of the articles are folded up and need to be removed carefully from the plastic sleeve in order to be read.

Press Clippings, Volume 12 KDW/PC/12 1978-01-01 - 1980-04-30 31 double-sided sheets of black card measuring 47 cm x 37 cm Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - the national award for the Tidy Towns Competition, a silver and gold rose bowl designed at KDW - a new 'approved by Bord Failte' sign for tourist accommodation designed in consultation with KDW - 'Kilkenny Bistro' a new range of ceramic and textile table service items in collaboration with Arklow Pottery - 'Super Constellation' a new range of bed furnishings designed by Jenny Trigwell for Constellation Ltd. in Athlone - the award for The Irish Times / P.A. Management Consultants third annual award for Irish Management to be designed by KDW - silver statue awards on an oak plinth designed by Oisín Kelly for Clarkes Shoes 'Year of the Child' children's competition - the silver figure of St. Patrick designed by Oisín Kelly and made by Desmond Byrne at KDW as a commemorative gift for the Pope on his visit to Ireland - candlesticks on the altar at Phoenix Park and various gifts given to the Pope on his visit to Ireland - the cover of part 2 of the 1979 telephone directory designed at KDW - the 'DUETTE Collection' a new range of co-ordinating wallpapers and textiles designed by KDW and manufactured by Kildare Wallpapers Ltd. and the Textile Design Centre, Belfast - silver trophy designed by KDW as new award for outstanding businessman in Irish agriculture - the Plan Building of the Year Award, a wallhanging designed by Patrick Scott, commissioned by KDW and handwoven by V'Soske Joyce Ltd - a trophy for Waterford's Junior Chamber Annual Enterprise Award designed by Peter Donovan and KDW - a commission for a bronze statue given to Oisín Kelly by the Carolan Memorial Committee - gifts given to Cardinal Tomas O Fiaich on his visit to the Irish Tapestries factory in Drogheda includes an exact replica of an Aran wool bedspread designed by KDW given to the Pope on his visit to Ireland - logo for the Consumer Affairs Office designed by KDW - new packaging for Ballet International designed by KDW - 'Farmyard Fowl' a range of kitchen accessories designed by KDW and manufactured by Charles Gallen - a chain of office designed and manufactured by KDW The Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street: - several articles on Irish design products available in the shop including jewellery by Una de Blacam, Nicholas Mosse pottery, bags, belts, textiles, handwoven rugs, bed shawls, the IQ Light, stacking ashtrays, Carley's Bridge Pottery, furniture, kitchen units and wallpaper - the proposed expansion of the shop after a successful first year - the turnover and visitor numbers of the shop - Queen Margrethe of Denmark buys Irish products on the last day of her visit to Ireland including several at the Kilkenny Shop - a review of the interiors section including a description of the shop and several products available - the actor Peter Ustinov visits Dublin and the Kilkenny Shop - the new furnishing floor at the Kilkenny Shop and various furniture products - recipes from the restaurant/cafe at the Kilkenny Design Centre - an opinion piece on hygiene in which the journalist recounts having lunch in the Kilkenny Shop, going to the bathroom and meeting one of the girls who served her who used the toilet and didn't wash her hands afterwards - a list of people awarded a 'Wine and Spirit Education Trust' certificate by the Guild of Sommeliers in Ireland including Bea Buggle of the Kilkenny restaurant - the decline of Dublin's tea shops, mentions the new cafe in the Kilkenny shop - the Irish public's increasing interest in interior design and fabrics available at the Kilkenny Shop - Interstore Lighting, a lighting company who fitted out the Kilkenny Shop - the availability and prices of knitting wool in Dublin including aran and tweedy wool at the Kilkenny Shop - Christmas present ideas including crafts and products from the Kilkenny Shop - the Kilkenny Design Centre Christmas fair - some examples of the furniture ranges available at the Kilkenny Shop including 'Cirrus' made by Thomas Manning Ltd, 'Nimbus' made by Frank Kenny and Co. and 'Tholsel' - update on the sheltered workshops in Kilkenny and several of their products that are sold in the Kilkenny Shop - the lighting department in the Kilkenny shop - colour theory in interior design and various products available at the Kilkenny shop - How to spend time in Dublin; descriptions of various streets and shops including the Kilkenny Shop Kilkenny Design Workshops News: - concern of Kilkenny Corporation that the expansion of the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin will mean a downgrading of KDW in Kilkenny; complaint that the Corporation was not informed of the development or invited to the announcement - the industrial design services provided by KDW - a visit to KDW by delegates attending the council meeting of the Experiment in International Living - a visit to KDW by international businessmen involved in Aughinish Alumina Ltd, a new Alumina plant - the Butler House Project, a centre for designer development and exchange, which provides designer accommodation, lecture and conference facilities - an article in the Irish Press about an article in the New York Times about KDW and its achievements by the respected design journalist Eda Louise Huxtable - Charles O'Neill, a graphic design graduate from Limerick School of Art and Design, is the first young designer to take part in a new work experience programme at KDW - new appointments to the board of KDW - KDW annual report 1978 - KDW postpone plans to open a Kilkenny shop in Cork due to political pressure from local businessmen - a list of subscribers to the Mayor of Kilkenny's Christmas coal fund including KDW - the annual conference of editors and managing directors of Provincial Newspapers of Ireland taking place in Butler House - a competition organised by KDW to design a special emblem for An Oige's jubilee year - an outline of KDW and what they do including the new Butler House Project KDW Staff: - KDW Chief Executive James King, as part of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, visits Cyprus to advise the Cypriot government on the setting up and development of an industrial design promotional organisation - Ger Henderson, the Kilkenny hurler and his brothers Pat and John who both work at KDW - KDW staff members Nora McQuilland and Deirdre O'Sullivan receive diplomas in community work - chief executive of KDW Jim King resigns to take up a new position in McConnell's Advertising firm - advertisement for the position of Chief Executive of KDW - KDW team in the Cross Country Quiz - the decline in traditional fasting during lent, Gerald Tyler of KDW says he will try to use less petrol - an interview with Jim King - the appointment of Patrick Henderson as the new chief executive of KDW - a race involving the Marble City Striders made up of KDW staff members Exhibitions and Festivals: - 1978 Crafts Council of Ireland trade fair at the RDS - 1980 Crafts Council of Ireland trade fair at the RDS - an exhibition of an animated model railway at the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin - an exhibition of Danish design at the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin to coincide with the visit of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to Ireland - an exhibition of Danish art 'Carl Henning Pederson' at the Hugh Lane Gallery - Feile na nGael, a GAA festival to be held to in Kilkenny announced the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin - the Irish Book Design Awards and Irish Typeface Competition reception and exhibition of winning entries at the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin - Kilkenny Arts Week 1978 - an exhibition of work by Cuala Press in the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin - release of the programme for 'A Sense of Ireland' including an exhibition of KDW collection of patchwork quilts - Dorothy Cross' first solo show in Triskel, Cork - a recital by Danish pianist Paul Rosenbaum in Butler House as part of Kilkenny Arts Week - KDW receive a £1000 grant to organise an exhibition of Irish patchwork in Northern Ireland as part of Co-operation North - Irish Patchwork Exhibition presented by KDW opens in Copenhagen - Futura Trade Fair at the RDS, a fair for the fashion industry includes several Irish designers - an exhibition of Irish ceramics in the P.J. Carroll Building in Dublin organised by the Potters Society of Ireland - 'The Shopping Bag - Portable Graphic Art' an exhibition of plastic shopping bags in Cork which includes the bag from the Kilkenny shop Former KDW Staff, Other Crafts People and Crafts Businesses: - Charles O'Neill appointment as assistant art director by Peter Owens - Gina Duffy, a silver and gold smith, winner of the RDS National Craft Competition and a nominee for the Patent Practitioners Award - Carley's Bridge Pottery at Enniscorthy - the launch of Rudolf Heltzel's latest range of jewellery at Rionore - what has been selling in Rudolf Heltzel's shop, the conservatism of Irish consumers - Carmen and Edmond Chesnau, who run a leatherwork business in Newtownmountkennedy, have products available in the Kilkenny Shop - fashion designers John Rocha and Eily Doolin set up a studio in Thomastown, Kilkenny; John Rocha received advice on textile manufacturers from KDW - a basketmaking workshop run by the Shanahan family in Carrick-on-Suir and the increase in demand for their products - La Ferme Irlandais, an Irish restaurant in Paris with Irish interior decoration including carpets from Youghal, marble from Kilkenny and Irish linen - tapestry design competition for Beamish and Crawford Ltd won by Angela Forte and Anne Marie Walker - Ceramicist Deirdre McLoughlin and silversmith Luly Ranner talk about their work and Luly's upcoming exhibition at the Kilkenny shop - Jeweller Liam Costigan's new workshop in Kilkenny - a talk by Rudolf Heltzel on contemporary jewellery at the National Gallery Tourism: - the success and increased profits of CIE Tours in 1977 with KDW is mentioned as a destination on one of the tours - the book launch of 'Design for Tourism' at the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin, a study of tourism in a developing industrial society by the International Council for Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) - 1978 a good year for tourism, list of attractions in Kilkenny including KDW - a travel report on Kilkenny originally printed in the New York Times Heritage, Architecture and Conservation: - the design of various buildings and exhibitions in Dublin - the Setanta Centre in Dublin, Ireland's largest private enterprise development to date, and the letting of all the premises (including the premises of the Kilkenny Shop) - a letter to the Irish Times about the Setanta Centre, the destruction of buildings on Molesworth Street and the ugliness of the building in which the Kilkenny Shop is located - a response to the above letter praising new development, progress and job creation - the idea that more Norman castles with 19th century Georgian and Victorian yards should be restored and renovated for re-use, for example KDW Importance of Art and Design: - the promotion of visual awareness by KDW - at the launch of the Danish design exhibition in the Kilkenny Shop, the Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce Raphael Burke says that good design is essential to industry - concern by Jim King of KDW that Irish manufacturers are awarding design assignments to foreign companies, the lack of encouragement of home grown talent and the industrialists and businessmen's lack of design awareness Education and Scholarships: - the awarding of the 1978 Coras Trachtala Design Scholarships - the shortlist for the 'Patent Practitioners Award', a new annual scholarship awarded to the most promising design student - a new Designer Training Studio at Butler House for young designers to receive work experience at the Workshops - the Young Designer Award Scheme 1979, organised by KDW for the first time; the winners were Catherine MacAleavey, Stephen Lennon, Declan O'Donoghue and Bryan Leech - KDW to increase designer development awards by 25% in 1980 to a total of £14,000 - a notice for candidates to apply to KDW for the young designer and craftsmen awards - the history and importance of design education in Ireland from the 1700s, recent improvements such as KDW, NCAD (National College of Art and Design), SDI (Society of Designers in Ireland) and CCoI (Crafts Council of Ireland) are mentioned - the announcement of the 1979 Dunlop design award winners; this international award received no entries from Ireland in 1979 despite being won by Oliver Hood of KDW in 1977 - a letter to Kilkenny People praising vocational schools, names John Henderson working in KDW as an example of former students becoming employed - the winner of Patent Practitioners Award for design students Mary Nagle awarded a six month scholarship at KDW Industry, Exports and the Economy: - Irish Tapestries of Drogheda - gaffes made by Sean Condon of Coras Trachtala including referring to the Minister of State as a Secretary of State and driving his car into the Kilkenny Shop window - the IDA grants system for small business is criticised by Senator M. Lanigan and defended by IDA Managing Director Michael Killeen citing evidence of its success in small craft businesses being set up in Kilkenny - a guide to getting an IDA grant including the pitfalls to avoid and a list of state agencies that offer assistance including KDW - Christopher Wray's Lighting Emporium - small craft industries in the southeast of Ireland - the announcement by an Taoiseach Charles Haughey of payrises for members of government, judges, senior civil servants and heads of semi-state bodies (including KDW) - the setting up of a silk poplin factory in the Liberties by Colin MacIvor on the advice of Jim King of KDW - IDA to create more jobs in Kilkenny through encouraging small scale industry and tourism - the semi-state companies league for 1978, includes KDW listed as making a loss - difficulties in the Irish textile industry - Boramic Ltd. a candlemaking company and its plans for expansion - the setting up of a task force to tackle problems in the Irish furniture industry, the National Furniture Manufacturers Association disappointed at not being consulted - Charles Gallen and Co, a traditional linen manufacturer who worked with KDW to create designs for export - Ballet International, Irish brassiere manufacturers - a photograph of the members of the advisory committee set up by the Wool Council to increase the use of Irish wool in home mills Miscellaneous: - RTE and the state of Irish television; a review of the BBC series 'The Irish Way' a documentary following an Anglo-Irish family living in poverty; at one point they visit KDW - the opening of Naughton Booksellers, a new rare and second hand bookshop in Dun Laoghaire and the closure of Dolmen Press

Newspaper articles glued on to sheets of card. In some instances the glue is visible through the newsprint paper.

There is a gap in the press clippings from August 1978 - February 1979.

Press Clippings, Volume 11 KDW/PC/11 1976-10-01 - 1977-12-31 108 double-sided A3 sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Shop, Dublin: -KDW to open large retail store and exhibition space in Dublin, selling not only KDW but other Irish goods too. -Article about Dublin's newest attraction; Kilkenny Shop with reference to various products available there. -Questions put to Kilkenny Shop Marketing Manager Rod Murphy about recently opened Kilkenny Design Shop. -venue for exhibition of Linen Furnishings by John England. -opening of Kilkenny Shop, speech by Justin Keating; Minister for Industry and Commerce. -Irish Book Design Award exhibition on show at the shop. -An Taisce heritage gardens photographic exhibition at the Nassau St venue. -Mary Dowling discusses the main products tourists buy. -£200,000 of taxpayer money is invested in Kilkenny Shop. -Senator Lady Valerie Goulding viewing work by Nicholas Mosse at the opening of the Workmanship Exhibition at the Kilkenny Shop. -'Insight cards' at Kilkenny Shop, featuring the premises of PJ OBrien signwriter and barber which recently featured in two French magazines. -Workmanship exhibition held to coincide with ICSID. -An Taisce Trees Committee designed a travelling photographic exhibition with its inaugural show in Kilkenny Shop. -Irish Society for Design and Craftwork, 25th Annual Exhibition at Kilkenny Shop, October 1977. -Judith Lockhart pictured with a sample of her porcelain work at a design exhibition in the shop. -John Tyrell exhibits four foot model of a sailing ship instead of the original plan to exhibit a real full size sailing ship for the Workmanship exhibition. -Centenary of Sound exhibition of early machines and record sleeve designs in association with the Phonograph Industry. -Irish Tapestries on show at Kilkenny Shop. -Party took place to launch a book by Wesley Burrows. -Kilkenny Shop mentioned as perfect place to buy Christmas gifts. -Party of 40 Northern Ireland Architects and their wives at KDW with RIAI. KDW Designs and Products: -linen glass cloths at KDW made by Riversdale Textiles, Antrim, depicting old shopfronts with a traditional recipe on each. -Award for Junior Chamber Waterford Enterprise Award 1977, designed by Peter Donovan at KDW. -Sculptor Oisin Kelly of KDW to design the Bowmaker Award Trophy for Irish Industry. -Photo of 'Irish Wildflowers' range of co-ordinate kitchen Textiles and Ceramics from KDW. -Products to aid medical patients and eating implements for disabled children and adults. -Fianna Fail Ard Dheis at RDS, the conferring of the national records by Jack Lynch, records designed by Kilkenny Design Centre. -1977 Telephone directory with new typefaces, beige & brown design for cover is by KDW. -Mayor launches one hour pay appeal for handicapped workers to help fund S.O.S Kilkenny Ltd. a sheltered workshop for the handicapped where stoneware designed by KDW is made. -Trophy for Paddy Irish Whiskey Poetry competition made in KDW. -Race in aid of Kilkenny Sheltered workshops held at Kilkenny Design Workshops, a winning trophy was presented by KDW for the winning rider. -Photo of flan dishes with matching table cloths from KDW , inspired by Irish Wildflowers. -article on handicapped man who joined the sheltered workshops in Kilkenny and had a job in the pottery division making tableware designed by KDW. -An Goban Saor, sculpture by Oisin Kelly commissioned by KDW for the Bowmaker award. -General article about KDW, mentioning various products and events held there. -Kilkenny Design Shop in Guaradelli Square, mentioned in a travel article about San Francisco. -unique plate designed by Oisin Kelly,commissioned by Erne Gaels GAA as a fundraiser. -Woolmark-Peter Tait Trophy, specially commissioned from KDW. -Chairs designed by KDW for the manufactureres and exporteres Crannac Co-op Society, Navan. -Jenny Trigwell of KDW designed prints for Childhood Originals Ltd-Cut out ready to sew dress kits for girls. -Kitsch International, new company of kettles and cookware designed in KDW. -Award designed by KDW for PA Management Consultants/Irish Times Management award. -Photograph of multi purpose ceramic quadrant candlestick/vases from KDW. -Nicholas Mosse, one of the designers chosen to exhibit at Workmanship. -An Irish Linen piece depicting the crucifixion in Gaelic style made at KDW was a gift at the offertory at mass for Irish day in Loreto. -IDA office in Hanover- everything designed and made in Ireland including ashtrays by KDW. -Photo of large lead crystal bowl by Cavan Crystal Ltd, and photo of terracotta garden ceramics manufactured by Flemings Fireclays. -KDW designs award for Bord Failte National Gardens Competition. -Mayor of Kilkenny presents Mayor of Belfast with a KDW designed silver letter opener. -Pictured are Wild Fowl Pottery by Oisin Kelly. -Kitchen Korner, Naas stocks KDW products. -KDW tea cloths in photoshoot in Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre. -KDW redesigned packaging for tin whistle pack for Appletree Press. KDW Staff and Former Staff: -Article on work and life of Helen Penney PR for KDW. -Rudolf Heltzel at 3rd International Jewellery Art Exhibition in Japan. -Jim King and wife Maeve mentioned to be having dinner with Frederic and Carrie Forsyth and Seamus Smyth of Ardmore Studios. -Michael Hillier goldsmith at KDW, launches his own novel. -Friends of Women's Aid Fashion Show, raffle prizes included a jasper and silver pendant by Rudolf Heltzel. -Residential Crafts course in Rathmullen, Co. Donegal run by Stephanie Walsh, a former textile designer with KDW. -Exhibition of Stoneware bird figures by Oisin Kelly at Cover Craft Shop, Blessington. -Jim King (KDW) photographed with Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Liston, Mrs. Finbar Costello, Mrs. Kay Gracie and John Meagher. -Photo of Eva Heltzel showing a pendant from Rudolf Heltzel latest collection. -Former staff member Ellen D'arcy, working for Concern Charity in Bangladesh. -Rudolf Heltzel, new jewellery range for children. -Mr.Patrick Henderson appointed as assistant chief executive, he has been company secretary since 1974. -Nicholas Merchant appointed as head of design services at KDW. -New board of directors have been elected under Chairmanship by Basil Goulding. -Mr Frank Dowling a former Graphic Designer at KDW has been appointed art director with O'K-B, Advertising Agency. -Desmond Byrne wins first prize in Jewellery at the RDS Crafts Competition 1977. -Leading woodturner Cecil Hyde who was associated with the Kilkenny Design Workshops dies. -Richard Eckersley designed posters, graphics and car stickers for Arts Week, he has also designed a poster for the novelists readings. -Anthony O'Hanlon wins major design competition, a fingerprint was his inspiration for the European Patents competition. -Helena Ruuth, Swedish born designer,came to Ireland in 1965 to help establish the weaving section of KDW. -Brian Gleeson, an apprentice goldsmith at KDW has been awarded 1st place in the National Apprenticeship Competition. -Sculptor Oisin Kelly is recovering after suffering a heart attack while working at KDW. -Oliver Hood an Industrial Designer with KDW has been awarded 1st prize in the Dunlopillo Design Awards. -One of the founding directors of KDW, Rev. Donal O'Sullivan dies. -Cynthia Rice of KDW and three other Irish craftspeople to take part in craft exhibition in Gothenberg, Sweden. Exhibitions and Festivals: -Irish Craft exhibition held in Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, organised by Crafts Council of Ireland, work selected by an international panel of judges. -Trim Art Group Exhibition, opened by Mr.P.B Byron,who mentions that apart from KDW there is a lack of top class research support in the country. -details of Kilkenny Arts Week 1977. -Design in Ireland exhibition in Bank Of Ireland headquarters. -Crafts Council exhibition 'History of Wool Textiles' and IDA's Roundstone Project competition for designs for a living and workshop complex at Setanta Centre, to coincide with ICSID. -Clifden holds first Art Week. -Exhibition by Gaeltarra knitwear, Kilkenny shop stocks rugs by this company. Miscellaneous: -Feature on recently opened Pamela Scott Fashion shop. -Eight young designers win Coras Trachtala awards under CTT design scholarship scheme. -the closed Kilkenny Theatre reopened as the Irish outlet of Christopher Wray Lighting Emporium. -Annual Meeting of An Taisce, thanked KDW for the use of its facilities during the year. -Claire O Loughlin RTE Designer, mentions how she first got very interested in weaving at the KDW Summer School. -Padmore and Barnes defeat Kilkenny Shop soccer team to reach final. -Article about modern works of art which mentions ROSC, and the Kilkenny Design Centre as a venue. -article about importance and significance of ICSID coming to Ireland. -South East Tourism booklet mentions KDW as an attraction to visit. -Irish Book Design Award sponsored by KDW, won by Liam Miller of Dolmen Press,winners will form part of the Irish entry at Frankfurt Book Fair. -Bea Buggle from Kilkenny Shop got certificate of Merit at the Guild of Wine Waiters in Ireland. -Photographs from the Irish Book Design Awards, including, Richard and Dika Eckersley. -'Dublin is the venue for the biggest most important design event ever held in Ireland, 10th Congress of the International Council of Societies and industrial Design'.(ICSID) -feature on Liam Miller, winner of the Irish Book Design Awards,which were sponsored by KDW. -Article about up and coming fashion designer John Rocha, also mentioned is Eily Doolan. -Kilkenny Schoolboys Soccer Association, rules,referees and general info about it. -Interview with designer Consolata Boyle, KDW is mentioned with reference to a design project she undertook. -Wives of Ambassadors to Ireland brought to KDW for a daytrip including tour of Butler House and The Castle. -Setanta Centre where Kilkenny Design Centre is situated is sold for £12milllion. -First ever Irish Knitting Conference Other KDW news: -KDW Annual Report for year ending 31 December 1975. -Photo of Tomas O Domhnall who won a four year apprenticeship to KDW. - photo and article of event held at KDW to launch ICSID, 10th International Congress and Assembly of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. -West German Soccer team visit KDW and other Kilkenny sights. -Kilkenny Design becomes a limited Company. -KDW taking part in the first Ideas 1977 Interior Design exhibition. -Bernard Thomson inventor of a touch alarm for disabled people, looks to KDW for help developing the design of his product. -Cloch; a film based on the Kilkenny Design Workshops and the rich tradition of stonecarving. -KDW provides some of the prizes for Archery shoot at Kilkenny Castle grounds. -Cleveland Institute of Art discuss plan for a designer exchange programme with KDW. -Butler House Kilkenny renovated to provide residential accomodation and conference facilities for KDW. -Spotlight on Finance, Irish Goods Council, 1976 Annual Report, which mentions KDW. -Patsy Lawler attends 15th Triennial Conference of the Associated Countrywomen of the world dressed in Irish design including Kilkenny Design. -Group pictured at KDW on the occasion of a visit to Kilkenny by members and officials of Dublin County Council. -Pictured were Minister for Industry and Commerce, Mr.O Malley with Basil Goulding and Jim King at the official opening of the Butler House Project- a new centre for designer training. -KDW mentioned in a speech about crafts at the ICA diploma ceremony. -American Second Lady Lillian Carter visits KDW. -KDW helped organise Kilkenny Peace Movement Painting Competition. Importance of design: -The value of good design, Paul Hogan of CTT describes ICSID 10 as a major opportunity for Irish designers. -General article about the importance of KDW on the Irish design scheme. -Board of Directors of Lakeland visit KDW. Education: -New Design courses planned for colleges in Ireland. Courses in four areas include communications, clothing/textiles, product design and environmental design. -New Small Industries Course to encourage small industries to expand. Industry and Export: -Managing Director of Technician Ireland Ltd, Mr.Francetti made a seathing attack on Irish Industry for its poor quality of work,service high costs and unprofessional approach. -following jobs lost to manufacturing industry in Dublin, members and officials of Dublin Co.Co. in Kilkenny to assess the role of small industries. Heritage and Conservation: -Meeting of Naas Urban Council discussed the use of Jigginstown Castle, suggestions to make use of the under chambers of the castle as perhaps workshops for artists on the style of Kilkenny Design Workshops. Kilkenny City: -Caravan, a TV Programme where a group of interviewers travel to different towns in Ireland including Kilkenny, where they interview locals. -Kilkenny mentioned as a place to visit at home. -Plastic signs are no longer allowed be erected in the city without prior permission. -General article about Kilkenny City. -Book launched titled 'Kilkenny Its Architecture and History. KDW in International News: -German Article from 'Het Vrije Waasland' mentions visiting KDW in an article about Ireland. -The Journal of Japan Industrial Designers Association, July 1977, article on 'Design Centres in Europe-KDW' with photographs of the Kilkenny Shop.

