Overview of Events...
LAUNCH OF DESIGN WEEK LIMERICK 2010 - DESIGN PECHA KUCHA NIGHT
Description of event - Design Pecha Kucha night on the theme of “I love design because…”.
Start date – Monday 1st November at 8pm
End date – Monday 1st November
Venue – The Loft, beside the Locke Bar
Sponsors – The Locke, Bottom Dog Theatre Company
Co-ordinator – Tracy Fahey [email protected]
Speakers include – Marc O’Riain, interior architect, Sean Taylor of SoftDay - http://www.softday.ie/, Mairead Neil inclusive Fashion designer, Gwen Lettis - graphic designer with anti-consumerist focus, Elaine Riordan, Chair of Ceramics Ireland, Muireann McMahon, product designer and educator, Hugh Maguire, Director of the Hunt Museum…
LEADING ARCHITECTS IN CONVERSATION - 7PM EACH EVENING
Description of event - this is a series of public lectures organized by the School of Architecture at UL (SAUL) over the course of the week from leading architects from the US, Holland, Germany, etc. all architects working in different ways on different things - from Disaster Relief to Art Museums. The time for each of these is 7pm, happening at a variety of locations around the city.
Start date – Monday 1st November
End date – Friday 5th November
Co-ordinator - Professor Merrit Bucholz., University of Limerick
Monday 1st Nov - Martijn Schilkamp, Dutch architect working in earthquake zones building earthquake proof schools. Venue: LSAD Church Lecture Theatre (just inside the foyer)
Tuesday 2nd Nov - Ger Carty, Grafton architects, Dublin, winners of the 1st World Architecture prize for their building in Milan for Bocconi University and Peter Carroll of A2 Architects, Dublin, as responder. Venue: LSAD Church lecture theatre
Wednesday 3rd Nov - Jan Frohburg presenting in the LSAD church gallery their contribution to Table of Contents, Lytle Shaw, Professor of Comparative Literature at NYU (New York University) will act as responder. Venue: LSAD Church Gallery
Thursday 4th Nov – David Lewis of LTL architects New York will present recent work including their new art museum in Austin, Texas, and Irenee Scalbert, architectural critic, London, will act as responder, Venue: University of Limerick - main SAUL studio, UL (located directly behind reception in the main building – Room CG-042)
Friday 5th Nov - SAUL students will present their winning idea from the RIAI conference about the future of architecture.. Venue: Hunt Museum. Time, 4pm.
TALK BY FASHION DESIGNER JOANNE HYNES - "LIFE AS A FASHION DESIGNER"
Description of event - Talk by Joanne Hynes
Start date – Wednesday 3rd of November 1.30 pm
Venue – Limerick School of Art and Design
Sponsors – LIT
Co-ordinator – Anne Melinn
TALK BY GRAPHIC DESIGNER TOM FOLEY
Description of event - Talk by Tom Foley, London
Start date – Wednesday 3rd of November 7pm
Venue –George's Quay, campus of LSAD
Sponsors – LIT
Co-ordinator – Eamon Spelman
INTO THE FOLD
Description of event - "Into the Fold". 3rd year visual communications students at LSAD designed a 2D character which was constructed into a 3D glueless packageStart date – Monday 1st November 2010
Venue –Foyer, Limerick School of Art and Design
Sponsors – LIT
Co-ordinator – Clodagh Twomey, Joe Lane
KNIT DISPLAY
Description of event - Exhibition of ' and my mother knit me a balaclava' 2nd Fashion students at LSAD present a KNIT project, using mainly 'hand knitting' techniques and creating their own yarns.
Start date - Tue 2nd Nov. 9.30
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue - Foyer of Limerick School of Art and Design
Any other details - The Brief - students were to choose one of two themes : NATURE - natural colours / soft tones / organic textures. or Ethnic/Urban Culture - strong colours / structure / form.
Co-ordinator – Liz Spillane
DISPLAY OF DESIGNING USING STRETCH FABRICS
Description of event - This is a final year Fashion exhibition, based on the research of stretch fabrics. ‘The extremities of the stretch and the softness of the drape’.
