Happy New Year

Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous new decade and new year!!!

Happy Christmas

Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and best wishes for a fruitful 2020.

W2W National Design Student Competition

Two of our third year Interior Design students have been shortlisted for this years W2W National Design Competition 'Circular Economy'. The judging panel included members of the Walls To Workstations team, Grey FoxDesign and Perch. See below the full list of students who have been shortlisted with the winner being announced at the awards ceremony on Friday 31st of January 2020. Well done to Jessica and Karen on all the hard work - it paid off!

Aqua Privat - Limerick Institute of Technology, Jessica Leamy
Bosca Portable Storage - GMIT Letterfrack, Aodh Cunningham
Circular Economy (Candy Seats) - Cardiff Metropolitan University, Aeshah Alzoubi
Co-Lab - Cardiff Metropolitan University, Jake Round & Ryan Daughtery
CSAD - Product Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University - Constance Shaw, Thomas Gale, Franco Poda
DecoR Office Desk - IT Sligo, Ed Wallace
ERDE - Maynooth University- Cian Morgan, Conor Raleigh & Ross Moore Heslin
Circular Economy Collaborative Design - Geo Casual Collaboration - Cardiff Metropolitan University, Brandon Jones, Ralica Petrova & Kallum Clarke
HEXI - Limerick Institute of Technology, Karen Kavanagh
Mandorla - Cardiff Metropolitan University, Tom Lovesey, Ben Shabab & Jay Werrett
Midori - IT Sligo, Faincha Naessens
Nomad - Cardiff Metropolitan University- Neave Thorne, Harley Howard & Harriet Hughes
OZONE - Maynooth University, Hudson Souza & Daria Bartuzel
The Loop - GMIT Letterfrack, Conor Cremins
The Yumbee House - Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cristina Barroso del Castillo
Vita Task Lead Surface - GMIT Letterfrack, Aidan Devine

Temporary Pavillion of Worship at Notre Dame

The video above shows the Design for temporary pavillon at Notre Dame, Paris, France. 

Gensler, the International architecture and design firm came up with this modest charred timber temporary structure symbolising the effects of how the famous Cathedral was destroyed.  

Designer #10: In Space

Finally, an Irish Design company who isn't afraid to do something different.....In Space offer unique interiors where they collaborate with mural artists, printers, illustrators among other creative people to design cutting edge interiors. They also donate 5% of their profits to a 'give back fund' where they do up interiors for those more in need. This is a company definitely worth checking out!

Architect #10: Studio Red

Studio Red a female architectural firm based in Dublin is another contender for this year's RIAI Architectural Awards. Their design in County Meath, 'Blackened House' is made of three simple forms, mirroring vernacular architecture and clad in blackened timber. Materials are kept to a minimum with concrete, glass, timber and metal roofs used predominantly.