Leading craftspeople to exhibit at Showcase’s International Creative Expo
A host of Galway designers, manufacturers and craftspeople will present their latest collections at Showcase – Ireland’s International Creative Expo – which returns to the RDS this weekend.
Twenty Galway outlets are among the 450 from across the country who will display their wares from Sunday to Wednesday, marking the 41st year of Showcase, one of Ireland’s largest international trade shows.
Galway designers and makers exhibiting at Showcase include The Tweed Project, Hearts of Galway and Hatman of Ireland.
The Galway stands also include Bombyxmori Wearable Art; Julie Clarke Candles; Ciara Silke; Away with the Fairies; Adkot Boards; Rowan Beg Design Studios; Amilie Designs and Michael Kennedy Ceramics.
And the county’s contingent is completed by MaysonBrook; Olyart Irish Souvenirs; Rí Na Mara, Irish Seaweed; Royal Tara Giftware; Lorraine Fletcher Art; Turnstone Ceramics; Canvas to Candle; PippaBlue, and Lynsey de Burca.
The west is also well represented with Sligo’s Martina Hamilton, Atlantic Equipment Project and The Glen Gallery; Artwood Ireland from County Leitrim; Mayo’s Carraig Donn and Foxford Woollen Mills; and Black Hen Designs and Ogham Wishes from County Roscommon.
Showcase has established itself as a must-see trade event, attracting 5,300 buyers from Ireland and more than 20 other countries keen to view the latest collections from 450 Irish designers, manufacturers and craftspeople across Fashion, Jewellery and Home & Giftware.
A particular emphasis is placed on new products to market, providing retailers with opportunities to discover and stock up on the latest design-led products, many of which are unique to the show.
New for 2017 is TextISLE, an initiative focusing on the creative potential of Irish textiles in fashion and homeware. TextISLE is a collaborative project that brings together designers and producers to develop exciting new products which will be unveiled at Showcase 2017.
For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.