Material Connections Workshop

Nov 2024

Delivered by Fiona Byrne, Mary Conroy and Áine Ryan

This was a one day materials exploration workshop as part of the Irish Design Week 2024. The workshop invited participants to investigate the possibilities of using recycled and natural materials.

With a focus on mould making and glass, the workshop highlighting the intersection of more-than-human nature, feminist design principles, and craft technologies to reimagine the relationship between human and non-human entities, emphasising collaboration, empathy, and sustainability.

We reflected on ecological design principles that honour the intelligence and creativity of the natural world, think about the role of the body, particularly how it interacts with space and objects, and utilise craft techniques that emphasise tactile slow making processes.