Irish – and so very proud of it KDW/PC/11/30 1977-04-29 1 press cutting Text Irish Press Kilkenny Design Workshops

Irish – and so very proud of it

Article by Sheila Walsh printed in the Irish Press newspaper on the Kilkenny Design Shop in Dublin.

Original available at NIVAL by appointment.

© Irish Press, rights reserved.

Mary O'Donnell Pat Jorgensen Sam Stephenson Sheila Walsh Irish goods Nassau Street, Dublin Industry Irish Press Mary Dowling Exports Manufacturing William H. Walsh Minister for Industry and Commerce Justin Keating TD Jewellery Kilkenny Design Workshops, Dublin shop Kilkenny restaurant, Dublin Cutlery Candle Toy Glass Leather Table Chair Press clippings Rug Fabric Candleholder Design in Ireland Non-KDW products Exhibitions Textiles Silver holloware Book Ceramics Furniture Fashion Craft Trinity College, Dublin
Kilkenny Design Workshops go nationwide KDW/PC/11/01 1976-11-29 1 press cutting Text Kilkenny People Kilkenny Design Workshops

Kilkenny Design Workshops go nationwide

Article from Kilkenny People newspaper on the announcement of the opening of the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin.

Original available at NIVAL by appointment.

© Kilkenny People, rights reserved.

Irish goods Consumerism Kilkenny city Nassau Street, Dublin Kilkenny People Industry High quality design Kilkenny Corporation Setanta Building Kilkenny Design Workshops, Dublin shop Kilkenny Design Workshops Press clippings Design in Ireland Non-KDW products Exhibitions Craft Tourism
The Kilkenny Shop: self-imposed limits present no real handicap KDW/PC/11/16 1977-06-22 1 press cutting Text Irish Times Kilkenny Design Workshops

The Kilkenny Shop: self-imposed limits present no real handicap

Article printed in the Management Column of the Irish Times newspaper on the establishment of the Kilkenny Design Workshops retail premises in Dublin.

Original available at NIVAL by appointment.

© Irish Times, rights reserved.

Retail Rod Murphy Ronnie Hoffman Irish goods Consumerism Nassau Street, Dublin Mary Dowling Manufacturing High quality design Paint Kilkenny Design Workshops, Dublin shop Kilkenny restaurant, Dublin Glass Press clippings Irish Times Linen Fabric Wallpaper Irish Export Board Design in Ireland Non-KDW products Textiles Ceramics Furniture Craft Tourism
Press Clippings, Volume 13 KDW/PC/13 1980-04-01 - 1981-09-30 60 double-sided A3 sized sheets of paper Kilkenny Design Workshops English, Swedish

This volume contains newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - the DUETTE collection, co-ordinating textiles and wallpaper designed by KDW in conjunction with 'Kildare Wallpapers' and 'Textile Design Centre' - trophies for the Irish Farmers' Journal Agri-Business Award designed and manufactured by KDW - a chain of office for a local council designed by KDW - the cover design of the 1980 telephone directory - the cover design of the 1981 telephone directory - posters by Richard Eckersley - Richard Eckersley and Anthony O'Hanlon compete to win a commission to design the publicity for the Kiel Festival in Germany - the Irish Management Award designed by KDW - a memorial to musician Turlough Carolan created by Oisín Kelly - a Waterford Glass decanter with a silver collar designed and inscribed by KDW as a gift to the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants by the President of Irish Accountants - the layout and design of the Kilkenny Directory of Services - Irish marble tables designed by KDW for 'La Ferme Irlandais' an Irish themed restaurant in Paris - lists of Irish made crafts as possible Christmas presents, including several KDW products - record sleeve and booklet for an LP of traditional and religious songs designed by Richard Eckersley - the trophy for the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest - new logo for Project Arts Centre designed by Ailbhe Phelan - the Thomas Davis Prize for university debating, a trophy in copper and silver designed by Swan Design Studios and manufactured at KDW - awards manufactured by KDW for the Community Awards that celebrate notable achievements by Irish people in Britain - new PMPA logo designed by KDW - awards designed by KDW for 1980 Bray Endeavour Awards - the success of a new range of textiles designed by Jenny Trigwell for the multinational corporation Fieldcrest, who have a factory in Kilkenny - new overhead projector designed by KDW in association with Bell & Howell Ltd and IIRS (Institute for Industrial Research Standards) - the Irish Auctioneers trophy - young Irish people on a pilgrimage to Rome bring gifts of a glass Ossary Cross made at KDW and two Curragh Carpets from the new Irish Collection for the Pope to thank him for his recent visit to Ireland Design Workshops in Kilkenny: - visits to KDW by various groups including members of the Ballyouskill ICA, members of the Irish Guild of Catholic Nurses, Mr. Figg the British Ambassador, former Taoiseach Jack Lynch, current Taoiseach Charles Haughey, Chinese delegates on a trip to Ireland organised by the Irish-Chinese Cultural Society, members of Meath Craftworkers Association, former patients at the National Spinal Injuries Unit at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital and two Russian members of State Institutions Workers Union of USSR - development of industrial design for engineering and electronics-based manufacturing - development of design standards for industry - government to postpone increase in pay to top civil servants and heads of semi-state bodies including KDW - KDW premises and architect Niall Montgomery receive RIAI (Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland) award for architectural conservation - Minister for Agriculture Ray MacSharry attends a reception in KDW - the Butler House student project which printmaker Moya Bligh is taking part on a scholarship - a special feature on KDW in 'Hibernia' detailing its success so far and the new focus on industrial design services - a group of Swedish designers, educators and craftspeople visit KDW with the hopes of establishing a similar national design centre in Sweden - the confusion in the public's mind over the role and function of KDW - feature on KDW in the Swedish newspaper 'Svenska Dagbladet' - cuts in government spending for 1981, KDW will receive less funding and is expected to generate more of its own running costs - an A-Z of graphic design companies and their designers - Anita Norine, manager of Kilkenny shop in San Francisco visits Ireland on her annual buying tip - KDW receive grant from European Social Fund towards the Designer Development Programme - plans to open a new Kilkenny retail shop in Limerick - an ad for KDW stating their objectives and main activities Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street, Dublin: - a review of the Kilkenny restaurant - various products available in the Kilkenny Shop including furniture, textiles wallpaper, Kilkenny pottery, wooden bowls by Patrick Dunne, Rionore jewellery, fashion and clothing, a poster of traditional Irish shopfronts - listings in various guides to Dublin/places to eat in Dublin - lists of shops and their range of possible Christmas presents - ads for products available in the Kilkenny shop - the book section of the Kilkenny shop - anecdote about a man who left his wallet in the Kilkenny shop and how staff went out of their way to return it to him - the availability of gift tokens in various shops including the Kilkenny shop - press reception by Irish Theatre Company held at the Kilkenny shop - an account of a visit to the Kilkenny shop - criticism of Kilkenny Design by jewellery designer Luly Kanner - controversy over breastfeeding in public; a waitress in the Kilkenny restaurant commented to that it was nice to see women breastfeeding - 'Irish Publications' a brochure/reference book, available in the Kilkenny shop, aimed at attracting British audiences for Irish books - the policy of stocking Irish products in the shop under the 'Guaranteed Irish' label and the change in consumer's attitudes towards Irish products - a reception in the shop to announce the details of 1981 Kilkenny Heritage Weekends - an exhibition of posters at the Kilkenny shop; the posters were entries to a competition organised by the Society of Designers in Ireland and the winner was LSAD (Limerick School of Art and Design) student Gerry Owens - interior designer Brian Dunlop holds seminars on homemaking and decor at the Kilkenny shop - book launch of 'Who Should Care' by Sister Stanislaus Kennedy - a display of knitwear by Beibhínn Marten in the Kilkenny shop for Optimist World Championship week KDW Staff: - the progress of the KDW staff team in the on-going Springhill Hotel quiz - the wedding of KDW clerical officer Geraldine O'Rourke to Joseph O'Grady - staff members of KDW who run races and marathons and finish 2nd in the group section of the Dublin City Marathon - Andrea Ustinov (daughter of Peter) studying silversmithing at KDW - the appointment of Patrick Henderson as the new Chief Executive of KDW - Ann Bourke of KDW wins Golden Pages telephone personality award in the southeast region in both 1980 and 1981 - an exhibition of past pupils of Nenagh Vocational School who are now studying at third level including Donal Ryan at KDW - Raymond Turner, KDW head of industrial design, judges IDA competition for best stand at the industrial exhibition Windex '81 - list of salaries for top civil servants and heads of semi-state bodies including KDW - KDW team to play basketball in fancy dress during the Strawberry Fair Former KDW Staff, Other Crafts People and Crafts Businesses: - former KDW graphic designer Richard Eckersley takes up teaching position in Philadelphia - former KDW Chief Executive Jim King is new member of the Board of Directors for the American Irish Foundation - episodes of the television series "Hands" by David Shaw-Smith; one featuring Carley's Bridge Potteries Ltd. and another featuring Irish patchwork and KDW - Paul Moloney is appointed as a potter at Carley's Bridge Pottery - the wedding of former KDW trainee jeweller Brian Gleeson to Rita O'Dwyer - batik artist and textile designer Matt O'Connell and his wife, silversmith Mary Gray - the glass industry in Kilkenny including Simon Pearce, Keith Leadbeter of 'Jerpoint Glass' and Harry and Marueen O'Shea of 'Duiske Glass' - Avoca Handweavers, the history of the business and some new designs by KDW - list of craft shops and workshops in the Kilkenny area - Rionore, the jewellery shop set up by Rudolf Heltzel and many of his designs - Rudolf Heltzel opens new showrooms and workshop in a restored building on Patrick Street, Kilkenny - the launch of Irish Craft Centre in Knock - 'Family Fashions', a new shop in Kilkenny run former KDW employee Teresa Nolan and her husband Jack - Avoca Christmas Fair featuring work by many craftspeople and artists including Helena Ruuth, textile designer for Avoca and former KDW designer - the opening of 'Hands' a Dublin craft co-operative and craft shop in Dun Laoghaire - the AGM of National Association of Craftsmen and Mates 1980 - Nicholas Mosse and his pottery business - Owenkillew Ceramic Workshop Ltd. in Buncrana - Eilish O'Hare and Lisa Young, two designers having previously worked at the Butler House Project in KDW are setting up a business - new IDA trophy designed by sculptor Joan Smith - the first Mid-Craft Award sponsored by Shannon Development and the Industrial Credit Company; winners included jeweller Brian Gleeson, potter Michael Byrne and musical instrument maker Eugene Lambe - the setting up of a leather business by Edmund and Carmen Chesneau and the support received by KDW - various craft co-operatives: Cork Craftsman's Guild, Crannac Cooperative, North Wall Development Plan - Kevin Joyce, from Inisheer who trained as a weaver at KDW, is reported missing in action in the Lebanon - opening of craft workshop Ballycaseymore Courtyard which was restored and developed by Shannon Development; Brian Gleeson is one of the craftworkers - plan by South Dublin County Council to set up a craft centre in Sandyford to provide employment for Travellers with the assistance of KDW - former KDW chief executive Jim King setting up a new marketing and communications firm in partnership with McConnell's Advertising - knitwear designers Kate O'Brien of 'Kate One' and Beibhínn Marten of 'Beacon Designs' Exhibitions and Festivals: - Listowel Writers Week including International Graphic Art Biennale and an International Poster Exhibition - the National Crafts Fair at the RDS 1980 including a list of the winners of the National Crafts Competition - an exhibition of handmade rugs designed by Patrick Scott and made by V'Soske Joyce Ltd. in the Kilkenny shop - the 28th Irish Salon of Photography exhibition at the Bank of Ireland Exhibition Centre, judges of competition include Richard Howe of KDW - Kilkenny Arts Week 1980 - Kilkenny Arts Week 1981 - an exhibition organised by KDW in Northern Ireland thanks to a grant from Co-operation North - 'Svensk Form' an exhibition of Swedish design in the Bank of Ireland Exhibition Hall - a Patrick Scott Retrospective at the Douglas Hyde Gallery - Ireland '81 - Kilkenny Can Make It exhibition - the 1981 Futura Home Fair in the RDS Cultural Institutions and Organisations: - Crafts Council of Ireland 1980 AGM in Limerick hosted by Clare Craftworkers Association - Crafts Council conference in Galway on the theme "Why Design?" featuring talks by Raymond Turner of KDW, Rudolf Heltzel, Nicholas Mosse, John Vedel-Rieper, Professor Donal O Murchú of NCAD and Senator Justin Keating Industry and Exports: - the Advisory Committee set up by The Wool Council to advise on methods of increasing the use of Irish wool in Irish mills - Dargle Furnishing which specialises in period furniture and reupholstery - Downings, a handloom weaving company in Donegal, manufacturing upholstery and curtain fabric - the Kilkenny County Development Team and their plans to stimulate development in the local area - various industries and small businesses in the Kilkenny - the IDA (Industrial Development Authority) and the industrial development of the southeast including the Fieldcrest factory and small craft based industries (many assisted by KDW) - Dublin stock market profits listings for various companies - the Irish clothing industry, its difficulties due to international competition and the role of KDW in assisting with designs - the arrest of the poplin textile factory owner Colin McIvor for the assault and kidnapping of Lady Agnes Sugden - new monitoring and advice service to encourage the use of Irish goods in construction projects being set up by Minister Ray Burke - the promotion of Irish goods in the Chicago department store 'Marshall Field' which includes exhibitions of Irish art and patchwork from KDW - the set up and launch of the 'Innovation Centre' in Limerick, an initiative of Shannon Development with the co-operation of various state agencies including KDW, as an advice and development service to businesses and entrepreneurs - the IDA's first small firms annual report and the increase in the number of approved projects in the southeast - a plan by the Offaly Development Team to incentivise Offaly-born business people to return to Offaly and establish businesses - difficulties facing the handcraft industry and the difficulty for craftworkers in making a living - a talk by Terence Conran of Habitat as to why he never uses Irish manufacturers for Habitat designs, mainly due to their unwillingness to adapt or develop their production facilities - the appointment of a receiver to the textiles company 'Irish Tapestry' and the formation of a consortium of business people to take over its assets - the formation of a new company 'Tapestries Ireland Ltd.' by Helena Ruuth who had worked with 'Irish Tapestry' - George Foster Ltd. furniture designs expanding the range with a new design from KDW - Ireland receives £62 million in grants from the European Social Fund, money to go to various organisations including KDW - a proposal to oppose government plans to fund and subsidise private enterprise through grants to semi-state bodies such as KDW at the annual conference of the ITGWU (Irish Transport and General Workers Union) - the setting up of a factory in Ireland by Westinghouse Electric Corporation and their donation of an open-plan furnishing scheme for the KDW administrative offices in Dublin - Location Technology Ltd., a Limerick based company producing metal detectors, KDW advise on packaging for hobby metal detectors - the American department store Bloomingdales buy Irish goods for their Irish promotion season - furniture manufacturers Thomas Manning Ltd to provide furniture for the Aer Lingus London Tara Hotel - realised projects under the National Furniture Industry Task Force - knitwear manufacturers Carbery Textiles opens in Clonakilty as a scaled down version of the recently closed Carbery Knitwear Importance of Design: - an IDA survey on the furniture industry in Ireland which recommends more emphasis on design and increased specialisation is needed to increase exports - Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy Desmond O'Malley says that further investment in design id needed to improve production and industry - the importance of interior design to a corporation's image - the legacy of the Scandinavian Report - a national survey of quality awareness in the Irish manufacturing industry is supported by KDW - an Taoiseach Charles Haughey praises KDW for their contribution to improving design standards in Ireland - the lack of place of the visual arts in Irish society - Sean Condon, chief executive of Coras Trachtala, warns of danger to Irish furniture industry, states need for innovative design and product development, praises work of KDW Education: - an article written by Director of NCAD (National College of Art and Design) Jonah Jones on his decision to leave the job, citing lack of government support and lack of recognition of the arts in Ireland - the NCAD fashion show and Ann O'Donoghue, a textiles student and winner of the KDW Scholarship to study abroad - the training in traditional weaving methods of people from Inisheer by KDW with the purpose of reintroducing the craft to the island as a business - Glenasmole Craft Shop in Dublin running a weaving class organised by Mary O'Rourke and Cathy MacAleavey - call for entries to the 1981 Dunlopillo Design Award (international award that has previously been won by Irish designers) - a conference on Traveller society at which Bishop Peter Birch outlines his views including the importance of training and education; a group of Travellers training in metalwork at KDW - the Camphill Village Community, a centre for intellectually disabled people and people with special needs, that run a weaving shed and wooden toy workshop and supply some craftwork for KDW - the first AnCo (FAS) Pottery and Ceramics Technology Training course held in NIHE (National Institute for Higher Education) Limerick - a career guide to becoming a jeweller, mention of the apprentice programme at KDW - a letter to the Irish Times by former KDW board member Colm Barnes congratulating the first graduates of the Industrial Design Engineering course at NIHE Limerick - students work to be exhibited in the Kilkenny shop as part of the Patent Practitioners Scheme - the announcement of the 1981 Designer Development Awards; Gerald Tyler of KDW speaks about the disappointing quality of entries in previous years - the publication of 'Art Learning and Teaching' by Diarmuid Larkin, a manual for teaching art to young children - fashion student Ann Kennedy wins 1981 Designer Development Award - Brendan Lawless, who won a 6 month scholarship to KDW in textile design, doing pavement art in Kilkenny Tourism: - discussion on decreased tourist spending and plans to increase it at the AGM of Southeast Tourism - a report on holidaying in Ireland in the Scottish newspaper 'The Scotsman' which includes details of visiting KDW - information on craftspeople and samples of craftwork for retailers at the Retail Advisory Unit set up by Bord Failte - the numbers of tourists visiting Kilkenny and a look at Kilkenny as a tourist destination - the Skal Club International Congress at the RDS - the image of Ireland abroad and attempts to attract more tourists by showing Ireland in a positive light in the British media - the campaign to improve the quality of souvenirs - Bord Failte's guaranteed Irish craftware Kilkenny: - the change and development of Kilkenny over the recent past - Kilkenny Heritage Weekend - politician Jim Gibbons loses his seat in the Dail Miscellaneous: - the possibility of US businessman William Fine (who was involved in the setting up of KDW) becoming US Ambassador to Ireland under Ronald Reagan - Dolmen Press awarded bronze medal for 'Holinshed's Irish Chronicle 1577' at an international exhibition of the best designed books in Leipzig