Start date - Tue 2nd Nov. 9.30
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue - Limerick School of Art and Design, internal foyer by the lift (just inside main foyer)
Any other details - The Brief was to introduce interesting cutting techniques and innovative finish to a ladies wear top.
Co-ordinator – Siobhan Hanley
TABLE OF CONTENTS EXHIBITION
Description of event - Table of Contents exhibition focusing on the creative venues of artists and designers to run through design week.
Start date - Opens at 6.00pm on Thursday 21st October 2010. Open through Design Week from 10.00am 5.00pm Monday to Friday
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue - LSAD Gallery, Limerick School of Art and Design
More information available at http://www.tableofcontents.ie/
Co-ordinators – Peter Morgan [email protected]; Roisin Lewis [email protected] ; Alan Keane [email protected]
'I AM' GRAPHIC DESIGN EXHIBITION
Description of event - Titled "I AM" - this is an exhibition of designed images exploring self-portraiture in relation to design practice. Curated by the 4th Year Visual Communication students at the Limerick School of Art and Design
Start date - Opening with a 20 minute outline talk by the Visual Communications degree students at 7pm on Tuesday the 2nd November
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue - Bourke's Bar Basement Space, Catherine Street.
Sponsor - Limerick School of Art and Design, Bourke's Bar
Co-ordinator – Paul Tarpey- [email protected]
Poster designed by Lynn Farrari
FOR SIMON- CERAMICS DISPLAY
Description of event - Titled "For Simon" - this is an exhibition of tulip vases designed by Year 2 Ceramics students at the Limerick School of Art and Design. The students will sell tulips in order to raise money for the Simon Community, so please give to this excellent cause!
Start date - Mon 1st Nov
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue - Limerick School of Art and Design front foyer - Co-ordinator – Kieran Whitelaw
CHAIR DESIGN DISPLAY
Description of event - Exhibition of chair design made using cardboard
Start date - Mon 1st Nov
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue –1st floor display beside lift, LSAD
Sponsors – LIT
Co-ordinator – Elaine Riordan
BANKSY FILM AT UL
New Banksy film - Exit Through The Giftshop - showing in the Jean Monet Lecture Theatre at University of Limerick on Wednesday 3rd November at 6.30pm. Co-ordinator Muireann McMahon.
Description of event - Design Pecha Kucha night on the theme of “I love design because…”.
Start date – Monday 1st November at 8pm
End date – Monday 1st November
Venue – The Loft, beside the Locke Bar
Sponsors – The Locke, Bottom Dog Theatre Company
Co-ordinator – Tracy Fahey [email protected]
Speakers include – Marc O’Riain, interior architect, Sean Taylor of SoftDay - http://www.softday.ie/, Mairead Neil inclusive Fashion designer, Gwen Lettis - graphic designer with anti-consumerist focus, Elaine Riordan, Chair of Ceramics Ireland, Muireann McMahon, product designer and educator, Hugh Maguire, Director of the Hunt Museum…
LEADING ARCHITECTS IN CONVERSATION - 7PM EACH EVENING
Description of event - this is a series of public lectures organized by the School of Architecture at UL (SAUL) over the course of the week from leading architects from the US, Holland, Germany, etc. all architects working in different ways on different things - from Disaster Relief to Art Museums. The time for each of these is 7pm, happening at a variety of locations around the city.
