I applied to join “FORM Designmade in Carlow” at the end of 2015 and was delighted to accepted into the group in early January 2016. Form is funded and supported by the Local Enterprise Office as part of Carlow Co. Council.

FORM is a group of designer makers and craftspeople living and working in the Carlow region of Ireland.

Collectively our aim is to:

• Raise the profile of designer makers and craftspeople producing high quality work in Co. Carlow
• Promote Carlow as a destination for high quality design and craft
• Provide a forum for the exchange of views, common objectives, collective activities, constructive criticism and feedback amongst highly skilled designer makers and craftspeople

I was one of three new members to join the group of 10 craftspeople. FORM was relaunched on the 9th March 2016 at the Dolmen Hotel in Carlow. The members of FORM are:

• Martin Lyttle – Stone Sculptor –lithicworks.com 
• Joanna Doyle – Ceramics – joannadoyleceramics.ie
• Jim Behan – Potter –dolmenpottery.ie
• Ariane Tobin – Jewellery – arianetobin.ie
• Liga Valge – Jewellery – valgstudio.com
• Martin Marley – Ceramics – kilgraneyhouse.com/mmceramics
• Nicola Brown – Fine Art Textiles – nicolabrown.ie
• Leiko Uchiyama – Felt – leikofelt.com
• Tomomi McElwee – Texiles – slaneyhandcraft.wordpress.com
• Emma Jane Champley  – Jewellery – http://emmajanechampley.com

Photos: Joe Keogh

 

Joanna Doyle – Ceramics – http://joannadoyleceramics.ie

 

Jim Behan – Potter – http://www.dolmenpottery.ie

 

Ariane Tobin – Jewellery – arianetobin.ie

 

Liga Valge – Jewellery – valgstudio.com

Martin Marley – Ceramics – kilgraneyhouse.com/mmceramics

 

Nicola Brown – Fine Art Textiles – http://www.nicolabrown.ie

 

Leiko Uchiyama – Felt – leikofelt.com

 

 

Tomomi McElwee – Texiles – slaneyhandcraft.wordpress.com

 

Emma Jane Champley  – Jewellery – http://emmajanechampley.com

(sorry to Emma Jane for the photo but she was not able to attend the event)

Thanks to Joe Keogh for the photographs and to Kieran and John from the Enterprise Office for organising the event. Also, thanks to those who attended the launch including Kathleen Holohan, Bernie O’Brien (Carlow Co. Council), Emer Ferren (Crafts Council of Ireland) and Ann Mulrooney (Visual) to name a few.