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Press Clippings, Volume 15 KDW/PC/15 1983-01-01 - 1983-12-31 50 double-sided A3 sized sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume contains newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - silver rose bowls designed by KDW as prizes at Gowran Park racecourse - medallion designed by KDW for the Benson and Hedges Irish Masters Snooker tournament - range of toilet roll and tissue dispensers designed by KDW and Nokia Ltd - Bell and Howell range of overhead projector developed with the help of KDW and Institute for Industrial Research Standards - the Phoenix Bowl, a trophy for the Phoenix Park races designed by KDW - a silver medallion designed by KDW for People of the Year Awards - trophy designed by KDW silversmith James Kelly unveiled by athlete Eamonn Coghaln at the Gerry Farnan Memorial Trophy event - KDW to recast Oisín Kelly's Arctic Tern for the Irish Management Award - silver medals designed by KDW for the Sunday Independent Arts Awards to honour people who have made a prominent contribution to the arts during the past year - KDW commissioned to design Kilkenny Engineering Products' trailer - the KDW designed P and T (Department of Post and Telegraphs) logo to be replaced with the start of An Post, a new postal system for Ireland KDW Staff: - profile of Gerald Tyler, manager of information, experience and training at KDW - Jim Dunne, manager of graphics at KDW, on how to approach the design of a brochure - profile of Margaret Downes, Chairwoman of KDW and the first woman President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland - Gerald Tyler speaks at a seminar on starting and developing your own business organised by the IDA and Wexford County Development Team - Mortimer O'Shea, Filed Services Officer at KDW elected Vice-President of the Textile Institute, an international body with members in 95 countries - the marriage of Kilkenny shop assistant Miriam Woods to Terry Flanagan Other Kilkenny Design Workshops News: - an illustrated talk on KDW given by Miss Mondow at the annual meeting of Kilkenny County Market - plans for a new Kilkenny shop in Limerick - variety of products aimed at local people at the Kilkenny shop in Kilkenny - entry forms for the Irish Book Awards available from KDW - alist of the winners of KDW's annual 5 mile road race - the image of KDW as craftsmakers vs. the reality of providing design consultancy services to industry and training new designers - reluctance on behalf of the government to fund the set up of the proposped KDW shop in the Limerick Granary Urban Renewal Project, in which much of the spaces are vacant - KDW to launch a complete contract interiors service - two Irish harpists to visit Japan, one of the harpists was originally spotted by a Japanese professor while playing at KDW - Minister for Industry and Energy, John Bruton, visits KDW for a working lunch with the Board of Directors - Irish-Soviet Joint Commission officials visit KDW - KDW grant from Department of Industry and Energy to be increased by 6% for 1984, which is not enough to cover the rate of inflation Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street: - interior design service available under Sean Regan - series of talks and workshops on interior design by Brian Dunlop - listed as a place a "West Brit" would be found in a Trinity College student publication - ideas for wedding gifts and the wedding list service provided by Kilkenny Design Centre - ideas for Mothers day gifts - ideas for Christmas presents - various products available at the Kilkenny shop including textiles, fabrics, knitwear, carpets, cushions, fashion, jewellery, pottery, ceramic plant pots, glassware, furniture, lighting, kitchenware, wicker picnic baskets, wooden toys, books, stationary and 'Burren Fragrance' perfume - press conference to announce the details of the Bicentenial Conference at Kilkenny Castle to celebrate ties between Ireland and Australia - the café in the Kilkenny shop being used by Trinity College lecturers to hold classes and mark essays so as not to cross the Irish Federation of University Teachers picket line - 1982 Environmental Awards reception held at the Kilkenny Shop - catalogues of KDW stock available to order by mail - plans for the revamp of the National Gallery restaurant in the same style as the Kilkenny restaurant - Kilkenny restaurant as an inexpensive but good quality place to eat - a listing for the Kilkenny shop as a place to buy crafts and souvenirs in 'Ireland of the Welcomes', a publication aimed at tourists - the general lack of facilities for mothers and babies in Dublin department stores, Kilkenny shop noted as mother-and-baby-friendly with a ramp for buggy access, help with storing buggy during lunch, provision of a quiet room for changing facilities and allows breastfeeding - the difficulty in finding Irish linen and tweed to buy in Dublin shops - Kilkenny Design Centre to hold their first ever January sale - the Ragharmonic Ensemble, a junk shop orchestra with children playing self made musical instruments, to perform at the Kilkenny shop over Christmas Former KDW Staff, Other Crafts People and Crafts/Design Businesses: - potter Paddy Murphy at Carleysbridge Pottery and their plans to export to Japan - Kiltrea Bridge Pottery, run by Michael And Johanna Roche, wins Best Stand Award and the IDA Perpetual Craft Trophy for product excellence at the National Crafts Fair - the opening of a new second hand sswop shop for children's clothes called FitzKidz - the 1983 European Craft Conference to be held in Ireland - Beibhinn Marten and her knitwear company'Beacon Designs - Tom Farrell, who studied at Limerick School of Art and Design and spent 6 months at KDW, employed by Walmac - fashion designer Pat Crowley's spring/summer collection - Conor Kenny, formerly of the Furniture Development Programme at KDW, has set up Watliffe Ltd, a marketing and consultant company to the Irish furniture industry - The Spinning Wheel, a new craft shop in Limerick with a policy of only stocking good quality Irish products - Jim King, former chief executive of KDW, is one of the directors of the Irish American Foundation and the executive vice-president of Guinness Peat Aviation - craft and design in Northern Ireland, questioning if there should be a similar venture to KDW in the North - knitwear fashion designs for the summer by Michael Mortell, Bebhinn Marten and Liz Spillane - Slipcast Ltd, a ceramics company set up by Michael Byrnes, a former participant in the Butler House programme - Heritage Knitwear, a Mayo based clothing company set up by Dermot MacShane - 1983 Late Late Show Fashion Awards - 'Young Collection' a new fashion boutique for children set up by Cait Skelly and Nuala Fagan - an extract from the book 'Voices: A Life of Frank O'Connor' by James Matthews which mentions a visit Frank O'Connor made to Kilkenny to see his friend Bill Walsh (W.H. Walsh - former Chairman of KDW) - Medieval Drogheda's plans to convert Millmount into a museum and crafts complex - At an exhibition in Powerscourt Centre associated with the European Conference of the World Crafts Council, Justin Keating spoke about the craft industry, which has seen improvements in quality, supportive bodies and retail spaces but there is still a need for a long term strategic plan for the industry - basketmaker Joe Hogan - Jonathan Richards men's fashions - Knitwear designers Liz Spillane and Lorraine Egan - needlecraft on Dawson Street - Stonewear Jackson Pottery by Michael Jackson - jewellery by Ib Jorgensen and Sonja Landweer Exhibitions and Festivals: - 1983 National Crafts Fair at the RDS - exhibition of the entries to the Arco kitchen design award in the Kilkenny Design Centre, Dublin - exhibition of watercolours by Wendy Walsh and the launch of her book 'An Irish Florilegium' at the Kilkenny Design Centre, Dublin - art competition to celebrate 100 years of the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) - exhibition of the winners of the Irish Book Design Awards at the Kilkenny Design Centre, Dublin - a call on the people of Kilkenny to take pride in Kilkenny Arts Week and to become more active in highlighting and advertising events to visitors - various art exhbitions including a craftware exhibition at KDW as part of Irish-Australian week in Kilkenny - exhibition of entries to National Road Safety Authority and Society of Designers in Ireland competition at Kilkenny Design Centre, Dublin - a round up of exhibitions in Dublin during September 1983 including the GPA awards and various craft exhibitions associated with the European World Crafts Council Conference - International Wool Secretariat exhibition - book launch of 'Cookery & Cures of Old Kilkenny' by Mildred Weeks at the Kilkenny Design Centre in Dublin Cultural Institutions: - rescue package for the Douglas Hyde Gallery - the Irish American Foundation announce the donation of a grant for Marsh's Library in Dublin - new Director of the Arts Council Adrian Munnelly taking over from Colm O'Briain and a review of arts funding from 1975-1983 Importance of Design: - report of a speech given by Margaret Downes, Chairperson of KDW, at the Galway Chamber of Commerce, in which she says that quality design improvement must be an integral part of the national plan to increase exports and reduce imports - speaking at the 10th annual conference of the Irish Marketing Society, Elizabeth Shannon, the wife of a former American Ambassador to Ireland, criticises conservatism in both Irish society and products, particularly souvenirs aimed at tourists - the growth of interest in interior design among the Irish public - the set up of the Kilkenny shops as an exercise to promote good Irish design and manufacturing - At the Irish Book Design Awards ceremony Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Energy, Eddie Collins, stresses the importance of good design to production - letter to the Irish Times by Peter Metcalf, President of the Society of Designers in Ireland, about the importance of high quality packaging and presentation for Irish goods - publication of 'Irish Art Heritage' by Harry Gilmore, a design source book for craftworkers, commissioned by Shannon Development - the Quality Mark Scheme, to provide an indication of good quality in Irish industry Industry and Exports: - the Irish furniture industry and its lack of contemporary designs - the use of wood in Irish furniture - the influence of KDW on the Irish furniture industry - how to furnish your home with Irish made furniture, mentions various manufacturers and retailers - the furniture market for the hospitality industry and how it differs from the domestic market - a new golfing aid product invented by Noel Jackman and manufactured by James Gordon Ltd, with development assistance from IDA and KDW - Windex '83, an exhibition of local industries organised by Waterford Chamber of Commerce, at which an award for best stand, judged by Michael Marchant of KDW, was presented by the IDA - a letter to The Munster Express criticising the choice of Waterfrod Regional Technical College as recipient of the award for best stand at Windex '83 on the basis that they are an educational institution and not an industry or production based stand - Small Firms Association says there must be some duplication in the 13 agencies (including KDW) that provide services to small businesses - National Board for Science and Technology says organisations such as IIRS (Institute for Industrial Research and Standards), the Innovation Centre and KDW are undercutting the private sector and there is no incentive for industry to provide its own services - Wexford Cutlery Ltd and their plans to diversify into cutlery with porcelain handles designed by KDW, as a way to overcome their financial difficulties - the Irish electronics industry and their difficulty in sourcing quality local fabricators, KDW's involvement in trying to improve designs with manufacturers - Drogheda weaving firm Tapestries Ireland, led by Helena Ruuth, and their new range of woven fashion items and high exports - Greenmount Office Park, a new office complex in Dublin with units for sale in which the showroom had been furnished by Austin Manning and the carpets are from Curragh Carpets - Navan Chamber of Commerce organised a preview of furniture from Navan Bedding Company, a co-operative formed by workers made redundant by the Balmoral Company, and Kellets of Oldcastle, who make a range of beds for KDW - worksheet for setting up your own business aimed at young people includes decisions to take and where to get advice and assistance e.g. KDW - Stitchers, a small manufacturing company making tweed patchwork fashion and textiles - feature on Beehive Ltd, an Irish electronics company that develop products for export, the development of a new keyboard and computer terminal with the help of KDW - Crannac Co-operative, furniture manufacturer facing difficulties, attempting to improve profitability with new designs from KDW - the craft industry in Ireland and some of the problems it faces - various state-sponsored bodies that give grants and assistance in setting up a business including KDW Education: - the European Social Fund Assistance to Ireland contributing to the training of designers at KDW - Kilkenny Designer Student Awards won by Joseph Ensko, Siobhan O'Leary, Sadhbh O'Neill, Eoin Hennessey, Niall O' Flynn, Eric Pearce, John Costelloe and Laurence Byrne - Irish Book Design Awards won by Blackstaff Press (Wendy Dunbar), An Gum (Pat Mooney), Gallery Press and Veritas Publications (Kevin Walsh) - announcement of 1984 Designer Development Awards - poster design competition for design students run by National Road Safety Authority and Society of Designers in Ireland, judges were umimpressed with the quality of entries and did not award a second or third prize - ceramic jewellery by Lisa Young, one of the participants in the Butler House designer developement scheme - jewellers Gabriel O'Connor and Heather McFadden (who studied at KDW) given opportunity for further study at the City of Copenhagen Polytechnic - an all-Ireland toymaking competition for children run by North and South Departments of Education to be judged by Gerald Tyler of KDW among others Kilkenny - feature on Kilkenny City and its heritage and architecture - a mystery man competition run by the Evening Herald to spot a man in Kilkenny holding a Kilkenny Design bag - praise for Kilkenny city and KDW from Minister for State at the Department of Finance, Mr. Joe Bermingham, at the turning of the sod of an extension for the school, Kilkenny College - fashion show at the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny with all the accessories and children's wear coming from KDW

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Press Clippings, Volume 16 KDW/PC/16 1984 A combination of A3 and A4 sized plastic folders containing 115 sheets, some of which are double-sided. Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume contains newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - a silver pendant reproduction of the Lough Gur Shield designed and made by Des Byrne of KDW and presented to Mrs. Doreen O’Dwyer on her retirement from NIHE Limerick - trophies designed and made by KDW for the Irish Journalists Inter-Provincial Championships at Kilkenny Golf Club - a crozier designed and manufactured at KDW to celebrate the consecration of Monsignor Lawrence Ryan - silver medallions for the ‘People of Year Awards’ designed by KDW - the Kilkenny Collection, a new range of knitwear and fashion with textiles designed by Jenny Trigwell - built-in storage units designed by KDW for the Gandon Close apartment development - the rebranding of tennis ball packaging for Tretorn Ltd by KDW - the rebranding of post office forms for An Post - medallions designed by KDW for the winners of the Sunday Independent Arts Awards 1984 KDW Staff: - Chief executive of KDW Pat Henderson and his hurling career - profile of Chairwoman of KDW and accountant Margaret Downes charting her career path and her experience of sexism in the workplace - Margaret Downes elected to the board of Bank of Ireland and is first woman director of the bank - profile of director of KDW and architect Sam Stephenson charting his career path and the controversy over many of his buildings including the Civic Offices and the Central Bank - graphic designer Mary Somers appointed to KDW - Des Byrne to run the Dublin City Marathon in aid of the Camphill Community - Patrick Henderson among the judges at the Waterford Junior Chamber Enterprise Award Other Kilkenny Design Workshops News: - launch of 1983 KDW end of year review publication detailing profitability, funding, clients, staff and education - details of an information evening on industrial design at KDW given by KDW staff at Jury’s Hotel in Cork aimed at business people - students from Johnstown Vocational School visit KDW - Helena Ruuth replaced by Paul Nolan on the board of KDW - KDW expansion into the electronics industry - Kilkenny Shop in Kilkenny opens a new restaurant - Roscrea Teachers Summer School visits Kilkenny and KDW - launch of the National Design Management Awards - advertising agency DDFH and B take over the KDW account - Irish-Chinese exchange with KDW directors going on a study tour of Chinese factories and Chinese designers coming to KDW - KDW plans for expansion with a broader range of products aimed at international markets and the establishment of a European retail outlet in Paris, Amsterdam or London - KDW plans to open a new shop in London - major retrospective exhibition celebrating twenty-one years of Kilkenny Design Workshops - KDW to receive a 20% cut from government on their grant in 1985 - book review of ‘Kilkenny Design: twenty-one years if design in Ireland’ by Nick Marchant and Jeremy Addis - KDW annual review 1984 with information on profits, clients, design work and training & education Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street: - ‘Stratus’ the design of tables and chairs as the furniture in the restaurant of the Kilkenny Shop and also available to buy - wedding list service available at Kilkenny Shop - profile of Vincent Ferguson, businessman, art collector and new member of the Arts Council whose office is furnished by the Kilkenny Shop - a model apartment on view at the Kilkenny Shop for Gandon Close, a new development in Harold’s Cross - Kilkenny Restaurant listed in the In Dublin Guide to Restaurants - a letter to Belfast Telegraph suggesting that a craft retailer similar to Kilkenny should be set up in Belfast for artists and designers from Ulster - a follow-up review of facilities for mothers with babies and small children in Dublin department stores, overall the quality is poor, but the Kilkenny Shop is one of the few shops to provide breastfeeding facilities - shopping for American tourists in Dublin, Mary Dowling of the Kilkenny Shop on their appreciation of good customer service and good quality traditional products - a permanent gallery to be set up in Kilkenny shop with exhibitions of craftwork organised by Gerald Tyler - Macroom Carpets available at Kilkenny Design Centre - fashion shoots in Image magazine featuring clothing and jewellery available at Kilkenny shop - examples of tableware used in a simple dinner party by Suzanne Macdougald of the Solomon Gallery, including products available at the Kilkenny shop - Beacon Designs, knitwear by Beibhinn Marten, available at the Kilkenny shop - Puffin range of furniture by Interconnections available form Kilkenny shop - the ability of accessories to transform a room - Kilkenny restaurant listed in the British Consumers’ Association Good Food Guide - new ceramic cooking pots available from Kilkenny made by Jim Galligan, Stoneware Jackson, Tom Agnew and Ulster Ceramics and wooden kitchen products made by Wexford Community Workshop and Liam O’Neill - Christmas gift ideas including Chesneau leather bag, ceramic jewellery by Lisa Young, Kilkenny pottery, Louis Mulcahy Pottery, Joan and Mary Millar knitwear, Heritage Knitwear, Silín Toys, Duo Design (mobiles), wooden products from Retos and Wexford Community Workshop, tweed jackets by Brian Tucker, Fairisle knits by Liz Spillane, Kiltrea Pottery, hand painted scarves by Mel Bradley, traditional baskets, mirrors, handwoven bedspreads, cushions and terry bathsheets all available from Kilkenny Shop - competition in The Sunday Tribune in which the runner-up prize is a Kilkenny Design alpaca shawl Former KDW Staff, Other Crafts People and Crafts/Design Businesses: - a book to aid craftspeople in the Mid-West region commissioned by Shannon Development and compiled by Hilary Gilmore featuring illustrations of craft objects from the Bronze age until the twentieth century - profile of Irish Patchwork Society and details of ‘Breacadh’ a touring exhibition of quilts - some exhibitors at the RDS Crafts Show including ‘Kilkenny Stoneware’ and ‘Stitchers’, both of whose products can be purchased at the Kilkenny Shop - death of Patrick J. Timpson, production manager at I.V.I. Foundry who worked with KDW on much of their early metalwork and with Oisín Kelly on bronze statues - development of Ballycasey Craft Workshops by Shannon Development and silver and goldsmith Brian Gleeson - Colette Kavanagh, an Irish fashion and textile designer living in Amsterdam - Ciaran Forbes, a Benedictine monk and woodturner - fashion designers Nuala Creedon, Moya Donnellan, Irene O’Mara and Joe Ensko - feature on Rudolf and Eva Heltzel - the death of Mark King, the father of former KDW Chief Executive James King - the success of Waterford Crystal as a brand in America - a new design consultancy firm ‘Downey Design’ set up by former KDW employee Joan Downey - Wexford based goldsmith Martin Doyle, who trained at KDW, wins two prizes at the RDS Crafts Competition - Limerick Silk Poplin weavers set up by Rena Fleming (who took part in the KDW Butler House apprentice scheme) and Brian Walsh - Irish Tapestries new weaving operation at Millmount run by Aine Dunne - Interconnections, an interior design and furniture company - Corporate Design Consultants, a new design agency in Waterford run by Michael Heffernan - Kilkenny Craft Guild and the craft industry in Kilkenny - collaboration of Carl Geisler’s textile designs and House of Cane, a can furnishing store run by Olive Hickey - Jim King, former chief executive of KDW, delivers food aid and equipment donated by Guinness Peat Aviation to the Ethiopian famine - profile on fashion designer Eily Doolin and her career path Exhibitions and Festivals: - winners of the Arco International Kitchen Design Competition exhibition at the Kilkenny Shop - exhibition of work from the 1979-1981 winners of the design awards featuring Bryan Leech, Gearóid ÓConchbhair, Brian Cronin, Nigel Little, Anne O’Donoghue, Cathy MacAleavy, Declan O’Donoghue, Anne Kennedy and Adrienne McStay - book launch and accompanying exhibition of ‘Ireland’s Traditional Crafts’ by David Saw-Smith, the documentary maker who produced ‘Hands’ for RTE - Dublin exhibition listings including ‘Hand Work’ in Kilkenny Design Centre - book reviews of ‘Ireland’s Traditional Crafts’ by David Shaw-Smith and ‘Irish Crochet Lace’ by Eithne D’Arcy - Kilkenny Arts Week 1984 - exhibition of artist and illustrator and former winner of Designer Development Award Brian Cronin at the Peacock Theatre Foyer - transcript of a speech given by Minister for State Eddie Collins at the opening of the Waterford City Craft Exhibition, in which he outlined details of a craft development plan - Kilkenny Design: twenty-one years of design in Ireland, a retrospective exhibition and book of KDW designs at the Kilkenny Design Centre, Dublin - Dail Deputies and Senators attend a private viewing of the KDW 21 Years exhibition - KDW exhibition includes an Industrial Advice Unit where people can discuss ideas and problems with KDW - 1984 Weavers Exhibition at the Bank of Ireland Exhibition Hall, Cathy MacAleavey current chairman of the Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers - Dublin exhibition listings including ‘Kilkenny Design Workshops: twenty-one years od design in Ireland’ - review of the visual arts in 1984 including Rosc, Douglas Hyde Gallery, RHA Gallagher Gallery, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Triskel Arts Centre, National Gallery and Kilkenny Design Workshops 21st anniversary retrospective exhibition Cultural Institutions: - the preparations for the opening of Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford by gallery administrator Finola O’Doherty - the incorporation of the Douglas Hyde Gallery as a limited company, details of the board members (including Margaret Downes) and future exhibition plans - director of the Arts Council Adrian Munnelly, calls on local authorities to do more to fund the arts in their areas Importance of Design: - consumers looking for good quality products that last as a result of the recession - decision by judges in previous years not to award all the prizes at the Irish Book Design Awards due to lack of quality - the decline of traditional crafts in Ireland - the reemergence of patchwork quilting in Ireland - interview with judge for the National Design Management Awards and Habitat founder Terence Conran, in which he praises KDW and the improvement in Irish design standards - the improvement in Irish design and praise for the work of KDW at the opening of 21 Years of Design in Ireland by Minister for Industry John Bruton - furniture firm Arco win inaugural National Design Management Award, commendations go to the supermarket Superquinn and the publications division of the Department of Foreign Affairs Industry and Exports: - various bed manufacturers and retailers including Kellett’s of Oldcastle available at the Kilkenny Shop - an interview with an unknown person on the economy recommending Ireland adopt a policy of free market economics - Carrigdhoun Pottery workers co-operative - ESB furniture for home and export markets manufactured by Bagnalstown, with help and advice from KDW and IIRS - grant aid for small businesses - advice for setting up a business - the increase in international companies setting up a base in Ireland to gain access to the EEC market - the growth of Irish exports, particularly in the furniture, office equipment industry (computers) and high-end knitwear products - Technico Ltd to be the Irish distributor for the computer terminals designed by KDW for Beehive Ltd - letter to Management journal from Andrew Bradley, an Industrial Design student in NCAD, drawing attention to the lack of recognition of non-KDW design consultancies in Ireland - IDA small industries programme attempts to attract electronics businesses to the southeast region with tax breaks, grants and helpful agencies including KDW - Navan Chamber of Commerce celebrates 25 years with a visit to Kilkenny Design Centre and receives praise from John Bruton T.D. for their Industrial Development Trust to establish and promote industrial diversification and expansion in Navan - the Granary Restoration Project in Limerick houses Shannon Development, Shannonside Regional Tourism, Limerick Corporation, a library and VEC school of art and design but never opened a Kilkenny shop as was originally planned - the running of the Guaranteed Irish Scheme to be taken over by private industry through the Confederation of Irish Industry after a European court rules that it cannot be run by a State agency - office furniture by Bryan S Ryan, Sheelin Office, Thomas Mannign and John Sisk - Birdhill Enterprises denied planning permission to build a retail store aimed at selling crafts to tourists in a Tipperary village - KDW to attend ‘Autumn Preview 84’, a furnishings and furniture fair organised by Navan Chamber of Commerce, at which they will give advice to manufacturers on designs and markets - Carberry Textiles Ltd, highend knitwear designs mainly for export - KDW part of approvals board for the Quality Mark Scheme run by Irish Quality Control Association, to be awarded to companies with optimum levels of quality - the re-establishment of the Irish section of the Textile Institute and an overview of the textile industry in Ireland during the twentieth century - Small business advisory councils set up by IDA, involving all the agencies working with small businesses including CTT (Coras Trachtala), IIRS (Institute for Industrial Research Standards), AnCO and KDW - the success of weaving firm Tapestries Ireland, particularly in the export market - Swedish and Finnish diplomats visit Waterford to establish trading and industrial relationships with Ireland - advice on setting up a craft business or working in a creative field with a profile of Ink Inc., a graphics studio set up by Ailbhe Phelan and Helen Byrne Education: - Woolmark Young Designer of the Year Awards won by NCAD students Joe Ensko and Orla Kiely - Coca Cola competition for children to design a trophy which will be made by KDW and presented to an Irish athlete at the Los Angles Olympics - Paul Treacy wins Coca Cola/Olympics competition with a silver trophy design - new judge Patrick Gallagher for the Irish Book Design Awards - Make a Martian competition for schoolchildren launched by KDW - winners of Make a Martian schools competition - ‘Postage Stamps of Ireland 1992-1982’ designed by Liam Miller wins the main prize at the Irish Book Design Awards - Student Design Awards winners Clare Sweeney, Rosalind Shaw, Valerie Greene, Irene O’Mara, Matt Ryan, Mark Ryan, Thomas Murphy, Terry Greene and Sadhbh O’Neill - Irish typefaces transfers, winner of a competition sponsored by Letraset, KDW and D. O’Sullivan’s Camden Street - letter to the editor of the East Cork News Star correcting their statement that student designer Dillie Cilfer had received a cash grant from KDW when in fact the money had been paid to KDW to pay for her training - announcement of 1985 Student Design Awards with £15,000 in awards available Kilkenny: - ‘Cookery and Cures of Old Kilkenny’ a recipe book with an introduction by Mary Dowling of KDW as a fundraiser for St. Canice’s Cathedral in Kilkenny - recent robberies in Kilkenny businesses including the theft of a jumper from the Kilkenny shop - praise for Kilkenny from a tourism perspective - Kilkenny Film Society Tourism: - the increase in tourism numbers in 1984 - a journalist’s experience of holidaying in Ireland with an American friend - the relationship between the craft and tourism industries Miscellaneous - Bank of Ireland Waterford Inter-Schools quiz - KDW among industrial users of Calor Gas

Newspaper articles glued or selotaped on to sheets of paper and placed inside plastic sleeves. In some instances the glue is visible through the newsprint paper. Some of the articles are folded up and need to be removed carefully from the plastic sleeve in order to be read.

