This week marks Design Week Ireland 2022 which is run by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) offering a program of events, talks and conferences focusing on why design matters.
Design matters a lot in Donegal and Design Week offers an opportunity to showcase some of the 131 designers and makers listed on BuyDonegal.com with businesses ranging from handmade jewellery, clothing, digital prints, candle and soap makers.
One such example is Pixalili Limited, a print and textile design studio in Downings, Co. Donegal. The family business with the help of its large digital printer called ‘Florence’ prints on natural fabrics with ecological pigment inks. Pixalili’s range extends from cushions, screens, bags, tea towels and more that can be customized to your needs. They are also offering 15% off on their website with the code #BuyDonegal.
Touch of Venus Jewelery – Exclusive jewelery boutique inspired by Venus, the goddess of love and star of beauty, established on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way in November 2018. The award-winning online store is offering up to 40% off for ‘Black Friday’ this week, offering the perfect opportunity to style up. with attitude, fashion and confidence.
She grew up in a family where traditional sewing and knitting skills were valued while the textile industry was booming in the North West, based in Inishowen. Bernie Murphy, uses her skills to create beautifully crafted womenswear using the spectacular Donegal landscape as inspiration for her range.
In West Donegal, Morag McCafferty he also uses the local landscape as inspiration for his oil paintings and prints that capture the rugged Donegal coastline. Morag’s collaboration with Rita Wilson Photography, who provide her mounts and frames, also captures the cross-business collaboration that is such an important part of the #BuyDonegal campaign.
textile designer, Elizabeth Galbraith it is inspired by its country life and the idyllic surroundings of the north. Eilis offers a range of hand drawn and digitally printed home products, designed, created and made in Ireland.
Browse the full range of over 131 designers and makers participating in the 2022 campaign here:
https://donegal.ie/buydonegal/retailers/?id=32997&nodeId=32997&sortId=1&f=40867&page=1
This week we are giving away:
We want to know who your favorite Donegal designer or creator is and why. Click our Instagram post below to enter https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck85v7UMwiy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Be sure to follow Donegal.ie’s social platforms, #BuyDonegal and #CeannaiDúnnanGall to see some of our featured designers and makers throughout the week and be in with a chance of winning some great prizes!
Designers and makers and gifts are the focus of week 1 of #BuyDonegal last modified: November 15, 2022 for
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