News
Design in Ireland Workshop - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
16th November 2016
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) hosted a workshop on 16 November 2016. Representatives from industry, industry associations, design-sector associations, enterprise agencies, academia and the policy system were invited to the workshop.
At this workshop, rapporteur Con Kennedy will present the draft research findings from ”The Profile of the Design-intensive Sector in Ireland” study commissioned by DCCoI/ID2015.
See: https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/publications/publication-files/workshop-on-design-in-ireland.pdf
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Iterations Issue 2 Published
15th November 2015
Issue two of Iterations: Journal and Practice Review has just been published. Con Kennedy is the Design Editor, Reviewer and Co-Founder.
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5th Annual DIT Postgraduate Research Symposium
1st November 2015
Con Kennedy will present a research poster and oral presentation entitled “Visual Communication Design: Practices and Practitioners” at the 5th Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium, DIT, Focas Research Institute.
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Con Kennedy Appointed as Principal Investigator for DCCI Research Report
18th June 2015
The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland has commissioned Con Kennedy to undertake a research report into Design Enterprise in Ireland as part of ID2015. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation is conducting this research. Con Kennedy's research will contribute to an Irish Government policy framework on design in Ireland.
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Con Kennedy to Chair Panel Discussion at Fautlines Conference
6th June 2015
Con Kennedy has been invited to Chair the industry panel workshop at the Faultlines Conference.
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The Problems With Creativity
5th June 2015
Con Kennedy will present a paper entitled “The Problems With Creativity” at the Faultlines Conference on Friday, 5th June. Con will also chair the Industry Panel on Saturday, 6th June. Faultlines is the inaugural Irish Design Research Conference, which will be held in the Dargan Centre at the Institute of Technology Carlow.
Kennedy, C. (2015) The Problems With Creativity - Faultlines: Bridging Knowledge Spaces Conference, Institute of Technology Carlow, Carlow, 5th June 2015.
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Launch of New Irish Design Research Journal
2nd April 2015
Con Kennedy and colleagues from IT Carlow, DIT, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and the University of Ulster have founded a new peer-reviewed journal focusing on Irish design and Design research.
Con will be the Co-Editor, Design Editor and Reviewer of Iterations: Design Research and Practice Review.
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Are You Sitting Comfortably?: An Exhibition of Iconic Chair Designs
12th November, 2014
Con Kennedy and colleagues from IT Carlow's design department have curated a new exhibition featuring iconic chair designs from renowned creatives such as Charles and Ray Eames, Mies Van Der Rohe, and Ron Arad. The exhibition is viewable in the foyer of the Dargan Centre and is open to the public during Design Week.
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Design and Research - G6 Series November 2014
3rd November 2014
Con Kennedy will participate in a discussion on the relationship between design and research. This free public talk is part of the G6 Series and is hosted in DIT Grangegorman as part of Design Week.
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The Reading Room Exhibition
1st August 2014
The Reading Room is an exhibition of design artefacts hosted by Pivot Dublin. It features books belonging to prominent Irish designers. Con Kennedy has donated a copy of Eric Gill's 1931 book An Essay on Typography.
The exhibition is open to the public at Film Base, Temple Bar.
See: http://www.dublincityarchitects.ie/working-on-the-pivot-dublin-reading-room/
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