Press clippings from 31 October 1984 KDW/PC/16/69 1984-10-31 3 press cuttings Text Evening Press Irish Independent Irish Times Kilkenny Design Workshops

Joe Kennedy's Dubliner's Diary

Expansive designs as Kilkenny makes 21

21 years of Kilkenny Design marked

Clippings from the Evening Press, Irish Independent and Irish Times newspapers dating from 31st October 1984, relating to the Kilkenny Design Workshops retrospective exhibition.

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Employment Funding IDA Industrial Advice Unit Minister for Industry, Trade Commerce and Tourism John Bruton Chairwoman of Kilkenny Design Workshops Margaret Downes Rachel Downes Lesley Moore Technology Nassau Street, Dublin Irish Press Irish Independent Patrick Henderson Mary Dowling Kilkenny Design: Twenty-one years of design in Ireland Exports High quality design Corás Tráchtála Kilkenny Design Workshops, Dublin shop Electronic equipment Wrought Iron Press clippings Irish Times Exhibitions of design Irish Export Board Design in Ireland Exhibitions Designer development Industrial design and Furniture Retrospective Craft
Press clippings from Irish Press and Technology Ireland KDW/PC/16/70 1984-10 - 1984-11 2 press clippings Text Irish Press Technology Ireland Kilkenny Design Workshops Irish Press Technology Ireland Kilkenny Design Workshops

Kilkenny Design book

High technology invades the craftman's den

A clipping from the Irish Press newspaper from October 1984 reporting on the launch of a new book to mark twenty-one years of Kilkenny Design Workshops and a report from Technology Ireland from November 1984 on the retrospective exhibition in the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin.

Original available at NIVAL by appointment.

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Employment Book launch Technology Ireland Industrial Advice Unit Minister for Industry, Trade Commerce and Tourism John Bruton Chairwoman of Kilkenny Design Workshops Margaret Downes Technology Nassau Street, Dublin Industry Irish Press Patrick Henderson Kilkenny Design: Twenty-one years of design in Ireland High quality design Kilkenny Design Workshops, Dublin shop Technical drawing Electronic equipment Press clippings Exhibitions of design Design in Ireland Exhibitions Book Craft
Press clippings from November 1984 KDW/PC/16/74 1984-11 3 press clippings Text Irish Press Kilkenny People Sunday World Kilkenny Design Workshops

Pat Henderson, John Bruton, Margaret Downs at KDW 21st anniversary event

Twenty one years a-growing

Worth a visit

Three press clippings from November 1984. Captioned photo from the Irish Press of Pat Henderson, John Bruton and Margaret Downs at an event to mark the twenty-first anniversary of Kilkenny Design Workshops, cutting a cake with the KDW logo. Clippings from the Kilkenny People and Sunday World newspapers reporting on the twenty-first anniversary retrospective exhibition in the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin.

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Chief Executive of Kilkenny Design Workshops Sunday World Book launch Minister for Industry, Trade Commerce and Tourism John Bruton Chairwoman of Kilkenny Design Workshops Margaret Downes Kilkenny People Irish Press Patrick Henderson Kilkenny Design: Twenty-one years of design in Ireland Kilkenny Design Workshops, Dublin shop Press clippings Exhibitions of design Design in Ireland Exhibitions Book
Three newspaper photographs with captions from KDW 1984 retrospective exhibition KDW/PC/16/68 1984-10-26 3 press cuttings Text Irish Independent Irish Times Irish Press Kilkenny Design Workshops

Photograph from Irish Independent

Photograph from Irish Press newspaper

Photograph from Irish Times newspaper

Captioned photographs from the Irish Independent, Irish Press and Irish Times newspapers, taken at "Kilkenny Design: Twenty-one Years of Design in Ireland," the 1984 retrospective exhibition of the Kilkenny Design Workshops.

Original available at NIVAL by appointment.

© Irish Independent, © Irish Press, © Irish Times, rights reserved.

Industrial Advice Unit Harold Bailey Rosaleen Crotty Peggy McConnell Technology Nassau Street, Dublin Irish Press Irish Independent Poster design Kilkenny Design: Twenty-one years of design in Ireland Manufacturing Saucepan Kilkenny Design Workshops, Dublin shop WMF Richard Keenan Electronic equipment Weighing console Area meter Agricultural equipment Press clippings Irish Times Exhibitions of design Design in Ireland Exhibitions Industrial design and Furniture Retrospective Craft
Press Clippings, Volume 17 KDW/PC/17 1985-01 - 1985-04 A combination of A3 and A4 sized plastic folders containing 84 sheets, some of which are double-sided. Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume contains newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - a sterling silver candelabra designed by KDW presented to Mr. Michael Norris on his retirement as manager of Kilkenny Creamery - silver medallions designed by KDW for the Sunday Independent Arts Awards - built-in storage units for Gandon apartment complex designed by KDW - sterling silver plate designed and made at KDW for horse trainer Paddy Mullins KDW Staff: - Margaret Downes, KDW Chairwoman attends Trinity College business breakfast - Margaret Downes to speak at a Fianna Fail women’s seminar to encourage women to become more active in Fianna Fail in the run up to the local elections - list of people whose birthday it is in the week 20th – 26th January, including Patrick Scott, artist and director of KDW - Pat Henderson, KDW chief executive, opens a new factory for boiler manufacturer R.T. Hamilton Developments Ltd. - the KDW Board of Directors with new appointment of David Hanly, the reappointment of Perle O’Rourke and chairwoman Margaret Downes and the failure to reappoint Lady Valerie Goulding - the Devlin review concerning salary levels of executives of semi-state companies, proposals to raise them in line with the private sector, currently KDW’s chief executive is on the lowest level at £21,364 - the Kilkenny hurling team, led by manager Pat Henderson Other Kilkenny Design Workshops News: - President Hilary presents the inaugural National Design Management Award to kitchen manufacturers Arco - Kilkenny Design Contract Interiors service, interior design for business - KDW listed as number 921 in the Aspect 1000 1984 list of companies - KDW annual review 1984 - a history of KDW and a review of the book ‘Kilkenny Design: twenty-one years of design in Ireland’ by Nicholas Marchant and Jeremy Addis - a letter to the Irish Times commenting on an article that had been written on the history of KDW and failed to mention W.H. Walsh’s involvement - KDW mentioned in a new book ‘Ireland: A Cultural Encyclopedia’ - a radio programme about KDW on Radio Ulster - Minister for Industry, Trade and Commerce, John Bruton, remarks that he will consider bringing KDW under the Joint Committee of Commercial State-sponsored Bodies during Dáil question time - Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade, Mr. Jermu Laine, to visit KDW during his four day trip to Ireland - KDW advised on new décor and furniture for the new self-service staff restaurant at the Guinness Brewery in Dublin - feature on the 21st anniversary of KDW, the exhibition and book in tourism publication Ireland of the Welcomes - general information on the purpose and funding of KDW Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street: - ‘Cookery and Cures of Old Kilkenny’ a book available at the Kilkenny shop - stoneworker Kieran Forde, who makes limestone lamp bases that are available at the Kilkenny shop - Totch Toys, wooden toys made by David and Jasminka Ward available at the Kilkenny shop -Keith Leadbetter Glass available at the Kilkenny shop - Donnelly Mirrors available at the Kilkenny shop - a variety of shirts, which are fashionable for Spring, available at the Kilkenny shop - Liam O’Neill wooden products available at the Kilkenny shop - Linda Uhlemann jewellery available at the Kilkenny shop - Jim Galligan pottery available at the Kilkenny shop - mention of an alarm going off at the Kilkenny shop - the expansion of the fashion section of the Kilkenny shop - new range of yarns and knitting patterns from Kilcarra Yarns available at the Kilkenny shop Former KDW Staff, Other Crafts People & Crafts/Design Businesses: - Rionore, Rudolf Heltzel’s jewellery shop in Dublin, to close down - the restoration of the Butter Exchange building in Cork with units for craft workshops - Kiltrea Bridge Pottery - Ib Jorgensen Spring/Summer 1985 fashion show to be held in Kilkenny with the models wearing jewellery by Rudolf Heltzel - Keith Leadbetter awarded IDA perpetual craft trophy for outstanding merit at the National Crafts Fair - Holohan kitchen and bedroom furniture run by former KDW employee Jimmy Holohan - Elanor Gold and Silversmiths set up by Erwin and Doris Springbrunn - fashion designer Rita Cullen’s Spring/Summer collection for her Rendezvous label - career path of woodturner Liam O’Neill - career path of jewellery designer Linda Uhlemann - career path of potter Jim Galligan Exhibitions and Festivals: - National Crafts Fair at the RDS 1985 - Dublin exhibition listings including ‘Hand work’ at the Kilkenny Design Centre - Brighter Homes exhibition at the RDS, featuring many craft workers and a reproduction of an apartment at the Gandon Close development in Harold’s Cross - ‘Pictures of the Past’ exhibition at the Crawford Municipal Gallery in Cork the most successful since the ‘Irish Patchwork’ exhibition organised by KDW there - a woodturning exhibition organised by Irish Woodturners’ Guild at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, KDW is credited with revival the interest in woodturning in the late 1960s Importance of Design: - a letter to Business & Finance from Donal Gilligan, President of the Society of Designers in Ireland, criticising the tone of a negative article written about KDW - KDW and the Crafts Council of Ireland insisting on a high level of quality from the Irish craft industry Industry and Exports: - the growth of furniture industry in the hotel, bar and restaurant market, Thomas Dermody Ltd and Thomas Manning Ltd, both of whom manufacture KDW designs are mentioned - unemployment rates in Kilkenny and Carlow and the establishment of the Small Industry Advisory Council to co-ordinate the various agencies working with small business - the launch of the South-East Regional Small Industries Board - local clinics run by the IDA, local county development officers, IIRS, CTT, AnCO, Irish Goods Council and KDW to assist people to set up small businesses - advice from KDW to potential suppliers to Kilkenny shops on market information, forecasts and design - Navan Chamber of Commerce 21st Trade Fair, at which a team from KDW will be available to advise manufacturers on new design techniques - some exhibitors at the Navan Trade Fair unhappy with the amount of orders received - Minister for Industry, Trade and Commerce, John Bruton, announces industrial initiative to improve Irish furniture’ competitiveness in the export market through LINK – a Danish company that will identify appropriate products for export based on market research - a letter to the Irish Times asking why Aer Rianta did not use any Irish made products or furniture when refurbishing their catering facilities in Dublin Airport - Carberry Textiles Ltd - the expansion of Strongbow Engineering due to help from the IDA - the difficulty facing the craft industry due to 35% VAT rate - furniture company Thomas Manning Ltd - OFCON ’85 an Office and Contract Furniture and Furnishings Fair held at the RDS - Irish Tubes and Fittings Supply Ltd wins IDA Perpetual Trophy for the best stand at the Waterford Trade Centre. The stand was designed by Michael Heffernan of Corporate Design Consultants and adjudicated by Raymond Turner of KDW Education & Awards: - photos of prize winners in the Make a Martian Competition run by KDW for school children - Carriglea Workshop in Dungarvan, which provides training and employment for handicapped adults and the craft products they manufacture including rosettes, leather goods, quilts, pillow cases, patchwork, soft toys and wooden toys - graduates of AnCO ‘Self Employment as a Career’ course including jewellery designer Michael Moynihan, weaver and textile designer Gaby Froese (who had won a KDW student design award) and Orbsen Knitwear run by Mary and Deirdre Nolan - Irish Book Design Awards 1985 - a large mural of Kilkenny painted by school children at Mother of Fair Love School, who also won a section of the Make a Martian competition - photograph of the winner of the KDW egg decorating competition - fashion student, Pauline Morgan awarded a scholarship by KDW and a finalist in the Woolmark Young Designer of the Year Competition Kilkenny: - KDW on the Mayor’s Coal Fund subscriber list in Kilkenny - the reopening of Desart Hall in Kilkenny, the outside of the hall has been repainted according to a colour scheme designed by KDW - Kilkenny as an interesting and historic place to visit - the Kilkenny County Manager Paddy Donnelly Cookery: - recipes by winners of the Drogheda and Dundalk Dairies recipe competition judged by Myrtle and Darina Allen and Kate Angel who devise recipes for the Kilkenny Design restaurant kitchen - a recipe for a lemon tart used in the Kilkenny Design restaurant - recipes by Grace O’Shaughnessy who says she likes the KDW style of Irish cooking

Press Clippings, Volume 18 KDW/PC/18 1985-05 - 1985-07 70 A3 sized plastic folders containing single-sided sheets of paper Kilkenny Design Workshops English and Irish

This volume contains newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - use of Irish designed products, in particular KDW furniture in the conversion of an old schoolhouse into a restaurant by Pierce and Valerie McAuliffe in Ballyhack, Co. Wexford - interior design of AIB Group Financial Services Centre in Blackrock, Co. Dublin - commentary on KDW design work including An Post logo and criticism of new Telecom Eireann design and colour scheme KDW Staff: - the KDW Board of Directors with new appointment of David Hanly, the reappointment of Perle O’Rourke and chairwoman Margaret Downes - Margaret Downes appointed to the board of manufacturing company Irish Glass Bottle - Margaret Downes an adjudicator for Irish Schools National Photographic Competition - Richard Howe to give lecture on photographic techniques at the next meeting of Wexford Camera Club - a report on the Richard How lecture and demonstration at Wexford Camera Club - the career path of Mary Dowling, manager of the Kilkenny shop in Dublin - a team from KDW to participate in Kilkenny tennis club competition - Peter Scroope of KDW to represent Ireland at World Triennial Exhibition of small ceramics in Zagreb - the refurbished house of KDW designer Olivia Hood, now on sale - menu designer for KDW, Katy Engel, to return to her native Australia Other Kilkenny Design Workshops News: - public debate around the efficiency of semi-state bodies and possible privatisation - government plans for reform of semi-state bodies, with review of overlap and duplication in the industry and tourism sector by Minister John Bruton - list of the grant-in-aid received by state bodies in 1985, including a figure of £702,000 to KDW - the salaries of directors of semi-state companies - the Aer Lingus pilot’s strike and their salaries compared with other semi-state companies including the Chief Executive of KDW - Dutch students taking part in The Group Study Exchange Programme visit KDW during their tour of Ireland - article on Bill Murphy’s review of the KDW book ‘Kilkenny Design: twenty-one years if design in Ireland’ by Nick Marchant and Jeremy Addis and the apology issued by Business and Finance magazine for their accusations of nepotism - book review of ‘Kilkenny Design: twenty one years of design in Ireland’ in new Northern Irish design journal ‘Specify’ - visit to KDW by Mr. He Kang, Chinese Minister for Agriculture, during which he presented Pat Henderson with a carving of two Persian cats Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street: - the rent of the shop space adjoining the Kilkenny shop in the Setanta Centre - Jerpoint Glass available at Kilkenny shop - Carraig Dunn Aran jumpers available at Kilkenny shop - the book ‘Escape From the Anthill’ by Hubert Butler on sale in Kilkenny shop - knitting supply stockists and the resurgence in popularity of knitting - Kilcara Yarns available at the Kilkenny shop - fashion and knitwear at the Kilkenny shop - mail order catalogues - Wool Signatures Collection of fashion and knitwear for men to be launched with a fashion show at the Kilkenny shop, attempting to change the conservatism in Irish menswear retailers and manufacturers - National Bravery Awards presentation for Irish Water Safety Association held at Kilkenny shop - men’s shirts by Gallagher and Egan available at Kilkenny shop - retail customer service, Kilkenny shop known for good service - Kilkenny Design Contract Interiors - AGM of Roscrea Guild of ICA, which mentions their annual outing included a trip to Kilkenny Design Centre - shopping in Dublin, including the Kilkenny shop - Mary Dowling, manager of the Kilkenny shop, talks about American tourists, what they buy and what they expect in customer service - handcast limestone riverheads, lamps and vases by Joan and Kieron Forde available at the Kilkenny shop Former KDW Staff, Other Crafts People and Crafts/Design Businesses: - recently established advertising firm DDFH&B, whose clients include KDW - the glass industry including Clarenbridge Crystal, Jerpoint Glass and Kerry Glass - Kiltrea Bridge Pottery - the reopening of the newly renovated Carraig Dunn craft and antique shop in Westport - screenprinter Martin Ryan takes part in artist in the library scheme in Carrick-on-Suir library - newly opened Duggan Lighting in Limerick, stocks lamp based designed by KDW - a list of 100 key names in Irish art including Patrick Scott (KDW director) and Sonja Landweer (former KDW employee) Exhibitions and Festivals: - review of ‘Handwork’ at the Kilkenny Design Centre - exhibition of craftwork at Ulster Folk and Transport Museum - Geraldine Ormond exhibition at Kilkenny Design Centre Importance of Design: - design flaws in consumer food packaging, Raymond Turner of KDW says it is down to manufacturers not taking ease of use into account of package design Industry, Exports and the Economy: - launch of Guaranteed Irish week by Junior Chamber at the Kilkenny shop - financial difficulties of Navan Bedding Co-op despite success of a range of KDW designed furniture - aids and obstacles to setting up a new business including details of state agencies - Small Firms Association survey on footwear, consumers are prepared to pay more for good quality Irish shoes, the proposed setting up of a Footwear Task Force similar to the Furniture Task Force - Kildare Employment for Youth (KEY), interview with graphic designer Willie Finney on the importance of product design and the help available to young people setting up a business Education and Awards: - fashion student, Pauline Morgan awarded a scholarship by KDW and a finalist in the Woolmark Young Designer of the Year Competition - adjudicators announced for 1985 Irish Book Design Awards - behind the scenes work for the Irish Book Design Awards carried out by Clara Clark and Elaine Tate of Book House Ireland - the NCAD fashion showcase featuring Moya Donnellan, 1982 KDW development award winner and Irene O’Meara, 1984 KDW travel award winner - establishment of a pottery department in St. John of Gods Vocational Training Centre and Sheltered Workshop in Tralee producing pottery for KDW under the name ‘Breacean Pottery’ - outline of NIHE Dublin degree course in languages and international marketing, in which some of the students did work experience with KDW Kilkenny: - the history and architecture of Kilkenny city, changes since the 1950s including the restoration of several buildings including KDW - range of places to eat in Kilkenny including Kilkenny Kitchen at KDW - places of interest to visit in Kilkenny including KDW - a meeting in Bennetsbridge to discuss and explore tourism potential in the area - Medieval Kilkenny Cookery: - props, supplied by KDW amongst others, used in photographs in a cookery book ‘Nature’s Best’ to celebrate 21st anniversary of the National Dairy Council - North Leitrim Vegetable Growers Co-op publication on how to cook vegetables available at Kilkenny shop

Press Clippings, Volume 14 KDW/PC/14 1981-07-29 - 1983-01-13 100 double-sided A3 pages in plastic sheets Kilkenny Design Workshops English & Irish

