image by ICCI | Irish Design Week, from left: Mary Blanchfield, Peter Burke
Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has announced the programme of events for Irish Design Week (IDW) 2025, running from 17 – 21 November.
This year’s event programme will be the biggest yet, with over 65 events taking place across Ireland from 17-21 November 2025. Keynote events run by DCCI in collaboration with leading Irish design organisations will take place in the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, and the programme of events supported by DCCI will be run by organisations and individuals all over Ireland.
2025 will focus on the theme: The Ties that Tie and the Links that Link.
Keynote speakers include Australian interior designer and TV personality Banjo Beale; renowned architect Jayden Ali; and the President of the World Design Organisation, Pradyumna Vyas. Further speakers for 2025 include Laurent Ungerer, Noelle Cooper, RESOLVE Collective, Anthony Burrill, Sinead O’Dwyer, Yuri Suzuki, Anastasiia Fedorova, Sebastian Helene, Johanna Frabin and more.