Campaign To Give Irish Craft Launched

The Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s seasonal campaign presents wider than ever choice of gifts designed and made in Ireland and details on where to buy them

This season, the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) is encouraging everyone to “Give Irish Craft” this year as it launches its gifting campaign during 2015, the year of Irish design.

The campaign, which highlights products that have been “Designed and Made in Ireland”, will be displayed in over 140 stores around Ireland. DCCoI is also unveiling a revamped website, giveirishcraft.ie that is packed with an amazing array of unique gift ideas all Designed and Made in Ireland, along with information on where to buy products both online and in store.

Visitors to giveirishcraft.ie can browse products by designer name, price point or category. They also can now link directly to a growing number of online stores to make their purchases including kilkennyshop.com, Arnotts.ie, makersandbrothers.com, irishdesignshop.com, iamofireland.ie and houseofireland.com.

For shoppers who enjoy the festive atmosphere of the high street in the lead up to Christmas, giveirishcraft.ie also has a full listing of over 140 locations throughout Ireland including Arnotts, the Kilkenny Group, House of Ireland and Brown Thomas, as well as Designyard, Irish Design Shop and Stonechat in Dublin; Designworks and Enibas in Cork; the Kilkenny Design Centre in Kilkenny; Leitrim Design House in Carrick-on-Shannon; The Cat & The Moon in Sligo town and Ardmore Pottery in Co. Waterford.

The distinctive “Designed & Made in Ireland” thumbprint symbol will assist shoppers in easily identifying genuine Irish products. Featured designers and craftspeople are represented through point-of-sale material on in-store displays at participating retailers as well as at craft fairs throughout the country in the lead up to Christmas.

The full selection of gift ideas and details on participating retail outlets and makers can be viewed at giveirishcraft.ie