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Exhibition in Kilkenny Design Centre following on from Arts Week by Maria van Kesteren and Alice Roden -Tourists asked what they love about Kilkenny Shop and what they buy etc -High quality and durable Castle Brand copper saucepans available at Kilkenny Shop -‘Mahogany Gaspipe’ Irish language magazine held its 1st birthday at the Kilkenny Shop -Perle O’ Rourke fashion retailer at Kilkenny Design Centre to announce details of their fashion extravaganza at the Long Gallery in Kilkenny Castle -Goods from Kilkenny Shop including Arklow Pottery, Kilkenny Stoneware, tweed, wool hats and scarfs pictured and mentioned in Christmas gift article -According to the annual report, sales of products from the Kilkenny Shop amounted to over £1million in 1980 -Response to an article where Mary Dowling mentions her dream to have a Kilkenny Shop in Belfast -In January 1982, Kilkenny Shop are on track with their accounts and there are talks of a possible new Kilkenny Shop opening in another Irish city -Industrial design products created at KDW on show at exhibition at Kilkenny Shop -Series of workshops at Kilkenny Shop on the choosing and using of carpets -Exhibition of Employment Equality Agency Student Poster Design Competition held at Kilkenny Shop -Short article about Kilkenny shop, listing some of the items available and exhibitions held there -Article about wallpaper, Kilkenny Shop has numerous collections of wallpaper for sale -Kilkenny Shop in Dublin and Kilkenny can hold your wedding present list for your guests to choose from -People pictured at ‘ICI Same Day Double Glazing’ reception in Kilkenny shop -8 Irish designers display their work at Kilkenny Shop in Dublin -Photo of model wearing winter clothes, shawls, pullovers and sweaters available from Kilkenny Shop -Short article about Irish goods available in Kilkenny Shop -Photo of 3D paper sculpture pop outs available from Kilkenny Design Kilkenny Design Workshops Designs and Products: -Photograph of flan/tart dishes which come in two patterns; Irish Wildflowers and Irish Wildberries -Bloomingdales have invested over £1 million in orders for Irish companies including KDW, Cushendale and Jerpoint -PMPA group of companies launched its new logo and livery, commissioned from KDW -Raymond Turner, manager of KDW talks about weighing scales, one of the many products designed by KDW -KDW designed product to be made at IDA Pilot programme enterprise centre for the travelling community -Photograph of Irish crockery designed by KDW and manufactured by Arklow -Free giveaway in Sunday Journal of pure wool smocks, called ‘Kilkenny Casuals’ -Images of products from various shops including; handthrown containers by Nicholas Mosse from the Kilkenny Design Centre -Kilkenny Design granddad heavy nightshirts mentioned in an article -KDW wine goblets, tweed cushions and handblown glass by Keith Leadbetter mentioned as suggestions for Christmas gifts -‘Pinch n Scrape’ Christmas gift guide for a tighter budget, Images of Stoneware birds by Oisin Kelly, Irish wool and tweed cushions by Kilkenny Design Centre -Copper Hot Irish Kettles designed by Irish Distillery in conjunction with KDW now on sale -New Trophy for Smithwicks Sports Star awards created by KDW and made by Kilkenny Marble -KDW commissioned to make furniture for ESB offices -KDW designs solid silver trophy for Agri-Business awards 1982 -Bedroom furniture for new hotel ‘Rose Hill House Hotel’ designed by John Jenkins of KDW -Magazine article with photographs of bedroom furniture by KDW -KDW designs egg display unit for Corby Rock, Republic of Irelands largest egg supplier -silverware in tabernacle in the redesigned sanctuary of St. Patricks church in Armagh, is done by KDW -KDW design packaging for Minitrim Micro processor -Replica of Bronze Age Shield from Lough Gur reproduced by KDW craftsmen -Photos in magazine of pie & casserole dishes by KDW -Photos of the interiors of Aut Even Hospital and Smithwicks Brewery; many of the featured interiors are available from KDW -Image of Linen Weave Hackett lamp & base available from Kilkenny Design -KDW design silver medal for Iverk Show in Piltown -Commemorative Eamonn DeVelera miniature desk clock available at Kilkenny Shop -Arklow and KDW got together and created cheaper collections ‘ Arklow Bistro’ after Arklow closed down -Article and photos of side lamp and jugs available from Kilkenny Shop -KDW design poster/leaflet for the Irish Country Furniture Society -Tony O’ Hanlon of KDW uses clever use of colour and indentation in new children’s book in both Irish and English, to help readers identify each language Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Students from AnCo training course held art exhibition at Druids Lane. Course tutor Cathy McAleavey, recently took part in the Butler House Scheme at KDW -Desmond Byrne and Martin Doyle staff at KDW won California Gold Medal at RDS Crafts competition -Jim Kelly of KDW creates replica 17th Century chalice and paten for permanent show at Lough Gur prehistoric buildings. -Weaver Eilish O’Hare and Illustrator Monica McCormack, a student in the KDW Butler House Project, exhibit at Rothe House, Kilkenny -Maria van Kesteren, photographed on the programme for Arts Week Kilkenny, the wood turner previously worked at KDW -Gerard Tyler of KDW is assessor of the shop front competition organised by New Ross Tidy Towns Committee -Peter Donovan of KDW designs perpetual award for enterprise award at Waterford Junior Chamber -Sir Basil Goulding of KDW earns £600, which is the lowest paid chairman of a state sponsored body, CIE chairman is the highest paid -Jenny Trigwell of KDW talks about new range ‘The Ireland I love’ for Irish week at Bloomingdales, New York -Pat Hickey, graphic designer and Ms Helena Ruuth, textile designer appointed new directors at KDW -Kathleen Murphy, marketing manager at KDW is being sponsored by Fieldcrest to promote the 1981 collection in America -Monica McCormick, puppet animator at Butler House Project, is creating models for a film based on Aesops Fables -Former KDW staff member Shane Cleary is now chief executive of Bord na Gaeilge -Oisin Kelly; sculptor and artist ,former KDW staff member and permanent artist in residence there, dies aged 66 of a heart attack -Pictured Monsignor James Carey receiving a Sterling Silver chalice from Des Byrne of KDW -Oisin Kelly; An appreciation of a notable artist, published text by Archbishop McAdoo at the funeral of the artist -New stove designed by Nick Marchant wins competition organised by the National Board for Science and Technology -Peter Dabinett designs trophy for No Name Club talent competition -Mary Dowling of KDW gives talk on various household crafts and interior designs -Mortimer O’Shea, a top executive with KDW is the author of new book; ‘Interior Furnishings’ published by The Textile Institute -Slideshow presentation given to ladies of the Johnstown ICA by Yvonne Boland and Deirdre Dowling of KDW -Peter Donovan of KDW designed trophy for Junior Chamber Waterford Enterprise Award -Staff member of KDW Colm Brennan, the only silversmith apprentice in Ireland will be appearing on RTE programme to be transmitted internationally, Cavan Crystal also appear on the show -Interview with Mary Dowling, manager at Kilkenny Shop -Sir Basil Goulding, chairman of KDW dies aged 72 -James King; former chief executive of KDW is appointed executive vice president of marketing for GPA -Former staff member , silversmith Cyril O’Mahoney, recently created a silver rose bowl for Jack and Mairin Lynch -The Ireland Fund trophy was designed by the late Oisin Kelly and is cast every year at KDW -Two vacancies on the KDW board following two retirements and the non replacement of chairman Basil Goulding -Businesswoman Perle O’Rourke & Lady Valerie Goulding appointed to the board of KDW -Margaret Downes, director at KDW has been appointed chairperson of KDW board, she is the first woman to become chairperson of a commercial semi state body -Former KDW staff member John Boland is the manager of Deigin Pottery, Lettermore, Co. Galway -Jim Kelly of KDW wins gold medal at RDS crafts competition, he created a silver and glass bonbon jar with Keith Leadbetter of Jerpoint -Interview with jeweler Rudolf Heltzel -Interview with Margaret Downes, chairperson of KDW -Jim Cannon presented with silver weavers shuttle to mark his retirement from teaching at KDW -Interview with Pat Henderson, chairman of KDW -Nicholas Marchant, Chief executive of KDW spoke at 2nd Annual conference of Irish Quality Control Association Crafts People and Crafts Businesses: -RTE Series ‘A sense of excellence’ features Kilkenny and the work of Simon Pearse, who praises KDW -Lisa Young, ceramic artist talks about her work; while on a CTT scholarship she took part in the Butler House scheme and rented a studio there -Judith Lockhart talks about button-making and porcelain in the USA -Interview with textile artist Elizabeth Russell-Haerten -Article about Keith and Kathleen Leadbetter of Jerpoint Glass Studios, their products are now being sold in Kilkenny Shop -Interview with Michael Jackson of ‘Stoneware Jackson’ who sells through Kilkenny Shop -Profile of potter Nicholas Mosse by Shiela Wayman -Interview with Stephen Pearse, he mentions his work will be available in Kilkenny Shop -Interview with Interconnections furniture designers, who are now stocked in Kilkenny Shop -Photo and description of red earthenware stewpot and crockpot by Stephen Pearse available at Kilkenny Shop -Terracotta pots made at Kiltrea Bridge, Enniscorthy and available at Kilkenny Shop are suggested as a gift for Christmas in a newspaper article -Products from Reto’s gift shop in Ennis are now available in Kilkenny shop -NCAD Graduate and KDW CTT scholarship winner Lorraine Egan set up knitwear business ‘Limited Editions’ with designer Liz Spillane -Kilkenny Pottery, company founded by two former trainees of KDW Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -Group of girl guides pay a visit to the sights of Kilkenny and Kilkenny Design Workshops -Limerick student wins KDW young designer scholarship award -Article about possible venues for Women’s guild and clubs to visit, with KDW being a possibility -Article about Kilkenny Arts Week with mention of how important KDW has been for the city -Team from KDW take part in Dublin Marathon -KDW involved in project to revive the traditional tweed of Aran products, project now has seven islanders employed on the co-op -KDW is acquiring Butler House and have invited design conscious companies to sponsor individual studios -Article on how connections between Kilkenny Design Centre and general community should be strengthened, as Kilkenny Design Centre has created a lot of positive publicity for the city -Kilkenny Kitchen Restaurant operated by KDW has begun an on the job training programme for its catering staff -World renowned KDW mentioned in talk by John Boland at the Chamber of commerce dinner -Kilkenny Club of the Irish National Federation of Business and Professional Women, who meet weekly had a guest speaker from KDW talking about designs for the home -Louis & Liz Mulcahy who have a workshop in Dingle say Kilkenny Shop should vary their stock to provide opportunities for more Irish craftspeople on the international market -With the Irish Dairy Council no longer there to monitor quality, the writer mentions a slice of cheese bought from Kilkenny Shop was of a low standard -Powerscourt Townhouse officially opened by An Taoiseach, restaurant managed by Brid MacCarthney of Kilkenny Shop restaurant -Egyptian ambassador to Ireland and his wife on a visit to Kilkenny city, visit the Kilkenny Design Workshops -Annual Crafts Council conference held in Kilkenny, with excursions to various craft venues including KDW -Display of pottery made by the disabled in Kilkenny on show for Awareness Week for the International Year of the disabled, the work is also on sale in Kilkenny Shop -IDA and the government allotted amounts to different projects and organizations, some did not receive full amount requested, KDW needed an additional £48,000 -A Directory list of service companies lists KDW as an exhibition venue in central Dublin, and Butler House as a centre for conferences -KDW is seeking a substantial increase in its allocation of State funds -KDW annual report states that with spending cuts, a drop in staff numbers and reduction in exhibitions held, it has still managed to have a £67,000 deficit -KDW allocated £55,343 from the European Social Fund to help pay for work experience programme run for young designers at the workshops -IDA have said the KDW will enjoy and extra 20% in its aid of £829,000 estimates for 1982 -List of semi state industry and commerce companies in Ireland with points on each, including KDW -New Shopping complex in Limerick City Granary, KDW listed as a possible outlet to be in the development -Typeface competition ran by Letraset, in conjunction with KDW, article on various typefaces -Small Industries week to end in Kilkenny Design with presentations and case studies -Newly established ‘Highland Craftpoint’ in Scotland, researched Design Council, Crafts Co. and KDW when setting up -Newspaper, letters to Management & Government, complaints about government not funding the design section of KDW, which had been set up to promote good design in Ireland -Group of 34 export promotion officials from developing countries visited KDW as part of a month long training programme in export development -According to a report for1981; KDW turned in their most successful year despite poor trading conditions and a drop in tourist numbers -Seamus Murphy exhibition held at KDW to be opened by former Taoiseach Jack Lynch -Work by Mr.Walsh of Rossa Pottery refused in Kilkenny Shop, councillers meet to discuss why this happened and how he should be given a platform to sell from -Winning letter to U Magazine wins a stoneware hor d’oeuvre set from KDW -IDA in talks with KDW to open a craft centre in part of the new Santens building, named Kilkenny Textile Mills -KDW bill is discussed in the Dail -KDW Limited bill 1982, passed -KDW is given a £500,000 boost -The State capital backing of KDW has increased from just £100 to £1 million following the passing of the KDW bill -Kilkenny Design to expand, launching a new Mail Order Service with an illustrated catalogue in the coming weeks -Interior designer Joan Bergin writes a series of articles on design, accompanied by an Image of Rainbow Rug by Patrick Scott which is available at Kilkenny Shop Exhibitions and Festivals: -Al O’ Dea exhibition of ‘Corrib Crafts’ furniture at Ryans Hotel, Galway -Kilkenny Crafts Guild to exhibit at Waterford Arts Centre Miscellaneous: -Seminar about Furniture Design in Ryan’s Hotel Limerick, will feature a special presentation by officials at Kilkenny Design Centre - KDW bought all Irish ceramics for its canteen, whereas An Co, Gort Agency spent £3000 on ceramics from foreign makers -IDA and Sligo county Development officer, organise a ‘Small Industy Week;’ in Sligo, with speakers from CTT, IDA and KDW. -Bad review of Kilkenny Shop restaurant by ‘grub spy’ in newspaper -Article on attic conversions and storage with images and prices of some KDW products -Books published in Ireland this year should be submitted by their publishers to KDW for the 6th Irish Book Design Awards judging -New apartments built on Haddington Road, Dublin 4, by Abbey Engineering Company to a Kilkenny Design concept -Article about tour buses and couriers making money from tourist shops, Kilkenny shop said no tour bus operator receives any money from them -New Quality Mark Scheme introduced, members include representatives from companies including KDW -Letter to the editor of newspaper about children’s books being too geared towards Irish subjects, with mention of KDW book design awards for Irish published books -Plans for new Crafts Centre at the rear of Rothe House in Kilkenny City -Pat Henderson of KDW, part of the managing team responsible for Kilkenny Hurling team win -Royal Tara Irish Cream Licquer wins award for best glass container, Pat Henderson of KDW is pictured at the awards -Article on State Aid, more competitiveness will be needed by companies, it is mentioned that KDW will assess it -Two poetry books launched in Kilkenny bookshop, with reading by poets in Kilkenny Castle for Kilkenny Arts Week -shop owner of Interior design shop ‘Inside’ says he does not stock much Irish goods as the quality is not good, however KDW should have been considered -Support Services for Technology Acquisition, provide services ion a consultancy basis to assist in the development of new products & process including KDW -Santens, a Belgian towel maker, begins production of yarn at Kilkenny plant formerly owned by Fieldcrest, it will be called ‘Kilkenny Textile Mills’ -Interview with Paula Frey, wife of Belgian ambassador, she mentions the wonderful patchwork exhibition at the Kilkenny Shop -Two graphic designers, one trained under the Butler House project, talk about leaving full time jobs to go freelance -‘Buy Irish Campaign’ article about bad quality products being produced, however it mentions KDW as producing high quality products Education: -Article about Limerick School of Art being top of the list of art colleges recently, with graduate award ‘Kilkenny Young Designer of the Year’ given to a student Kilkenny City: -Article about Kilkenny City as a tourist destination with mention of KDW and how much it has done to advance the reputation of the city -Bookshop owner Don Roberts talks about reasons for setting up bookshop in Kilkenny, says KDW has created a lovely atmosphere in the city

Press Clippings, Volume 19 KDW/PC/19 1985-08 - 1985-10 51 A3 sized plastic folders containing sheets of paper with press clippings stuck on one side Kilkenny Design Workshops In English and Irish.

This volume contains newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - Coffee Garden restaurant designed by a team from KDW to open in new shopping centre, Drogheda Town Centre - new AIB branch in Blackrock interior décor designed by KDW - Eirebus logo criticised as being too similar to the Greyhound bus company in America KDW Staff: - Margaret Downes to chair 7th Annual Marketing Institute Business & Finance Conference - Margaret Downes on the judging panel of the inaugural National Innovation Awards - Pat Henderson, KDW Chief Executive attends the opening of ‘Hotel Kilkenny’ a new hotel in Kilkenny Other Kilkenny Design Workshops News: - KDW plans to open a European shop in either London or Paris - at a press conference held in KDW, Ron Girdham of Kilkenny Arts Week, criticises the governments failure to legislate to make gifts to arts organisations tax deductible in the 1984 Finance Act - salaries of semi-state company Chief Executives - the Aer Lingus pilots strike, the average Aer Lingus pilot earns more than the Chief Executive of many semi-state companies including KDW - interior design for restaurants is a service offered by KDW - criticism over KDW plans to open a retail shop overseas with state funding Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street: - shop manager Mary Dowling on American tourists and their spending habits - Zita Reihill hand-painted roller blinds and lampshades available at Kilkenny Shop - review of new National Gallery restaurant which is compared with the Kilkenny restaurant as both having friendly staff and good food - Nicky Wallace fashion available at the Kilkenny shop - Alice Clark rugs available at the Kilkenny Shop - fashion shoot featuring Gealtarra Eireann knitwear, which is available at the Kilkenny Shop - two lesbian former nuns, Nancy Manahan and Rosemary Curb, pictured having a coffee in the Kilkenny restaurant after being thrown out of Buswell’s Hotel due to controversy surrounding their book ‘Breaking Silence’ - Wool Signatures Collection of menswear fashion available at Kilkenny Shop - Carmen and Edmund Chesneau leather bags available at the Kilkenny Shop - services provided for businesses by KDC such as giftware and items required for presentations - the dismal state of the Irish restaurant scene which led to the detailed Irish section being dropped from ‘The Good Food Guide’, however Kilkenny Kitchen (the Kilkenny shop restaurant) is listed amongst the good Irish restaurants - Gerry Roche wood crafts available from the Kilkenny shop - Irish handmade rugs available at the Kilkenny shop - show houses in Lansdowne Village, a new residential estate in Dublin, that have been decorated by Ann McInerney, mainly with products from the Kilkenny shop - American tourists, employees of Oldsmobile, to be given $1000 to spend in four Dublin shops including the Kilkenny Shops, Weirs, Switzers and Brown Thomas Former KDW Staff, Other Crafts People and Crafts/Design Businesses: - 1985 RDS Craft Competition featuring several winners from the Kilkenny area, the awards were judged by Dr. Ake Huldt (one of the authors of the Scandinavian Report – Design in Ireland) and Pat Scott, director of KDW - weaver Alice Clark, who won a prize at the RDS Crafts Competition - Kilkenny Crafts guild Open Week, in which people can visit craft workshops and view demonstrations as part of Kilkenny Arts Week - Jerpoint Glass - Rudolf Heltzel - Brian Gleeson jewellery - attempts by menswear manufacturers group, the Innovators, to make Irish men more stylish with their new ranges of menswear fashion - Gerry Roche, a woodworker, who renovated a cottage to live in Exhibitions and Festivals: - Kilkenny Arts Week 1985 - list of exhibitions in Dublin including ‘Hand Work’ at the Kilkenny Shop - list of exhibitions in Dublin including ‘Irish Book Design Awards Exhibition’ at the Kilkenny Shop Importance of Design: - the worldwide influence of Eileen Grey on furniture design and the “banal and characterless” designs of KDW in an article written by architect David Collins - the National Design Management Awards launched by Margaret Downes, at which she emphasises the importance of design to the profitability of a company - profile of Habitat founder Terence Conran, who is to be a judge in the National Design Management Awards Industry, Exports & the Economy: - Irish Tableware Fair featuring various kitchen accessory companies including Promoco Ltd, Retos rehab workshop, Primary Prints, Wexford Community Workshop, Donegal Linens and Cavan Crystal - IDA small industry information centres, also known as One Stop Shops, and plans for the Midlands Region to go on tour to various towns Education & Awards: - 1985 Kilkenny Design Award winner 1985 Kevin Maguire - the NCAD student fashion show which includes collections by former recipients of Kilkenny Design Awards, Moya Donnellan and Irene O’Mara - fashion graduates plans for the future, includes contributions from Kilkenny Design Award winners Anne Rodgers, Inge van Doorslaer and Pauline Morgan - Kilkenny Design Awards winners: packaging designer Norah O’Driscoll, Kevin Maguire and Caitriona Breslin - 1985 Irish Book Design Awards including winning entries ‘The Night Before Larry Was Stretched’ and ‘Dublin: One Thousand Years of Wood Quay’ both designed by Wendy Dunbar and published by Blackstaff Press; ‘An Litir’ published by An Gum; ‘The Lucky Bag’ published by O’Brien Press; ‘The Young Stamp Collectors’ by Rosamund Praegar published by Portmoon Press - National Innovation Awards sponsored by the National Board for Science and Technology - suggestions for the reform of the secondary school education system as set out by the Interim Curriculum and Examinations Board, the low status of arts education is mentioned in relation to the discussion paper “The Arts in Education” Kilkenny: - Kilkenny city as a tourist destination, its medieval character and craft industry - Butler family rally starting at the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin before moving on to Dublin Zoo, Royal Hospital Kilmainham and then Kilkenny - a fire at The Tholsel, a historic building in Kilkenny, and calls for it to be fully restored as an important part of Kilkenny’s architectural heritage Tourism: - tourism industry, 1985 tourist numbers sees a boost in American visitors - high quality souvenirs and KDW’s role in the improvement Miscellaneous: - review of The Coffee Bean, a restaurant on Nassau Street next door to the Kilkenny shop - the special enquiry branch of the Revenue Commissioners set up to track down tax evasion located at the back of the Setanta Centre (in the same building complex as the Kilkenny shop)

Press Clippings, Volume 21 KDW/PC/21 1986-04 - 1986-10 60 A3 sized plastic folders containing sheets of paper with press clippings. Some sheets are doubles-sided. Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume contains newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - All-Ireland medal engraved in crystal designed by KDW presented to Ned Power on his retirement to mark his services to Wexford hurling - a silver medal commemorating the centenary of the Suffolk Sheep Society made at KDW - Glovely Puppets, toy animals from KDW as a prize in a children’s competition - refurbishment of Bleachers nightclub in East Galway featuring chairs from KDW and Irish made carpets - KDW new fashion collection launched at a fashion show in the Gaiety featuring actors and actresses at the Dublin Theatre Festival KDW Staff: - articles on the importance of packaging design and the use of specifically Irish imagery written by James Dunne, design consultant at KDW - article on book selling written by Jeremy Addis - Pat Henderson talks about Kilkenny hurling and what it will take to win the All-Ireland - appointment of Dermot Hurst as Head of Design at KDW - vacancy for an Industrial Designer at KDW - Margaret Downes, chairwoman of KDW opens Kilkenny Arts Week - the appointment of Nicola Lush as information officer at KDW - the appointment of product designer Marie Quinn to KDW (could be part of the designer development programme) - reception hosted by the Department of Foreign Affairs for Prince Albert of Monaco attended by Margaret Downes and architect Sam Stephenson Other Kilkenny Design Workshops News: - Chinese government ministers and delegates visit KDW during their trip to Ireland to sign a co-operation agreement - debate around the salaries of chief executives of semi-state companies - Church of Ireland Primate Robin Eames to visit KDW during an official trip to Kilkenny - Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald and his wife Joan visit KDW - plans to open a Kilkenny shop in Ireland House, Bond Street, London - KDW services that would be of interest to printers - recent activities by the Limerick branch of the IMI (Irish Management Institute) including a recent visit to KDW - EEC Working Group on Design held in Kilkenny Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street: - Wool Signatures Collection of fashion available at Kilkenny Shop - Wool Signature launch of latest fashion collection - politicians model clothes from the ‘Enterprise Collection’, KDW’s spring/summer range - plans to introduce a food department to the Kilkenny shop - article aimed at tourists naming the Kilkenny shop as good place to buy tweeds and Aran knitwear - cutlery available at different shops in Dublin including the Kilkenny shop - Lyn-Mar, a knitwear design company run by Lynn Elliot and Marie Doorey, whose designs are available at the Kilkenny shop - Primary Prints, a kitchen textile accessories company run by Conor O’Brien and Ger O’Sullivan whose designs are available at the Kilkenny shop - potters Gay Latchford and Judith Partridge from Inistioge Workshops whose designs are available at the Kilkenny shop - lamps available at different shops in Dublin including the Kilkenny shop - Zita Reihill painted blinds, lampshades and jewellery available at the Kilkenny shop - Joan and Mary, a knitwear design company and Ramsey of Dublin, a linen fashion company, both of whose designs are available at the Kilkenny shop - shoppers and diners at the Kilkenny shop randomly selected to be given free tickets to events at Kilkenny Arts Week - musicians performing in Kilkenny shop to promote Kilkenny Arts Week - the wedding list service available at the Kilkenny shop - fashion photoshoot featuring tweed jackets available at Kilkenny shop - interview with Orna Galvin of the Kilkenny shop including information on falling tourist numbers, KDW as a design consultancy, the process of selecting items for the shop and pricing - jewellery designer Mark Gorman and his new company ‘The Taste Dept.’ whose jewellery is available at the Kilkenny shop - competition run by Premier Dairies in which the prize is a shopping spree at the Kilkenny shop - Forest Dale, a company set up by Veronica and Vincent Lawlor, making range of natural beauty products available at Kilkenny shop - Louise Kennedy autumn/winter collection which will be available at the Kilkenny shop - Ferlyons rainwear available at the Kilkenny shop - ‘Making Music’ a book which includes a cassette and tin whistle available at the Kilkenny shop Former KDW Staff, Other Crafts People and Crafts/Design Businesses: - fashion shoot featuring menswear tweed jacket by Robert Jacobs and knitwear sweaters by Gaeltarra Eireann - opening of ‘Finlandia’, a new shop in Blackrock Centre selling Finnish designs in homeware and fashion - leather designers Carmen and Edmund Chesneau - interview with Pat Scott in which he mentions being worried about KDW plans to open a shop in London, his interior designs for Aer Lingus planes, an exhibition of at Taylor Galleries inspired by a trip to China - craftspeople in the Kilkenny area including the Chesneau’s, Jerpoint Glass and Nicholas Mosse - Tom Dowd, furniture designer and manufacturer - former Kilkenny restaurant employee Monica Murphy opening a new cheese shop called ‘The Cheeseboard’ in the Westbury Mall, Dublin - giftware trade fair in Dublin featuring Retos, Dublin Crystal, Kerry Glass, Treasures of Tomorrow and Tantalus Glass - Michelina Stacpoole autumn/winter fashion collection, which will be available at the Kilkenny shop in London Exhibitions and Festivals: - exhibition of architect Mies Van der Rohe in the Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street - Irish Antique Dealers Fair - finances of Kilkenny Arts Week following the withdrawal of funding by the Arts Council - Kilkenny Crafts Guild exhibition at Rothe House and the launch of the Kilkenny Craft Guide, which features maps and information on local craft workshops - touring group exhibition ‘Four Views’ by Mary Burke, Eithne Carr, Maeve Monaghan and Jane Proctor (a participant in the Butler House designer development programme) Importance of Design: - Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald praises KDW for creating awareness of the importance of good design - high quality of Irish antiques and former craftsmanship, speculation on what the antiques of future might be, perhaps some KDW designs - interview with Gordon Lambert former boss of Jacob’s biscuits on marketing, branding and the importance of good design Industry, Exports and the Economy: - Arco of Waterford, former winner of National Design Management Award, is bought out by its own management after coming into financial difficulties - plans by the IDA in association with Switzers and KDW to encourage the Irish fashion and clothing industry to produce goods in Ireland that are currently being imported - government funding for technical services to the agriculture sector versus the manufacturing sector - One Stop Shop small industry advice centre to hold a seminar with a focus on food production in Waterford featuring speakers and consultation clinics with various state agencies including KDW - Small Industry Week ’86 held by Shannon Development in Limerick with seminars, workshops and expert advice, featuring two sessions organised in conjunction with KDW ‘Developing New Products – the Innovation Centre Way’ and ‘Profit by Design’ - Westport Plastics Ltd, company that manufactures acrylic bathroom equipment, under the brand name ‘Eureka’, working with KDW to develop new products Education and Awards: - Irish Book Design Awards - profile of Anouska Hempel, actress, fashion designer and judge at this years National Design Management Awards - Drogheda and Dundalk Dairies win 1985 Irish National Insurance Quality Control Awards, judged by representatives from AnCO, IIRS, KDW, ICTU and Confederation of Irish Industries - Presentation de la Salle Secondary School in Hospital, Limerick devote an entire day to the arts with talks and demonstrations from artists and designers including Michael Byrne, formerly of KDW - fashion design students from National College of Art and Design and their graduating collections, including Karina Goulding, winner of a KDW student design award - fashion show by students from Limerick School of Art and Design, including designs by Pauline Morgan, winner of a KDW student design award - National College of Art and Design degree show, the finances of the college, Industrial Design student Anthony Dunne winner of a KDW student design award - article about the DART, which won a KDW National Design Management Award, and how commuters can ride it at night without paying for tickets due to a lack of inspectors - announcement of the 1987 Kilkenny Design Awards - a letter to the Irish Times from Natasha Donaghy, an NCAD ceramics student, who suggests applicants to the Kilkenny Design Awards should insure any valuable artwork as hers was returned in poor condition, and that KDW should offer constructive criticism Kilkenny: - where to buy fashion in Kilkenny including the Kilkenny shop, Kilkenny - a list of Kilkenny hairdressers and restaurants, and whether or not they are passing on the cut in VAT to their customers, includes price decreases at the Kilkenny Design Workshop restaurant - Kilkenny as a tourist destination featuring various places to visit - meeting of the Kilkenny branch of Multiple Sclerosis Society at which the inaccessibility of public buildings for wheelchair users and other disabled people was discussed. KDW provided a projector and screen for the meeting Tourism: - personal tours of Dublin for small groups run by Madeline Spiers and Suzanne Findlater, their first client Mary Maguire mentions the Kilkenny shop as being too big and impersonal - article criticising the stereotypical Irish souvenirs in the window display of the Bord Failte tourist office on O’Connell Street and the need to reflect a more modern version Ireland as can be seen at the Kilkenny shop Architecture and Heritage: - interview with architect Michael Graves, his comments on Dublin architecture and planning decisions Miscellaneous: - the ‘Profit Junior’ a monogramming machine in use at KDW among other places - Andy Callaghan, a kidney transplant patient who pushed a bed 27 miles from the Meath Hospital to Valleymount in aid of charity

