Great News - 202410 Hands Crafts have been invited to exhibit in China at the'Hangzhou Cultural and Creative Expo Oct 2024'We have secured support from DCCI Ireland, Culture Ireland & China event organisersWe are really looking forward to this opportunity& will also be exhibiting some of the 'Glass Runway' wearable glass fashion project
We are a group of Irish based designers whotake inspiration from each other to create individual bespokedesigned objects that reflect our history culture and Identity - in the most contemporary way
In 2024 we are expanding our selection of 10 hands crafts to include more Irish based Glass artists to take part in a very special exhibition in Hangzhou China, where Angela Brady has been invited by the Hangzhou Government and the event promoters to launch the exhibition along with other leading curators around the world. This year we will be promoting diversity & inclusion as part of our own show on the IRELAND stand
Our master crafts people have based their contemporary designs on nature and the West Cork landscape which is surrounded by mountains and the Atlantic sea. We use 10 different materials + 10 different skills and often collaborate on craft works and learn new skills from each other
This Summer 2024 we will focus on Brian Lalor a 10 Hands master craftsperson, etcher, painter and author of many books. We will make a short video in situ at the West Cork Arts Centre, the Uillinn in Skibbereen during his special retrospective show in July and August 2024
There is a special energy in the rugged West Cork landscape, which inspires the creative minds who are working in a place that seems magical.
Since the early 1960’s West Cork has become home to a large number of artists, designers and crafts people. We share a fascination with the landscape, the swell and sweep of it’s contours and the unique quality of light
During the 1960’s and 1970’s Ballydehob was at the centre of the creative community, which attracted people who were looking to join a fully-fledged Bohemian artist’s colony and an alternative lifestyle that continues today.
Our short film “10 hands crafts” is part of our travelling exhibitions. It starts with our roots in “The Bohemians of Ballydehob’ exhibition, curated by Brian Lalor and moves on to what we are inspired by today - showing how our group make our crafts
We want to celebrate a special collaboration between Ireland and China. In 2019 we celebrate 40 years of Irish and Chinese diplomatic relations, so what a good time to progress ways of working together on crafts and ideas, coming together to celebrate and learn from each others
Cultures. We exhibited at China Craft Week Nov 2018 in Hangzhou and London Craft Week June 2019. We are preparing for London Craft Week 4-10th Oct 2021
We welcome future collaboration with craft partners and of sponsors to help make these events happen
Sponsors include:
Culture Ireland : Cork County Council: Creative Ireland : Avolon : Brady Mallalieu Architects and Galliard Homes
Culture Ireland : Cork County Council: Creative Ireland : Avolon : Brady Mallalieu Architects and Galliard Homes
See our video “10 hands crafts” made by Paddy Cahill and Angela Brady showing how we make our crafts