Start date – Monday 1st November
End date – Friday 5th November
Co-ordinator - Professor Merrit Bucholz., University of Limerick
Monday 1st Nov - Martijn Schilkamp, Dutch architect working in earthquake zones building earthquake proof schools. Venue: LSAD Church Lecture Theatre (just inside the foyer)
Tuesday 2nd Nov - Ger Carty, Grafton architects, Dublin, winners of the 1st World Architecture prize for their building in Milan for Bocconi University and Peter Carroll of A2 Architects, Dublin, as responder. Venue: LSAD Church lecture theatre
Wednesday 3rd Nov - Jan Frohburg presenting in the LSAD church gallery their contribution to Table of Contents, Lytle Shaw, Professor of Comparative Literature at NYU (New York University) will act as responder. Venue: LSAD Church Gallery
Thursday 4th Nov – David Lewis of LTL architects New York will present recent work including their new art museum in Austin, Texas, and Irenee Scalbert, architectural critic, London, will act as responder, Venue: University of Limerick - main SAUL studio, UL (located directly behind reception in the main building – Room CG-042)
Friday 5th Nov - SAUL students will present their winning idea from the RIAI conference about the future of architecture.. Venue: Hunt Museum. Time, 4pm.
Description of event - Talk by Joanne Hynes
Start date – Wednesday 3rd of November 1.30 pm
Venue – Limerick School of Art and Design
Sponsors – LIT
Co-ordinator – Anne Melinn
TALK BY GRAPHIC DESIGNER TOM FOLEY
Description of event - Talk by Tom Foley, London
Start date – Wednesday 3rd of November 7pm
Venue –George's Quay, campus of LSAD
Sponsors – LIT
Co-ordinator – Eamon Spelman
INTO THE FOLD
Description of event - "Into the Fold". 3rd year visual communications students at LSAD designed a 2D character which was constructed into a 3D glueless packageStart date – Monday 1st November 2010
Venue –Foyer, Limerick School of Art and Design
Sponsors – LIT
Co-ordinator – Clodagh Twomey, Joe Lane
Description of event - Exhibition of ' and my mother knit me a balaclava' 2nd Fashion students at LSAD present a KNIT project, using mainly 'hand knitting' techniques and creating their own yarns.
Start date - Tue 2nd Nov. 9.30
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue - Foyer of Limerick School of Art and Design
Any other details - The Brief - students were to choose one of two themes : NATURE - natural colours / soft tones / organic textures. or Ethnic/Urban Culture - strong colours / structure / form.
Co-ordinator – Liz Spillane
DISPLAY OF DESIGNING USING STRETCH FABRICS
Description of event - This is a final year Fashion exhibition, based on the research of stretch fabrics. ‘The extremities of the stretch and the softness of the drape’.
Start date - Tue 2nd Nov. 9.30
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue - Limerick School of Art and Design, internal foyer by the lift (just inside main foyer)
Any other details - The Brief was to introduce interesting cutting techniques and innovative finish to a ladies wear top.
Co-ordinator – Siobhan Hanley
TABLE OF CONTENTS EXHIBITION
Description of event - Table of Contents exhibition focusing on the creative venues of artists and designers to run through design week.
Start date - Opens at 6.00pm on Thursday 21st October 2010. Open through Design Week from 10.00am 5.00pm Monday to Friday
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue - LSAD Gallery, Limerick School of Art and Design
More information available at http://www.tableofcontents.ie/
Co-ordinators – Peter Morgan [email protected]; Roisin Lewis [email protected] ; Alan Keane [email protected]
Description of event - Titled "I AM" - this is an exhibition of designed images exploring self-portraiture in relation to design practice. Curated by the 4th Year Visual Communication students at the Limerick School of Art and Design
Start date - Opening with a 20 minute outline talk by the Visual Communications degree students at 7pm on Tuesday the 2nd November
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue - Bourke's Bar Basement Space, Catherine Street.
Co-ordinator – Paul Tarpey- [email protected]
Poster designed by Lynn Farrari
Start date - Mon 1st Nov
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue - Limerick School of Art and Design front foyer -
Description of event - Exhibition of chair design made using cardboard
End date - Fri 5th Nov.
Venue –1st floor display beside lift, LSAD
Sponsors – LIT
Co-ordinator – Elaine Riordan
New Banksy film - Exit Through The Giftshop - showing in the Jean Monet Lecture Theatre at University of Limerick on Wednesday 3rd November at 6.30pm. Co-ordinator Muireann McMahon.