Press Clippings, Volume 22 KDW/PC/22 1986/10 - 1987/01 56 plastic sleeves containing double sided A3 sized sheets of paper. The last plastic sleeve in this volume contains 10 sheets of A3 sized paper. Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume contains newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: KDW Designs and Products: - opening of new civic offices Galway City Hall, with new furniture from KDW - KDW designed terracotta butter dish for the National Dairy Council as part of the campaign to encourage the public to move away from butter-like spreads and eat more real butter - trophy made by KDW for St. Canice’s Credit Union in memory of Terry Cullen, a former soccer referee inspector in Kilkenny - medal designed by KDW to mark the centenary of the Suffolk Sheep Society - Smithwick’s Kilkenny Sports Star Trophy designed by Tom Brett with assistance from KDW and made by stone and marble craftsman Donal McDonald - the reissue of the Irish Family Quiz game contained in a box designed by KDW - silver trophies designed by KDW for the winners of The Sunday Tribune Arts Awards - Successful exports including Tretorn tennis balls (packaging by KDW), and PORTASOL, a gas powered soldering iron (packaging and product design by KDW) - Millin House, a residents block for students of the Royal College of Surgeons, which with furniture and interiors by Kilkenny Contract Interiors Service KDW Staff: - James Dunne of KDW to give a lecture to members of the Irish Management Institute - James Dunne amongst the key speakers at the Irish Quality Control Association annual conference with the theme ‘Quality by Design’ - Mary Dowling of KDW working with a leaving certificate group of students on a leadership and self-management course - Mary Jennings of KDW as one of a number of speakers at an IDA seminar in Carlow RTC aimed at encouraging women to become business entrepreneurs - gossip column about Dermot and Perle O’Rourke selling their house, Perle O’Rourke is a member of the KDW board - ad for a vacancy as Senior Industrial Modelmaker with KDW - Patrick Scott, artist and director of KDW, listed in ‘This Weeks Birthdays’ Other Kilkenny Design Workshops News: - a tour of KDW and presentation on the work of KDW given to a delegation from Medieval Drogheda - preparations to open the new Kilkenny shop in London, having been redesigned by architect Sam Stephenson - Sam Stephenson says there is no conflict of interest in him redesigning the Kilkenny London shop while also being a director of KDW and that his time was not included in the fees charged by his firm - Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald to travel to London to perform the opening of the new Kilkenny shop - the opening of the new Kilkenny shop in London, which is expected to achieve a turnover of £1.5 million in the first year - Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald and his wife Joan are criticised for joking about spending lots of money on London’s Regent Street while there to open the Kilkenny shop, the implication being they should be buying Irish products - the high prices in the Kilkenny London shop compared to the Dublin shop - photograph of Waterford Glass crystal lamps in the London shop - the use of Kilkenny-based businesses in setting up the London shop including construction by Mahon and Phillips and cash registers supplied by KOE Systems - KDW fashion available at the London shop - KDW listed on a Top 800 companies survey - the publication of budget proposals by government coalition party Fine Gael, which include cuts to semi-state bodies and the plan for KDW to become self-financing - one day conference ‘The Management of Innovation’ jointly held by KDW and Institute of Management Consultants in Ireland Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street: - basket makers Janice and Alistair Simmons’ wicker baskets available in the Kilkenny shop - winter fashion shoot featuring some items available in the Kilkenny shop - Paul Costelloe men’s fashions available in the Kilkenny shop - Wool Signature Collection autumn/winter 86 available in the Kilkenny shop - Ceramic pots available in the Kilkenny shop including Kiltrea Bridge Pottery, Nicholas Mosse and Stoneware Jackson - Louise Kennedy fashion collection available in the Kilkenny shop - ads from the back of The Irish Times for different products available from the Kilkenny shop coming up to Christmas - KDW corporate gift service available to businesses from the Kilkenny shop - ‘Cookery for Today’ an Irish cookbook for modern families by Mary Cotter and Mary McGuinness available at Kilkenny shops - the introduction of a food section in the Kilkenny shop developed by former shop manager Mary Dowling - Irish made toys and where to find them this Christmas Christmas Gift Guides featuring various products from KDW including Chesneau leather, Glovlies animal hand puppets, chocolate, Sarah Dove jewellery, Linda Uhlemann jewellery, handmade wooden and ceramic Christmas decorations, fruit hampers, kitchen accessories, Irish Family Quiz Game - Kilkenny Design Christmas Fair at the Kilkenny shop featuring Christmas food cookery demonstrations - Zita Reihill jewellery available at Kilkenny shop - ‘Making Your Own Chocolates’ book and kit available at Kilkenny shop - toilet facilities in Dublin shops and public places - the beginning of the January sales with most starting on 24th December - where to buy knitwear in Dublin including Lainey’s Knitwear, Kolor Knits, The Sweater Shop and the Kilkenny Shop - actress Mary McEvoy, who plays ‘Biddy’ in the television soap opera ‘Glenroe’, models clothes from the Kilkenny shop - Ferlyons Company producers of rainwear and hunting gear available at Kilkenny shop - Burren Preserves and Alexander’s Irish Mist Liqueur Marmalade, jams available at the Kilkenny shop - Dick Spring, leader of the Labour party, has his lunch at the Kilkenny shop on the day his party resigned, causing the collapse of the government Former KDW Staff, Other Crafts People and Crafts/Design Businesses: - Ken Ussher, out of work architect, who has designed and manufactured a dual colour-bulb table lamp and is hoping to get it into the Kilkenny shops - new restaurant in Navan ‘Susie’s Cookhouse’ opened by Susie Moorhead who had worked in the Kilkenny restaurant - St. Colmcilles Co-operative in Swords looking for craftspeople to display work at an exhibition and hoping to set up a craft shop modeled on the Kilkenny shops - wooden Montessori equipment company ‘Cliste’ set up by Stephanie Mahon (former participant in designer development scheme) and Sean Mahon - Crafts Council of Ireland seminar held at Butler House, KDW, on how to market a craft product - profile of Patricia D’arcy who set up Carraig Crafts, a craft shop in Mountnugent - Adrienne Bogan, graphic designer and former participant in KDW designer development scheme, is appointed as a youth worker in Gorey - Irish craft jewelers Exhibitions and Festivals: - touring group exhibition ‘Four Views’ by Mary Burke, Eithne Carr, Maeve Monaghan and Jane Proctor (a participant in the Butler House designer development programme) - ‘An Irish Florilegium’ a book of watercolour paintings of flowers by Wendy Walsh on display at the Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau Street - exhibition of the finalists of the Irish Book Design Awards at the Ilac Centre in Dublin - Handwork exhibition on display at the Kilkenny shop Importance of Design: - Westport Plastics is awarded Irish Standard Certificate from the Institute for Industrial Research and Standards (IIRS); Own Hughes, managing director of Westport Plastics says state agencies should only grant aid to companies that have high quality standards - a speech by Director General of the Irish Management Institute Brain Patterson, on the role of business leaders to be forward looking, optimistic, confident and produce high quality goods in order to counteract the conservatism and pessimism of Irish society Industry, Exports and the Economy: - One Stop Shop (run by IDA), small industry advice centre to hold a seminar with a focus on food production in Waterford featuring speakers and consultation clinics with various state agencies including KDW - One Stop Shop small industry advice centre visits Carlow - One Stop Shop at the small industries exhibition in Sligo ‘Sligo Can Make It’ - Small Industry Week ’86 held by Shannon Development in Limerick with seminars, workshops and expert advice, featuring two sessions organised in conjunction with KDW ‘Developing New Products – the Innovation Centre Way’ and ‘Profit by Design’ - Westport Plastics Ltd, company that manufactures acrylic bathroom equipment, under the brand name ‘Eureka’, working with KDW to develop new products - Guaranteed Irish label, the Irish Goods Council and the amount of food imported into Ireland - National Linkage Programme (NPL) set up by the IDA to increase connections between Irish companies and multinational companies based in Ireland - a letter to The Sunday Tribune from Director General of the Irish Management Institute (IMI), Brian Patterson, disputing an article that claimed the IMI does not use Irish made products in their furniture, décor and for events - information on the quality mark from the Irish Quality Control Association - review of the Dublin retail property sector 1986, demand for rents in different areas including Nassau Street which has become more in demand since the Kilkenny shop opened - a guide for women on how to set up their own business, mentions state assistance including KDW Education and Awards: - Irish Book Design Awards and the winning entries including premier prize winner ‘Portraits of the Irish’ by Liam Blake, designed by Nick Scott and published by Appletree Press - interview with Appletree Press publisher John Murphy - Kilkenny Design Award winners: industrial designer Gerard Farrell, industrial designer Anthony Dunne, fashion designer Edel McBride, fashion designer Karina Goulding, graphic designer Clodagh Twomey and graphic designer David Bothwell; no craft or textile awards were made due to the poor overall quality of entries - Satzenbrau Fashion Awards, a competition for fashion students to design his n’ hers coordinating party outfits with Martin Marley of KDW being one of the judges - Satzenbrau Fashion Award won by Miriam Mone of Limerick College of Art and Design - David Bothwell wins Society of Designers in Ireland (SDI) Graduate Designer Award 1986 and NCAD Student of the Year Award - student graduation at Carlow Regional Technical College including details of a speech by VEC Chairman John McNally in which he warns students that they will need to emigrate in order to find work - Kilkenny Design Knit a Sweater competition with prizewinners exhibited in Kilkenny shops - Kilkenny Design Knit a Christmas Sweater competition won by Imelda Dunning Kilkenny: - the role of Kilkenny Corporation as property developer in the city, the balance between retaining the medieval character while allowing commercial development - cycling race in Kilkenny - sarcastic column in ‘Hot Press’ on county Kilkenny, mentions KDW as being a “more by accident than design centre” Tourism: - the importance of encouraging visitors into museums, galleries, heritage sites and craft centres, KDW named as a good example of an organisation that is welcoming Miscellaneous: - restaurant review of ‘Capers’ on Nassau Street, which was next to the Kilkenny shop - Bord Iascaigh Mhara Fish Cookery Competition - fundraising efforts for a kidney dialysis machine in Donegal - price comparison of Christmas turkey and ham - debate within the South Eastern Regional Development Organisation over whether or not the Chairman should have a chain of office, suggestion that KDW design the chain if the decided in favour - property firm Keane Mahony Smith to open an office in London, in the same building as the Kilkenny shop - Bord Failte open a new travel centre in Ireland House, the same building as the Kilkenny London shop

Press Clippings, Volume 24 KDW/PC/24 1987-06-01 - 1987-07-31 61 single sided A3 sheets in plastic sleeves Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Food review of Kilkenny Shop restaurant -1987 Kilkenny Design Awards presented by Albert Reynolds in the Kilkenny Shop with photos -Marina Mooney pictured receiving an award by Albert Reynolds at the 1987 Kilkenny Design Awards -Arrival of new Aran Knitwear in Kilkenny shop, prices range from £70- £199 -Liam O Neill will be hand turning small objects in Irish Elm in the Kilkenny Shop -Hand knitters from John Molloy LTD will demonstrate their craft in the Kilkenny Shop -Article on table linen, mentions variations available at Kilkenny shop, Switzers and Blarney Woolen Mills -Article takes a look at new fashion for the autumn season in the Kilkenny shop in Dublin and London, with a look at new style Aran knitwear, and each designer in London now gets its own section within the shop -Kathleen Breslin a renowned hand knitter from John Molloy LTD will be hand knitting sweaters in the Kilkenny Shop; this is the last of the current series of in shop demonstrations Kilkenny Design Workshops Designs and Products: -New logo for Ulster Weavers comes from KDW and is based on blue flax flowers -New product; Multi test, developed by Irish Company, Electro Concepts and designed by KDW -Photo-shoot of model in 2 different ladies outfits available from Kilkenny Shop Crafts People and Crafts Businesses: -Interview with designer Louise Kennedy, she sells her work through the Kilkenny shop in London -Visit to the homes of designers on the Kilkenny Craft Guide Map, most sell through Kilkenny Shop -Interview with owners of Blarney Woolen Mills, with mention of the new shop opening on Nassau St, next to the Kilkenny shop -Anne Lally revives the old craft of clay pipe making in Roscommon, and is the only woman in Ireland making these -Ceramic artist Sarah Ryan is among artists chosen to take part in a European travelling exhibition -New Blarney Woolen Mills store opens on Nassau St beside the Kilkenny Shop -Affordable designer ceramic jewellery available from Anne and Joe Kane is now available at the Kilkenny Shop -Photos of fashion by Claire Irving, and NCAD graduate who just won a Kilkenny Design Award Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -An advertisement leaflet for Kilkenny Shop which was included in the information packs for participants of the 3rd International interdisciplinary congress on women, caused outrage due to the semi nude models pictured in the ad -3 Irish companies nominated for design awards, representatives from KDW were on the judging panel -Review of ‘Crafts Ireland’ exhibition at Royal Hospital Kilmainham; organised by Cultural Relations Committee and designed by KDW Exhibitions and Festivals: -Review of ‘Burren 4’ art and craft exhibition at the Bank of Ireland -Article on Kilkenny Arts Week, members of the committee are pictured at the launch at Kilkenny Shop Education: -NCAD graduate designers fashion show, models wearing items from students including Karen Hoey, who is tipped as one to watch Industry and Export: -7 page article in Irish Business magazine about the Irish economy, with reference to industry, export, semi state companies, with mention of KDW -Article on the challenges for the Printing and Packing industry in Ireland -A new £100,000 Regional Development Scheme in South East region is designed to harness State development and educational agencies to support local enterprise and create new jobs -Article on ‘Irish Industrial policy’, subsidy grants for businesses and expenditures by Government and State agencies Miscellaneous: -Rossember Sloe Gin, displayed at; ‘Food Ireland 1987’ at the RDS is now available in Kilkenny Shop -Interview with singer Mary O’ Hara about her career, hobbies and her thatched cottage, which she has filled with handmade goods from Kilkenny Design -State bodies lose £32 million in bad debts, latest accounts for 1985 show -CTT set aside £186,000, KDW made a provision for £21,005 for the same year -Clerys rejects £10 million bid for the company’s shares by an investment group; consultant for the group is Bill Fine, who is also on the board of KDW -Article on the preferred wedding gift to receive, with glasses from the Kilkenny shop mentioned as a good present

Press Clippings, Volume 20 KDW/PC/20 1985-11 - 1986-01 78 A3 sized plastic folders containing sheets of paper with press clippings. Some sheets are doubles-sided. Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Photo shoot of Irish wool products available at Kilkenny Shop -China Showrooms at Kilkenny Shop, suggested as a place to buy Christmas gifts -Handwork exhibition of individually made items by Craftsmen and women throughout Ireland, held in Kilkenny Design Centre -Photoshoot of accessories available from Irish stores including Kilkenny Shop -Presentation of tourist city guide certificates to be held in Kilkenny Shop -Antique Dolls exhibition at Kilkenny Shop, courtesy of Mde. Mollereau, museum of childhood, There will also be a Sotheby’s advisory and valuations day -A hipflask, tankard and whiskey measure from Kilkenny Shop are mentioned as possible gifts this Christmas for the sporty/outdoor man, also mentions cashmere sweaters from Glen Abbey -Article about Safety of toys, and the work of the National Standards Authority, mentions safe Irish wooden toys available at Kilkenny Shop -Christmas gift ideas, Irish tweed overcoat and scarves for him, Kilkenny Design sweaters for her -TIMBA Toys, Cork now available in Kilkenny Shop -Article encouraging people to buy Irish and take a look in Kilkenny Shop for Christmas -Irish made sweaters from Kilkenny Shop; Heritage and Ganzi Gaeltarra available and suggested as Christmas gifts -Kilkenny Design Shop Restaurant wins award -Ceramics by Hester Scott, Judi Lardner, Helen Duhig and Maxine Mearns available at Kilkenny Shop -Gifts for her, Chesneau satchel at Kilkenny Shop -Breakfast at Christmas, Martha’s Chipyard Chocolate Chip Cookies available at Kilkenny Shop -Gifts for gardeners; Kiltrea Bridge Pottery, hand thrown pots, available from Kilkenny Shop -Christmas gifts under £10,000, £1000, £100, jewellery from Kilkenny Shop, for under £100 -Images of household gifts from the Kilkenny Shop Kilkenny Design Workshops Designs and Products: -Photo of Model wearing Caban Irish weekend coat, £120, available from Kilkenny Shop, Nassau St -Newly built Landsdowne Village townhouses, has interiors purchased at Kilkenny Design Centre -KDW designed beautiful boxes for charity quiz game -Gerard Tyler of KDW replies to an article in the newspaper which criticises the Telephone box designs and An Post logo -Winners of ‘outstanding achievements in the arts 1985’ will receive a silver trophy by Kilkenny Design Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Margaret Downes of KDW is on judging panel for National Innovation Awards -Kerry Co-op wins 1st NBST new product award, Margaret Downes of KDW is on judging panel -Brian Leech of KDW is on judging panel for Young Engineer Award -Margaret Downes of KDW discusses Irish Design at the launch of the 1986 -National Design Management Awards, and says that the majority of Irish companies are unable to manage design -Former Chairman and Chief Executive Willie Walsh is awarded in-augural honorary life membership of the Society of Designers in Ireland -Mary Dowling of Kilkenny Shop pictured at Murray Raphel International marketing consultant seminar -Pei Yun Xian from Shanghai is on an Irish apprenticeship, he is picture with a black lacquered cabinet, he has been working on making furniture prototypes -Rudolf Heltzel to spearhead the design team at new Celtic style jewellery company ‘Tir na nOg’ in Co.Down -Kilkenny shop mentioned as the place for Christmas gift ideas -Long article about ‘The Crafty Irish’, gift ideas from craft industries in Ireland, mentioning many shops, and crafters including Kilkenny Design Centre -Ex KDW staff member Mary Mullin talks about her possible appointment to the board of directors at Royal Hospital Kilmainham -Mary Dowling talks about employees buying gifts for staff, with a surge in Irish goods bought at Kilkenny Shop -Former Kilkenny Shop catering manager Briege McCartney opens new restaurant in Belfast Crafts People and Crafts Businesses: -Article about young knitwear designer Moya Donnelan, who recently finished a range of knitwear for KDW S/S 1986, her work is stocked by John Rocha and Kilkenny Design Centre -Interview with Mike Prize, interior architect who opened his own shop because there was a lack of innovation in Irish design, except KDW and Interconnections -Exhibition of porcelain work by Vivienne Foley, she has previously shown her work in Kilkenny Design Centre -Andre Grant of Heron Stained Glass Studios receives The Junior Chamber Youth Enterprise Award, -Article on working women in the arts, Interview with Kathy Leadbetter of Jerpoint Glass -Interview with Aiden Breen, he mentions his works and orders he provides to Kilkenny Design Centre Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -Kilkenny Design Awards gives £4,400 to designers and craftsmen to advance their careers -Kilkenny Design has announced the 1986, National Design Management Awards -Group of US shoppers from Oldsmobile General Motors staff on trip to Dublin with £1000 gift vouchers to spend in Brown Thomas, Kilkenny Design Shop and other Dublin shops -Peter Collins new toys stocked in Kilkenny Shop -Abbeyside Scouts pay a visit to Kilkenny City, including KDW -KDW subscribe to Annual Mayor’s Coal fund, alongside many other companies -List of cuts to organizations and government bodies, KDW receives £730,000 for administration Exhibitions and Festivals: -The Cream of Irish Designers, a fashion show featuring collections by John Rocha, Richard Lewis, Micheal Mortell and Ib Jorgensen will take place in Powerscourt Townhouse Miscellaneous: -Article by Jeremy Addis, information officer at KDW, on new Mitodom 10 machine, and interview with Managing Director of Alida Systems Ltd -Drogheda Town Centre formally opened, the garden style restaurant, done to a blueprint from the Kilkenny Design Centre -Interview with Auctioneer Brian Coyle, asked if today’s products will be worth much in years to come, he says the products of Kilkenny will stand well and compliments the good work going on there -Interview with Terence Conran, owner of Habitat, Mothercare and BHS, he previously trained the staff of the Kilkenny Shop project -Article about retirement, with suggestions of what to do, one is to see a craftsman at work at KDW -Traders bonanza as the city is packed with shoppers on December 8th due to teachers strike, US shoppers with complimentary vouchers for Irish shops including Kilkenny Shop also in town Education: -Limerick School of Art and Design becoming one of the finest Art colleges in Ireland, with many of their graduates receiving KDW awards each year -‘Aspects of Industrial enterprise’, an article/study by Eamon J Stack in The Business Studies Magazine Kilkenny City: -Article about Kilkenny City, the people, the shops, the building and also photographs of the city

