MATERIALpoetry showcases new wave of design/craft from Ireland
MATERIALPoetry will include work by acclaimed furniture maker Joseph Walsh, contemporary jewellery by Angela O’Kelly, basket ware by Joe Hogan, ceramics by Frances Lambe, glass vessels by Karl Harron, silverware by Kevin O’Dwyer, and hand turned wood vessels by Liam Flynn.
International curator Brian Kennedy will focus on Irish makers whose work is infused with a poetic simplicity and a material honesty. Work influenced by ancient Irish architectural forms, the majestic Irish landscape, a deep rooted knowledge and respect for techniques and a true understanding and love of material. Work which traps for ever a moment in time, a moment in the making, a moment in the dialogue between maker, making and material and offers it up to us to live with and use, for now and to pass on. Work that is of the moment, but not just for the moment.
MATERIALpoetry is the first exhibition in a three-year initiative in partnership with the American Irish Historical Society and in association with Causey Contemporary. The second exhibition in the series will be DUBH, an exploration of the colour BLACK in art and design, which will take place in April 2011. MATERIALpoetry will return to Ireland in July 2011 where it will be a feature exhibition at the Galway Arts Festival, Irelands premier arts ferstival.
Below are some of the exhibits. Click here to View All


Erosion low table by Joseph Walsh
- 2009
- Olive ash, finished in white oil
Oak Vessel no. 13 by Liam Flynn
- 2010
- 8.25 x 12.5 in.
- Oak, turned

Enginum Chair by Joseph Walsh
- 2009
- 520 x 600 x 1130 mm
- Ash and suede, finished in white oil

Tea Pot - Architectural Series by Kevin O'Dwyer
- 2009
- 12 x 6 x 5 in.
- Formed and patterned sterling silver, rosewood handle

Pair of Double-Hipped Vessels by Sarah Flynn
- 2009
- 190 x 230 mm high
- Porcelain, thrown and altered

Tomb Artefact no. 0110A by Karl Harron
- 2010
- 5.7 x 2 in.
- Fused, diamond engraved, fire polished, Bullseye Reactive glass, 4000 year old Irish bog oak with precious metal & silver

Red Writing Desk by NEST
- 2009
- 43 x 19.5 x 28 in.
- Timber, high-gloss colored lacquer

Untitled Chair by Yaffe Mays
- 2010
- 40 x 55 x 90 cm
- Corrugated Cardboard

Exhibitors
sarahFLYNN ceramics www.sarahflynnceramic.com
liamFLYNN wood www.liamflynn.com
markHANVEY wood www.markhanvey.co.uk
karlHARRON glass www.theglasstudioireland.com
joeHOGAN baskets www.joehoganbaskets.com
francesLAMBE ceramics www.franceslambe.com
yaffeMAYS furniture www.lauramays.com
rachelMC KNIGHT jewellery www.rachelmcknight.com
caraMURPHY metal www.caramurphy.com
eilyO’CONNELL jewellery www.eilyoconnell.com
nualaO’DONOVAN ceramics www.nualaodonovan.com
kevinO’DWYER metal www.millennium2000silver.com
angelaO’KELLY jewellery www.angelaokelly.com
josephWALSH furniture www.josephwalshstudio.com
nestDESIGN furniture www.nest-design.com
ingaREED jewellery www.ingareed.com
STUDIOpractice
o’donnell+TUOMEY architects www.odonnell-tuomey.ie
designPARTNERS industrial design www.designpartners.
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