Press Clippings, Volume 23 KDW/PC/23 1985-04-01 - 1987-06-05 51 plastic sleeves containing sinlge sided A3 sized sheets of paper with press clippings. Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Lakeshore foods available to buy at Kilkenny shop food section -Article about Irish food available to buy at Kilkenny Shop -Easter food available at Kilkenny Shop including Easter eggs, birds, hampers and simnel cakes -Kilkenny Shop stocking Irish made Easter eggs, including Helena chocolate from Co. Mayo -Fiona Teehan pictured with an Easter egg she won for the childrens section of the Easter bonnet Kilkenny Design Shop competition -Clare Horgan pictured with her winning creation for the Easter bonnet competition at Kilkenny Shop -Mary Dowling of Kilkenny Shop talks about catering and food products at the shop -Trisha Casey whose ceramic bowls and vessels are available in Kilkenny Shop will give a demonstration of her work in the shop -John Kelly is a new designer to sell his wood turned trinket boxes in Kilkenny Shop -Furniture Fair at Kilkenny Shop with many items at cost price -Army bomb disposals unit carried out a series of controlled explosions around the city as a man claimed devices had been left in places around the city including Kilkenny Shop, the shop was cleared and searches carried out by Gardai -Joe & Anne Kane will be making ceramic and porcelain jewellery in the Kilkenny Shop and displaying their work Kilkenny Design Workshops Designs and Products: -Article about designs and logos for companies, with Kilkenny Design Workshops involved in giving many companies a facelift -KDW designed entire range of office products but also worked on the packaging and graphics for Twinlock company -Kilkenny Design Workshops to make £1500 chain of office for chairman of South Eastern Regional Development Board -Hand painted Oisin Kelly birds have been reintroduced to Kilkenny Shop; Marie Hennessy is pictured painting the birds Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Jim Dunne from Kilkenny Design is a lecturer on a Retail Marketing Course held in Dun Laoghaire -Hilary Pratt has been appointed as a Director of KDW, she is joint managing director of Avoca Handweavers and is on the board of NCAD -Article about Javelin Advertising agency which started out as KMMD, Jim King was a director at KMMD before he left for a job at KDW -Article looks at the shareholders of Bank of Ireland with director of KDW and Irish Glass; Margaret Downes mentioned Crafts People and Crafts Businesses: -Photoshoot of male models wearing Gaeltarra Knitwear, Newmann trousers and Wexmann trousers -Blarney Woollen Mills to rent 3 units on Nassau St and open one large retail outlet next to Kilkenny Design -Linda Uhlemann to give jewellery demonstration of her jewellery with some of her work on display also at Kilkenny Shop -20 year old Philip Treacy pictured with his winning hat that scooped first prize at the Kilkenny Design Shop Easter bonnet competition -Interview with jewellery designer Agnez McKay, her work is currently available at Kilkenny Shop -Article about IDA helping firms grow including Dympna Kelly who now sells in the Kilkenny Shop and was selected for the RDS Crafts Fair -An appreciation to Liam Miller of Dolmen Press, he attended many Kilkenny Irish Book Design Awards Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -Kilkenny Shop opens in London with guests pictured at the opening -There have been a number of capital cuts associated with business development, KDW however is to receive an extra £0.2 million this year -Budget shows that the country was £24 million in debt in 1986, and will charge additional costs for the use of services such as CTT, IIRS, Kilkenny Design and other State agencies -President of Nenagh Chamber of commerce and chamber members visited Kilkenny City, meeting Kilkenny Chamber, Bord Failte and visiting KDW -KDW recently undertook a project to do a design audit for Liebert International’s new Modular Plus Environmental Control system -Garo Electrical Agencies Ltd, received help from IIRS and KDW in establishing the manufacture of a sophisticated range of products -Man jailed for admitting to receiving stolen goods including property of Kilkenny Design LTD -Kilkenny Design Workshops have ended a collaboration with Irish Book Design Awards, as a result the Irish Book Design Awards is being formed as a limited company rather than lapse Miscellaneous: -Article about The Design Centre in London which is supported by the Design Council with focus on high quality British made goods -DART station furniture and advertising helped them win the Kilkenny National Management Design Awards 1986 -Long article about the revival of knitting, from hobby to Aran traditional knitting, with mention of the fashion knitwear available in Kilkenny Shop -Crafts in Kilkenny, article looks at the large amount of Craftspeople working in Kilkenny, with mention of Kilkenny Crafts Guild and originally KDW brought in a lot of craftspeople to the county -Easter egg market booming in Ireland due to government crackdown on cross border shopping; Kilkenny Shop has a large selection on sale -Recipes in RTE Guide, with a recipe for Kilkenny Shop Cookies by Mary Dowling -The Youth Employment Agency came to Kilkenny and took part in Minicompany Programme for 13-25 year olds; Pat Henderson of KDW presented certificates to the teams Kilkenny City: -Kilkenny Archaeological Society looks for funding for the restoration of the 3rd house within Rothe House

Press Clippings, Volume 27 KDW/PC/27 1987-10-01 - 1987-10-31 57 single sided A3 sheets in plastic sleeves Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Exhibition of Antique Feeding bottles at the Kilkenny Shop -Article on jams and preserves; Kilkenny Shop listed as an outlet for numerous brands -Nicholas Mosse new spongeware pottery available at Kilkenny Shop -Fashion photoshoot, some if the items worn are available at Kilkenny Shop Kilkenny Design Workshops Designs and Products: -Kilkenny Design Irish glassware and pottery are mentioned as tableware in a restaurant review for An Tain, Powerscourt Townhouse, South William Street Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Chairman of Kilkenny Design, Margaret Downes, pictured presenting on behalf of Cow & Gate a sterling silver replica of one of the exhibits to the president of the INO at the opening of the Antique feeding bottle exhibition -Mr D. Hearst, Head of Design Operations at KDW is a member of the Regional Technical Committee for the South East -David Hanly a director of Kilkenny Design Workshops talks about PARC which he is managing director, on how the company got started and where it is today -Pat Henderson resigned from KDW to take up post of General Manager at Harvey Printers Ltd, Waterford -Pat Henderson, Roderick Murphy and Jim Dunne are among the staff members to leave KDW recently -Jim Dunne has joined the Underline Marketing group as Director of Design; he has been head of Kilkenny Design for 2 years, having joined in 1978 -Margaret Downes of KDW is taking part in workshops for kids from the No Name club, to celebrate 10 years in Kilkenny; she has done interviews and group work with the kids Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -Three extra design awards for Kilkenny Design, sponsored by the International Fund, the awards are for students of Northern Ireland and the border counties -Article looks at Irelands Industrial Policy, with a chart on Institutional Organisation of Industrial Policy, KDW appears on the chart under agencies -Job Advertisement –Kilkenny Design Consultancy is looking for a Graphic Designer -Job Advertisement- 2 Business Development Executives wanted to join KDW -A spokesperson for KDW has said it is ‘not at risk’ in Semi State cutbacks, there is widespread concern about the future of the company after the departure of Pat Henderson and other top executives -The deadline to enter the 1988 Kilkenny Design Awards is approaching -Capital Spending cuts in Ireland, Kilkenny Design have been cut by 25%, with the Government stating that they should be fully commercial and self financing by the end of 3 years -Job Advertisement- Chief Executive of Kilkenny Design -Job Advertisement- Manager of Design Consultancy at Kilkenny Design -In 1988 Kilkenny Design will make 11 awards of up to £4,500 each to help student designers and craftsmen advance their career Exhibitions and Festivals: -Stephen Pearce shops are to sponsor an exhibition of watercolours by Mildred Anne Butler which was opened in Crawford Gallery by Margaret Downes of KDW -Review of works by artists influenced by Africa, A piece by Alfred Cochrane has been chosen by Kilkenny Design to represent Ireland at the Design Europe Exhibition in Stuttgart Kilkenny City: -Mayor praises ambitious tourism plan for the city, Article about the way Kilkenny City used to look and the way it is now with the changes that have taken place Miscellaneous: -British set for £7.5 Billion tourist revenue in 1987, this year will be the best ever in the history of British Tourism according to Chairman of the British Tourism Authority -IDA offers £25,000 for a Business Ideas Awards, The Sunday Tribune/Glen Dimplex Ideas Initative asks readers to submit ideas for job creation to receive prizes -South Eastern Regional Development Organisation refuses to quit despite Government calls for the abolition of it -Controversy over the location for the new Pilot Programme, which is Kilkenny rather than Waterford, the Programme Director is taking up an office at Kilkenny Design Centre, making Kilkenny a strong contender as capital of the South East -Competition to win a copy of the newly launched book and tapes by Boyne Valley Honey Company -Regional launches of the Business Ideas Awards taking place across the country -Article written in Irish about the reduction of grants in Ireland -The IDA is being instructed to sell off some of its land bank and factory space next year to raise £5 million for the Exchequer, also mentions the 25% cut to Kilkenny Design

Press Clippings, Volume 25 KDW/PC/25 1987-08-01 - 1987-08-31 45 single sided A3 sheets in plastic sleeves Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Article on hand made chocolate with mention of Bewleys, Helena, Leonidas and Lir which is stocked in Kilkenny Shop -Ceramics at Kilkenny Shop, Trisha Casey’s ceramic bowls and vases are available at the shop -Win a visit to Kilkenny Arts Week at the Kilkenny Shop, 100 tickets to be won -Australian Holiday review of Dublin, with mention of all the main tourist sites and Kilkenny Design is mentioned as a good place to shop Kilkenny Design Workshops Designs and Products: -National Dairy Council launches major advertising campaign for butter. Kilkenny Design have designed a terracotta butter dish for holding butter outside the fridge to make it spreadable Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Editor Jeremy Addis leaves KDW after 8 years, for a job in Dublin -Cynthia Rice a former KDW silversmith trainee and worker, gets 1st prize at RDS Crafts competition, Jim Kelly and Des Byrne of KDW shared 2nd prize -Photograph of Lisa Young of KDW face painting for children Crafts People & Crafts Businesses: -Ussher design products by Ken Ussher and his wife Vera are now available at The Kilkenny Shop -3 Irish companies are nominated for the new European/ EEC Design Prize, KDW were part of the jury panel for the Irish nomination -Interview with Karen Hoey, a student at NCAD; she recently won a Kilkenny Design Award -Article on Philip Treacy who showed a collection of his work at the NCAD Diploma/Degree fashion show -Wood turner Keith Mosse, is to be part of a touring European exhibition ‘Crafts Ireland’, commissioned by the Department of Foreign Affairs -Article about Blarney Woolen Mills which has opened next to Kilkenny Design on Nassau St -Paul Irwin and Paul Bailey joined forces to set up a small company making original ceramics in Northern Ireland; their ceramics are in stock in Kilkenny Shop -An post launch pilot scheme of new post boxes for country houses, manufacturing for these took place outside Ireland, KDW have been looking at possible designs if An Post decide to manufacture in Ireland -Chief Executive of Galway Crystal hopes to bring the company to the stock market sooner rather than later -Photograph of porcelain pottery which will be exhibited by American Potter Frank Breneisen at Butler House during Arts Week Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -On a recent visit to Ireland, the President of the National Union of Journalists received presentations from Waterford and Kilkenny Design Workshops -Projects have been chosen for Ireland fund, 3 new Kilkenny Design awards are to be funded for next year -Kilkenny Design Awards for 1987 were presented recently at a reception in Kilkenny Shop, Dublin, Claire Irving and Karen Hoey were among the winners -Appletree’s first book of birds of Ireland, last year won a Kilkenny Design Award Exhibitions and Festivals: -Preview of what is to come at the Kilkenny Arts Week August 1987 -Exhibition of Irish Craft at the Barbican Centre, London, presented by Department of Foreign Affairs, organised by Kilkenny Design -List of events as part of Kilkenny fringe including ‘an American potter in Kilkenny’ by Frank Breneisen who spent months at KDW, also mentioned is a wood turning demonstration by Keith Mosse at the Kilkenny Shop -RTE celebrations in Kilkenny with a display of videos and photographs of Irish TV over the years, at Butler House during Kilkenny Arts Week -List of events at Kilkenny Arts Week fringe festival -Photograph of Irish Ambassador to Britain at the opening of Crafts Ireland exhibition at the Barbican Centre, London -Event listings in Time Out London magazine lists Irish Crafts exhibition at the Barbican Centre -Kilkenny Arts Week exhibitions reviewed by Brian Fallon, including exhibitions by John Bellany, Michael Kane, Pat O’Connor, Frank Breneisen, Pakki Smith, Mary Canty and others. Kilkenny City: -Kilkenny chosen as the venue for celebrations to mark 25 years of Irish television at RTE, it coincides with Arts Week Miscellaneous: -Controversy over the Liam Miller award at the Irish Book Design Awards, due to his possible part in the collapse of Irish book handling -Article on the DART, with map and lists of facilities at each stop, Kilkenny Shop is listed at Westland Row -Instructions manual for a Rowenta iron -Overall responsibility for all tourism and industrial development in the Cork region is being handed over to the enterprise board -Tom Higgins is spearheading a government drive to bridge the technology gap in Wexford and the South East region in relation to industry and business. There are some initial infrastructures upon which to build including Kilkenny Design -A summer school of painting held in the west of Ireland has sparked ideas that similar should be done in Kilkenny which already has a well developed infrastructure for the arts including Kilkenny Art Gallery Society, KDW etc. -The European Parliament’s largest political party; The Socialists is to meet in Dublin, participants will visit key projects linked to regional policy including KDW

Press Clippings, Volume 26 KDW/PC/26 1987-09-01 - 1987-09-30 37 single sided A3 sheets in plastic sleeves Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Article on the Kilkenny Shop and company presentations -Eurostyles, a Cork based company brings out new range of stone washed Kinsale smocks available at Kilkenny Shop -Comedienne Maureen Potter is pictured with children at the Kilkenny Design Centre for the launch of the Boyne Valley Irish Legends book and tape, Illustrated by Peter Haigh -Boyne Valley Honey Company last week launched a book and tape of Irish Legends at a reception in the Kilkenny Shop Kilkenny Design Workshops Designs and Products: -Kilkenny Design made a 240gm silver medal for the Irish Book Awards 1987 -Office Products International Ltd has new range of desktop accessories ‘Agenda’ designed by the Kilkenny Design team and made in Ireland by ACCO Europe -KDW beats off Scandinavian competition and receives a commission from GEC to complete interior design of its expanded Scandinavian headquarters Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Pat Henderson, manager of the Kilkenny Design Centre and hurling coach for Kilkenny talks about his two jobs -Jeremy Addis who runs Books Ireland magazine is chief of Irish Book awards, KDW had to abandon the awards last year after 10 years due to budget cuts -Jim Dunne of KDW is the newest recruit to Underline, a marketing services company which was recently taken over/partnered by FKB, a UK company, however Underline holds its independence Crafts People & Crafts Businesses: -Nicholas Mosse will be demonstrating the art of spongeware decoration at the Kilkenny Shop in London -Inga Lloyd set up a high fashion knitwear business in Dromahair 13 years ago -Peter and Lynn Petrie moved to Mountcharles, Co. Donegal and set up Petries Pottery -Nicholas Mosse launches new range of Animal Pottery which is available in the Kilkenny Shop Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -Permanent exhibition of award winning buildings at the RIAI to be opened, awards have been made for the restoration of Dublin Castle and Kilkenny Design Centre -Disappointment by some, due to the allocation of the Anglo Irish fund, KDW however is to receive £10,000 to sponsor three new Kilkenny Design Awards created for students from the border counties and Northern Ireland -In a note to the editor of the Irish Independent a reader writes; ‘I believe that KDW were not overlooked in the recent fork out from International fund. £50,000 awaits the designers with a future, while other hi-tech and tourism related ventures bore a big hole in the funds from America’ -Article about Bord Failte being the next likely victim for the ordeal of Exchequer cutbacks, it mentions state agencies that have overlapping functions, KDW is listed -An Oige Limerick are planning a visit to Kilkenny City, and also Kilkenny Design Workshops -KDW have been recruited to draw up a new image for newly owned Irish Continental Lines Company, vessels and presentation -A prestigious group of Euro MEP’s visited Kilkenny City and Kilkenny Design Workshops last week -Kilkenny Design representatives recently attended a Small Industries Promotion event in Tuam Co.Galway Exhibitions and Festivals: -Article and photos from the Irish Crafts exhibition at the Barbican Centre, London -Image of painting ‘Toll from the Turnip Cart’ by Mildred Anne Butler now on exhibition at the Crawford Gallery, sponsored by Stephen Pearce shops, Ireland -A look at some of the craft exhibitions at Kilkenny Arts Week Kilkenny City: -Article about Dublin City millennium celebration preparations, they could look to Kilkenny City for inspiration, as Kilkenny have banished plastic signs on shop fronts, the city as a result look cleaner and tourists arrive to see the old unique buildings and shop fronts Miscellaneous: -3 Irish firms nominated for New European/EEC Design Prize, Garo Electrical Industries Ltd, Lake Electronics Ltd and Kilcarra Yarns Ltd, representatives from KDW were part of the Irish jury -Irish Government tries to issue talks with Britain to support Ireland fund similar to the USA -South East chosen for government initiative to pilot a new approach to local development, with the aim of improving the level of technology skills and expertise in the region, head of design operations at KDW is on the new regional technical committee -The Sunday Tribune/Glen Dimplex Business Idea Awards is the biggest ever project designed to encourage the creation of new enterprises and the generation of new jobs, Prizes include £3,000 worth of design consultancy by Kilkenny Design Centre and trophies by KDW -Letters to the editor; customer looking for handmade Irish crocheted place mats, could not find any Irish, even though packaged in green, KDW also did not include any country of origin -The Sunday Tribune/Glen Dimplex Business Idea Awards were launched last Friday by An Taoiseach Charles Haughey at a breakfast reception -Government attempting to tighten budgets and make cuts; State bodies are mentioned with the question asked; ‘does KDW still need a subvention of £900,000, is it not commercially viable?’ -Albert Reynolds accepted invite to a celebration luncheon in the Women in Business Enterprise Centre and then in his after luncheon speech, calmly informed them they are being abolished

Press Clippings, Volume 28 KDW/PC/28 1987-11-01 - 1987-11-30 53 single sided A3 sheets in plastic sleeves Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Fashion photo shoot of a double breasted waterproof coat by Fermoy Clothing from a collection at Kilkenny Design -3 page article and Photo shoot ‘After a Fashion’ from Country Homes and Interiors, features elm burrel bowl from Kilkenny Shop -Exhibition of Antique Feeding bottles at the Kilkenny Shop -Taste Department is a new collection of Irish jewellery of shapes carved from wooden beads and beans -Willow log baskets for fireside style from Kilkenny Shop, Dublin and Kilkenny -Fashion Photo shoot with tweed skirt and jacket by Henry White at Kilkenny Shop -Featured in London Weekly Diary ,Kilkenny Shop; formerly the Irish House Shop; the premises have been designed and planned to evoke the feeling of Irish Country House -Christmas gift ideas, with a photo of the pottery display at Kilkenny Shop, it is listed as a good place to buy food, pottery, jewellery, glass, clothes and candles -The Dublin Graphic Studio Gallery has moved out of Powescourt and will move into the Kilkenny Shop on Nassau St -Pork products free from antibiotics by David Rudd are now available at the Kilkenny Shop Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Mr. Mortimer O Shea, Textiles Consultant at Kilkenny Design, starts work this week on phase one of a 5 month contract in China, he will act as chief technical advisor to Ramie Technical Development Centre, Changsha -Mary Gallery has joined Kilkenny Design as manager of the Kilkenny Shop in Dublin -Chairman of Kilkenny Design, Margaret Downes, pictured presenting on behalf of Cow & Gate a sterling silver replica of one of the exhibits to the president of the INO at the opening of the Antique feeding bottle exhibition -Jim Dunne has joined the Underline Marketing group as Director of Design; he has been head of Kilkenny Design for 2 years, having joined in 1978 -Article about the Business Ideas Awards, Dermot Hurst, head of design, Kilkenny Design Consultancy, says that one of the most underrated features of product development is undoubtedly the area of product design and design management Crafts People & Crafts Businesses: -Mairead Whisker who won the prestigious ‘Late Late designer of the year’ award last year has opened her own shop, her latest range has been bought by the Kilkenny Design Centre, Bond St. London -Barbara Bourke, owner of a dressmaking college on Leeson St, is going public with a ready to wear winter cocktail collection which launches at Kilkenny Design, Bond St. London -A new ‘Designer Room’ is being set up at Brown Thomas for six Irish Designers. It is to encourage people to buy Irish in Ireland, as a handknit sweater by Lainey Keogh costs £150, whereas the same would retail for £250 sterling in the Kilkenny Shop, London -Artic Environmental Limited is a new business set up in Limerick, they make bench top temperature controlled test units, they are a good example of ideas becoming a commercial reality -Strawberry Jungle is a new knitwear company which has just been established in Wexford, Kilkenny Shop is listed among its customers -Feature on the company Ogelsby and Butler as part of the Business Ideas Awards, they brought their company from an idea to a viable company -Young designer Jane Carroll approached Margaret Downes of Kilkenny Shop for advice on her design career, she suggested Carans London, where she got a job and her designs were used for the Christmas lights in Regent St -Louise Kennedy designer has a range of work in Kilkenny Shop, Bond St, London -As part of the Business Ideas Awards we take a look at small businesses, co-owners of Lir Chocolate say competitions like this are important for stimulating small enterprises Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -In 1988 Kilkenny Design will make 11 awards of up to £4,500 each to help student designers and craftsmen advance their career -Kilkenny Design initiated a design for the new image of Mitchelstown Co-op, which is undergoing a new rebranding under the banner of the Co-op shop with emphasis on DIY products Miscellaneous: -IDA offers £25,000 for a Business Ideas Awards, The Sunday Tribune/Glen Dimplex Ideas Initative asks readers to submit ideas for job creation to receive prizes -Development agencies back up Business Ideas Awards competition, which has cash prizes of up to £150,000 and includes Design Consultancy with Kilkenny Design -A number of Northern Ireland companies are recognising that good design can be the vital ingredient in a company’s growth strategy; the Support for Design Scheme has given financial assistance to many companies, The Linfield Group commissioned its new corporate design from Kilkenny Design -Architect Ben Thompson talks about his work at Custom House Docks, he mentions other times he’s been in Ireland, which included work he did with Kilkenny Design Workshops when they were setting up -New EEC product liability law introduced means that all companies will need to have a quality system in place, a new Irish Quality Mark Scheme is an incentive to industry to implement effective quality systems -Albert Reynolds talks about Quality Assurance in Ireland and the work of the National Standards Authority of Ireland and the Irish Quality Control Association -Patrick J Moriarty, president of the Irish Quality Control Association, talks about the voluntary body and what is involved in getting a Quality Mark Certificate -Pictured at the Irish National Insurance Awards, Albert Reynolds presents awards to Thermo King Europe -The Irish Quality Mark is given to companies that can demonstrate to the Irish Quality Control Association that they meet the standards; the scheme is to make Irish companies more competitive at home and abroad -List of Eastern Regional Winners of Quality Marks

Press Clippings, Volume 29 KDW/PC/29 1987-12-01 - 1987-12-31 75 single sided A3 sheets in plastic sleeves Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Two page photo shoot including hand painted pottery mug by Nicholas Mosse, Wooden biro and hand turned olive box by Keith Mosse all available at the Kilkenny Shop -Article about shopping for drinking glasses, Kilkenny Design has some hand blown glasses from Jerpoint, which were described as aesthetically unappealing -Cow & Gate centenary exhibition of Antique feeding bottles is held at Kilkenny Shop -Brixton Spongeware mug from the creeping flowers range and Lace hankies pictured are available from the Kilkenny Shop -Irish made wool scarves, tweed hats and food hampers from the Kilkenny Shop are listed as Christmas present ideas -Christmas shopping in Dublin, details on Arnotts, Clerys, Roches Stores, M&S, Switzers and Kilkenny Design; hampers from Kilkenny shop and a new range of pottery by Nicholas Mosse is mentioned as gift ideas -Graphic Studio Gallery Dublin have moved from Powerscourt to the third floor of the Kilkenny Shop on Nassau Street for the Christmas period -At the launch of the food hampers at the Kilkenny Shop, food minister Joe Walsh says we need to buy Irish at Christmas to create and keep jobs in the country -Gift guide to shopping in Dublin, hats, scarves, gloves and jewellery from the Kilkenny Shop are mentioned -The most special wooden decorations are in the Kilkenny Shop, subtly tinted wreaths, santas, angels and robins by Pukane, Nenagh -Pottery designed by Paddy Weston and created by mentally handicapped at St. Michael House was purchased by the Kilkenny Shop restaurant for use there -Exhibition of contemporary Irish etchings, lithographs, woodcuts and screen prints at Kilkenny shop -Boyne Valley Honey Company launched a book and tape of Irish Legends at a reception in the Kilkenny Shop -Mary White wife of IDA boss celebrates one year as marketing manager of Lir Chocolates, they are available at the Kilkenny Shop -Last minute shopping guide for corporate gifts, Rose bowls by Jerpoint, cases and lamps by Stoneware Jackson and hampers from Kilkenny Shop are listed -Christmas gifts for her; Avoca wool throw, mohair cardigans by Aba, Chesneau clutch bags, Ballymaloe cookbook from Kilkenny design -Gifts for him; Jerpoint colourful glass paperweight, Jonathan Richards tweed hats from Kilkenny Shop -Beautifully handcrafted leather goods from Chesneau, goblets and bowls from Jerpoint and food hampers from Kilkenny shop are among gifts listed for this Christmas -Gifts for the son; a pair of panpootee soft booties from Kilkenny Design Centre -Sterling silver earrings in mistletoe shape by Jennifer Hudson from the Kilkenny Shop -Books from The Kilkenny Design Centre and a Bosco hamper are top of the list of Children’s gifts -Schoolgirls and Sisters Emily and Benita Cullen have been invited to give a harp recital at the Kilkenny shop, Nassau St -My Top ten Irish foods of the year by Joe Walsh, no.7 is a selection of handmade biscuits, cookies, jams preserves and chutneys from Kilkenny Shop Kilkenny Shop, London: -Kilkenny Shop, Bond Street listed under the best of London list of shops -Kilkenny Shop on Bond Street is listed under stockists for Christmas present buying in London Kilkenny Design Workshops Designs and Products: -Kilkenny Design, King & Associates in London and CDP have created a new corporate identity for Irish Ferries; the new design will feature on the ship’s funnels literature and promotional material -Carlow Youth of the Year was presented with the Joe McDermott perpetual trophy which was designed and made by KDW Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Mary Gallery has been appointed manager of the Kilkenny Design Dublin shop -Interview with Patrick Scott who has returned to full time painting, he is no longer a director of Kilkenny Design Workshops after 18 years in the post -The Head of Design at Kilkenny Design Workshops, Dermot Hurst has written an article on the role of design management in companies Crafts People & Crafts Businesses: -Interview with Robert Jacob, on his fashion business and new shop; His designs are stocked in the Kilkenny Shop, London -Keith Mosse and Clive Nunn from Kilkenny feature in a furniture show -A look at how 4 Irish designers dress their own kids, Mariad Whisker, John Rocha, Glynis Robbins, Ib Jorgensen are pictured with their children. John Rocha wears one of his own jackets a black and white wool crepe which is stocked at Kilkenny Design Centre Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -Attendees at the AEW conference in Kilkenny were brought on a visit to Kilkenny Castle and KDW Kilkenny City: -Article about Kilkenny City and how the Design Workshops have had a huge impact on the city, as Kilkenny now has the biggest concentration of craftspeople in Ireland -Kilkenny can boast many quality products to come from the city, many of the craftspeople learned their skills at KDW before branching out to set up on their own Miscellaneous: -Article about buying Leonidas chocolate as a Christmas present, its is a great present because it is always the right, size and colour, which can’t be said for the Kilkenny Design pullovers -Article and Pictures about shopping in Ireland -The Quality Mark Scheme is an incentive to industry to implement effective quality systems, details of the cost and what is involved is listed -Over £150,000 in prizes in The Sunday Tribune/Glen Dimplex Business Ideas Awards -The chairman of the International fund for Ireland said there was no certainty that the US would make a contribution of $35 milllion, due to budgetary cuts, 3 Kilkenny Design Awards for bordering counties rely on this funding -Following on from Kilkenny Design’s move to London, Blarney Woolen mills are looking at a move, however they said they will find it harder than Kilkenny Design as Kilkenny Design are a semi state body and rent is partly funded

Press Clippings, Volume 30 KDW/PC/30 1988-01-01 - 1988-02-28 46 single and double sided A3 sheets in plastic sleeves Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Lelsey Maguire and Dara Kilkenny are pictured on a Dublin street wearing clothes by Irish Designers John Rocha and Sharon Hoey and also wearing a shawl from Kilkenny Design -January sales- everything in sight in Kilkenny shop is 10% off and knitwear a further 30% off -London based architect Sam Stephenson was visiting Dublin last week to collect 100 candles of the right shape from Kilkenny Shop -Claire Boylan’s article about her shopping and eating habits includes a trip to the Kilkenny Shop restaurant, where lunch for two was only £4 -The article takes a look at Irish craftspeople making lamp bases; Irish Linen has lamp shades available from the Kilkenny Shop -New home buyers guide to kitchens and accessories, Kilkenny Shop is listed as a place to look for crockery, glassware and utensils -For Valentines Day a trinket box by Cyril Cullen and handmade chocolates by Helena from the Kilkenny Shop -Selection of hand made Irish sweets from Kilkenny Design is pictured alongside an article about makers and supplier of chocolate in Ireland -Photo shoot of various new looks for the New Year including a cashmere wool overcoat, scarf and skirt from the Kilkenny Shop -Heart shaped jewellery by Solvar is available at the Kilkenny Shop -Mary Dowling marketing executive of Kilkenny Design has been around the country looking for ideas on selling Irish food in gift packs, she would like tourists to consider Irish food as gifts to bring home -Knitwear by Stone Circle pictured, is available at the Kilkenny Shop -Kilkenny Shop Aran Knitwear prides itself on quality, they have new Knitwear and Children’s wear sections in the pipeline -A French magazine article about visiting Ireland includes Kilkenny Shop in Dublin and Kilkenny as places to buy gifts Kilkenny Shop, London: -Kilkenny Shop London, designed to evoke the feeling of Irish Country houses is listed under Shops list in London Weekly Diary Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Mary Dowling of Kilkenny Shop is pictured at the launch of the Kilkenny Shop Christmas hampers alongside Hilary Henry, Lakeside foods and Mary White and Connie Doody of Lir Chocolates -Margaret Downes chairman of Kilkenny Design is pictured speaking at the presentation of the National Board of Science and Technology awards in Butler House -Michael Boland, a Portarlington based potter has become the leading supplier of bonsai pots in Ireland, he previously worked in Kilkenny Design Workshops -Dermot Hurst of KDW is on the South East judging panel for The Sunday Tribune/Glen Dimplex Business Ideas Awards Crafts People & Crafts Businesses: -Anne Hearne of Kilrush, Co.Clare has started producing ceramics in her home studio; her work is available in the Kilkenny Design Centre -Borther and Sister duo Sean and Stephanie Mahon have set up a toy manufacturing company called ‘Cliste’, Stephanie previously worked manufacturing furniture at KDW -Silversmith Aiden Breen was commissioned by RTE to design and create a silver dish commemorating 25 years of Gay Byrne and The Late Late Show, his work is usually sold through craft fairs and Kilkenny Shop -This years Irish Crafts fair showcases some very trendy fashion, household items and beautiful pottery including a range by Nicholas Mosse which is available at the Kilkenny Shop -A look at new fashion trends for the upcoming year, with mention of a new range by Paul Costelloe -A standout collection at the Irish Crafts fair was the Fitzpatrick Collection, designed by Helen McAlinden for John Burke; it is available in the Kilkenny Shop -Joe and Anne Kane pictured with some of their ceramic hand painted jewellery which was seen at the Crafts fair and is available in the Kilkenny Shop Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -Article in German about Kilkenny Design Workshops, with pictures of the shop and Keith Leadbetter of Jerpoint at work -Over £150,000 in prizes in The Sunday Tribune/Glen Dimplex Business Ideas Awards, including £3,000 worth of design consultancy with Kilkenny Design, screening of entries has now started -Greystones designer Claire Irving is off to England thanks to a Kilkenny Design Award -A bill circulated yesterday proposes to enable sub-board consultative councils to be set up in about 38 state companies; new structures may also be established in other semi states including KDW -Cuts in State agencies sees 1000 job cuts and 1000 more to come; Kilkenny Design has volunteered to ‘go commercial’ it has also seen its budget cut and there will be a possible 36 redundancies Kilkenny City: -A look at ancient Ireland when the Normans were in Ireland, Kilkenny was an artistic town that was to evolve a great sense of artistry in metal and stone, a tradition which still lives on today in Kilkenny Design Workshops Miscellaneous: -Article looks at Design Management and different aspects of it including Corporate Identity; Kilkenny Design have worked with many companies to create corporate identity manuals. The Design Management Awards established by KDW recognize achievements in this area -Lir Chocolate proprietors talk about how they set up their successful business, Kilkenny Shop is one of their stockists -A survey carried out on final year secondary students about Science and Technology asked how many knew who KDW are and what they do, 4 out of 17 knew, other answers regarding science and technology proved they are ill informed

Press Clippings, Volume 31 KDW/PC/31 1988-03-01 - 1988-04-30 78 single and double sided A3 sheets in plastic sleeves Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -Kilkenny Shop is not full of souvenirs for tourists; it carries a large range of fashion by Irish designers -Something special for Mothers Day; handmade chocolates, Jerpoint glass rose bowl, Chesneau bags, scarves and jewellery from Kilkenny Shop -Sweets for Mothers Day; The Kilkenny Design Centre sell chocolates from Lir and Chez Nous -Graphic Studio which was founded in 1962, now has a gallery at Kilkenny Design Centre, Black Church Print Studio a splinter group also exhibits in the gallery at Kilkenny Shop -Spring is in full bloom at the Kilkenny Shop with pastel linens, cool wool checks and houndstooth cotton -Michael Mortell uses linen in a special collection for Kilkenny Design this season -Model Cathy Lawson is pictured wearing a pure new wool sweater by -Falcarragh at the launch of Kilkenny Knitwear Collection in Dublin -Make your own Easter eggs from moulds bought at Kilkenny Design Centre -Handmade Irish chocolate Easter eggs by Butlers Irish and Helena available at the Kilkenny Shop -Chutneys and pickles by Phil Thompson are now available at the Kilkenny Shop -The Irish Knitwear Exporters Guild (IKEG) is showing a collection of brilliant Irish Knitwear in the Kilkenny Shop -Cricket jumpers are star of the show at the launch of Kilkenny Design new knitwear collection -Swedish Week in Dublin will see a display of Irish and Swedish handcrafted products at the Kilkenny Design Centre -Kilkenny Shop Restaurant is listed as best place to take your mother in the ‘top 300 things about Dublin’ Kilkenny Shop, London: -Model Colette Jackson took part in fashion show at Kilkenny Design Shop, London on St. Patrick’s Day -New collection ‘POSH’ by Michael Mortell is available in Kilkenny Shop, London Kilkenny Design Workshops Designs and Products: -Kilkenny Design Irish Masters trophy is presented to the winner Steve Davis Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Good design is critical in retail package, article comprised by Jim Dunne, formerly the head of Kilkenny Design -It looks exceedingly likely that Terry Kelly, the dynamic head of the Crafts Council is to be the new Chief Executive of Kilkenny Design, there are also rumours Mary Dowling will take early retirement in April -Jim Dunne is a new staff member of the successful marketing service company Underline which has recently bought new premises at the old parochial hall in Blackrock -Mrs Margaret Downes, chairman of KDW receives a law doctorate from NUI -Mrs Margaret Downes has been re-appointed Chairperson of Kilkenny Design for another 3 years; David Hanly has been re-appointed a Director -Interview with Terry Kelly, chief executive of CCOI, she mentions the board of Kilkenny Design have appointed her chief executive -There are more than a few women making their mark in the world of high finance, including Margaret Downes chairperson of the Kilkenny Design Centre -Dunmanway sculptor James McCarthy casts bronze pieces in his own workshop, he previously worked for KDW -Nicola Lush of Kilkenny Design tells the Examiner that the Kilkenny Shops serve as our national shop window; she talks about the workshops, products and the shop -Two Kilkenny craftsmen pooled their talents to produce the trophy for this weekends Eurovision Song contest. The winner will receive a unique silver trophy by Peter O’ Donovan with glass inset by Keith Leadbetter of Jerpoint Crafts People & Crafts Businesses: -Geraldine Hannigan has opened a jewellery studio in Letterkenny, her work will be available in Kilkenny Design and other outlets in Donegal and Sligo -A wexford company recycled wood cut offs to make high quality products after they sought advice from Kilkenny Design Centre and asked them to design products for them -Alison Doherty’s new Victorian lace garments are becoming something of a cult, all made by her in Bray, Co.Wicklow, they are stocked in many shops including Kilkenny Design Centre -Carraig Donn has established itself as a major provider of knitwear in Ireland, their factory in Westport runs on a 24 hour/ 7 days a week basis, and they are stocked in Kilkenny Design -Pictured is the new collection by Peter Fitzsimons, as he makes a return to the fashion scene, his garments are stocked in Kilkenny Shop -Jane Spearman pictured in her pottery studio in Millmount, Drogheda, her work is available in the Kilkenny Shop -Photo shoot of work by Frances Dineen, she specializes strictly in upmarket fashion, her work is available in the Kilkenny Shop -Members of Irish Knitwear Exporters Guild; Joan Miller, Bonner Ireland, John Molloy and Glen Abbey have seen the advantages of the group, through shows, sales and higher export sales -Tony and Una Comerford from Waterford scoop South East region top prize at the Glen Dimplex/ Sunday Tribune Business Ideas Award for Cosy Capes; disposable capes to be used by hairdressers and medical professions -Irish firm; Max Birr Ltd, has won a £5 million order of vandal proof seat coverings for Danish State Railways Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -EC Design Prize, 32 companies from 9 countries nominated by national design centres, Irelands national design centre is Kilkenny Design, representing Ireland were Lake Electronics, GEA & Kilcarra Yarns -Article about packaging, in particular food packaging, taking a look at Tetra Pak and Smurfit, Kilkenny Design operate a commercial design advisory service and have a growing involvement with the food industry -Magazine advertisement for Kilkenny Design Consultancy -Cash crisis now hits KDW, they have seen huge budget cuts, many staff have resigned before the inevitable occurs, they had been given 5 years to become self sufficient -Is there any future for Kilkenny Design, staff numbers have been reduced and the Kilkenny based design team has become depleted, no new Chief Executive has been announced -Rumours about the future of Kilkenny Design are mounting; is it in financial difficulty? Will it close down? Kilkenny are refusing to comment -The on-going public concern about the future of Kilkenny Design over flowed into the monthly meeting of Kilkenny Corporation; ‘It was originally formed to promote good design, it has strayed to become a retail outlet’ -Gaelscoil Osrai is holding a fundraising fashion show in Hotel Kilkenny, which will feature fashion wear from Kilkenny Design -An advertisement for Kilkenny Design; Quality Design now within reach -Almost £9 million of State money has been pumped into the troubled Kilkenny Design Workshops since 1980, it was disclosed yesterday. The company has made a report to the Government which is being considered at present -Janet Coulter, a final year student at University of Ulster Jordanstown has just scooped a £2,000 bursary to study in New York after winning the Kilkenny Design Award competition Education: -Teaching staff at Dun Laoghaire Art College are being paid at 2nd level wages although the courses are 3rd level, many of the students have achieved great things including winning Kilkenny Design Awards Miscellaneous: -Article about Women in business, IDA are to hold a Women in Business Enterprise Award, there is a list of agencies to approach who can help with setting up a business included on the list is KDW -Terence Conran has changed the face of urban living in Britain with his shop Habitat, the shop will open in Ireland in the basement of BHS for the summer months, Conran is said to have shared his expertise and knowledge with Kilkenny Design when they opened -Article in Irish about writer Maire Davitt mentions the Kilkenny Design Book awards which she won several times -Article about the need for a National Policy –Design has never played a large part in Irish management decision making -Terry Kelly talks about design dilemma, successful products succeed because of a perfect marriage between form, function and quality

Press Clippings, Volume 32 KDW/PC/32 1988-05-01 - 1988-05-31 96 single and double sided A3 sheets in plastic sleeves Kilkenny Design Workshops

This volume features newspaper and magazine articles and photographs about the following: Kilkenny Design Centre, Nassau St: -The Kilkenny Knitwear Collection was launched this week in the Kilkenny Shop by Billy Glesson, chairman of IKEG (Irish Knitwear Exporters Guild) -Kilkenny Kitchen, Nassau St, receives an award in the under £8 menu awards -Photo of young child modeling knitwear by Carraig Donn, which is part of the IKEG collection at the Kilkenny Shop -Newspaper notice- Kilkenny Kitchen, due to renovations the restaurant will be closed all day Tuesday 10th May -General article on Knitwear in various outlets, it mentions the Kilkenny Design Centre and the IKEG collection -Article about Lace, photo shoot of models wearing lace items from the Kilkenny Shop -Garden festival at Kilkenny Shop, see Michael Roche throw terracotta pots and Johanna Rocha from Kiltrea Bridge Pottery introduces the new souvenir a specially designed Millennium herb pot Kilkenny Design closure: -Kilkenny Design to be sold off by the Government; The Kilkenny HQ in the former stables of Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny Shops are to be sold, the London shop is to be closed -Kilkenny Design future is now doubtful, London shop has losses of £1 Million, and they may sell their outlets to get out of financial difficulties -A critical week for Kilkenny Design, the closure of KDW would greatly affect Kilkenny and the South east -No announcement has yet been made; staff in Kilkenny and Dublin have not been notified about the possible closure -A tragedy in the making, the sudden shocking news about the imminent closure of Kilkenny Design will horrify all those who have witnessed its success over the last 25 years -The Kilkenny Design Shop project has cost the state £7.7 million since 1980, a report on its future is with the Government awaiting a decision -A Cork pottery firm is to make a takeover bid for Kilkenny Design, although no Government decision to sell its Irish Shops have yet been formally taken -Stephen Pearce Shops Ireland has told the minister for Industry and Commerce that he wants to buy the Kilkenny Design Shops in Kilkenny and Dublin if they are for sale -The board of Kilkenny have thrown in the towel and recommended that’s its major retail outlet in Dublin be sold off, Butler house will also go for sale -The Board recommends that the design workshops be retained in some form -Stephen Pearce would like to do exactly what Bill Walsh did when he first set up the workshops; bring in top class designers to design for Irish industry -Today the Government will officially approve the closure of the London and Dublin shops, to halt mounting losses - Fine Gael deputy leader accused the Government of sharing responsibility for the financial problems of KDW, because of the budget cuts -Minister Reynolds told the Dail that 29 people had left their job with the KDW since March 1987 under the voluntary redundancy, 11 others left for other reasons -Liquidator Michael McNulty has been appointed acting Chief Executive to oversee the sale -Craft workers who supply the Kilkenny Design Workshops have expressed alarm at the proposed sale of the two Kilkenny Shops; they have demanded a meeting with the acting Chief Executive Michael McNulty -Manager of the Cork Canning/Pearce shop is pictured; in a matter of days they will be formalizing their bid, if successful they will be buying from over 100 craftspeople all over the country -Blarney Woolen Mills are rumoured to be placing a bid for KDW -Craft workers who are owed money by the Kilkenny Design shops are to meet the Government appointed Chief Executive who is handling the stores in Dublin and Kilkenny Kilkenny Shop, London: -Interior design photo shoot with wine goblets, vase bowl and napkin from Kilkenny Shop London -Minister confirms it has been decided to close the Kilkenny Shop London -‘London flop’; overpriced goods that lost their appeal outside Ireland T-he closure of the Kilkenny Shop in London was not unexpected Kilkenny Design Workshops Designs and Products: -Satzenbrau is launching four Satzenbrau Oscars which will be awarded to the best in Irish fashion this year, KDW have been commissioned to design the award -Marguerite Falvey from Kilorglin has set up a new company making sheepskin slippers; Woolwarm. Kilkenny designed the packaging Kilkenny Design Workshops Staff and Former Staff: -Margarent Downes will chair a one day Business Seminar for Women. The event is organised by IDA and the US Embassy -Keith Leadbetter and Peter O Donovan produced the Eurovision trophy in association with Kilkenny Design -Pictured at the US/Irish businesswomen’s conference were Pat Harris, Padraic White and Margaret Downes -Crafts Council supremo Terry Kelly has been appointed to head up the board of ailing Kilkenny Design -Margaret Downes was recently conferred with an honorary degree form NUI Crafts People & Crafts Businesses: -Interview with Yvette O’ Connell about her work and lifestyle in Dublin Master tailor Joseph Martin has been invited by his supplier Scabel fabrics on Saville road, London to display his work; he will travel there for a week every month -24 year old Caroline Canning has been appointed managing director of Stephen Pearce Ltd Other Kilkenny Design Workshop news: -Advert for Kilkenny Design- Quality design now within reach -Kilkenny Design is listed as one of the sponsors of the Midnight Magic event in Newpark Hotel for charity -Progressive Democrats made a massive hit list of State Enterprises they would privatise including KDW Miscellaneous: -New EC Design competition set up to create a greater awareness of design, from Ireland are Garo Electrical Agencies, Kilcarra Yarns and Lake Electronics Kilkenny City: -Article about Kilkenny City; Ireland’s medieval centre weathers the storm. KDW closing would have a huge effect on the city; KDW brought a lot of media attention and tourism to the city -Diversification and variety saves the day in the Marble city, there are many other large employers in the area, Kilkenny City’s approach to tourism is vigorous and sustained

Press Clippings, Financial Times reports KDW/PC/33 1985-01-01 - 1988-12-31 4 folders of single and double sided A3 sheets in plastic sleeves, some plastic sleeves include multi page supplements Kilkenny Design Workshops

There are four folders containing Financial Times special reports. -Folder 1 contains special reports on subjects in alphabetical order from A-Z including Accountancy, Design, Electricity and World banking There is also a special report on the last page from the Irish Times on Business Technology There is no other Irish reference Folder 2, 3 and 4 contain Financial Times country by country survey in alphabetical order, these reports look at the countries government, infrastructure, economic and financial situation -Folder 2 contains reports on worldwide countries A-J -Folder 3 contains reports on worldwide countries I-M. A report on Ireland features in this folder -Folder 4 contains reports on worldwide countries N-Z