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In The Picture: IDI Design Awards Winners 2016

Textiles: Vaida Rascuite, UPA
Textiles: Vaida Rascuite, UPA

Last month, the 18th annual IDI Design Awards ceremony was held at Dublin's The Marker Hotel.

The IDI Irish Design Awards recognise, celebrate and promote exemplary design vision in Ireland, with DESIGN:RISING chosen as the theme for 2016.

Now in its 18th year, the annual IDI Irish Design Awards recognise outstanding work across a broad range of design disciplines. Key winners this year included graphic design studio, WorkGroup, for Logo Design and Website Design; Hong Kong-based designer and architect, Donn Holohan, whose Wind and Rain Bridge won in the Built Structures, Sustainable Design and Overseas Designer categories; and the Science Gallery which won the Collaborative Award for its SEEING exhibition. Other winners included Rebecca Marsden for Clothing Design, Joseph Walsh for Craft and Elements of Action for Domestic Interiors. 

The Grand Prix was awarded to Llaura McGee from Dreamfeel, an emerging video game designer whose game, If Found Please Return, was highly praised by the judges for its interesting and immersive techniques. Irish design’s highest honour, the IDI President’s Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement, went to Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects. 

See a selection of images from 2016 IDI Design Awards winners below:

Clothing - Rebecca Marsden
Clothing - Rebecca Marsden
Use of Illustration in Design - Steve McCarthy and Robin Foley, Hurrah Hurrah
Use of Illustration in Design - Steve McCarthy and Robin Foley, Hurrah Hurrah
Commerical Interiors: Arran Street East Studio Shop by Laura Magahy
Commerical Interiors: Arran Street East Studio Shop by Laura Magahy
Use of Illustration in Design - Steve McCarthy and Robin Foley, Hurrah Hurrah
Use of Illustration in Design - Steve McCarthy and Robin Foley, Hurrah Hurrah
Craft Design: Handmade Product Joseph Walsh, Joseph Walsh Design
Craft Design: Handmade Product
Joseph Walsh, Joseph Walsh Design
Collaborative Award: Science Gallery, Dublin
Collaborative Award: Science Gallery, Dublin
Consumer Products: Hub Controls, Kim MacKenzie-Doyle
Consumer Products: Hub Controls, Kim MacKenzie-Doyle
Logo Design: Dolmen
Logo Design: Dolmen
THE 2016 GRAND PRIX: Llaura McGee, Dreamfeel (Game Design)
THE 2016 GRAND PRIX: Llaura McGee, Dreamfeel (Game Design)
THE 2016 GRAND PRIX: Llaura McGee, Dreamfeel (Game Design)
THE 2016 GRAND PRIX: Llaura McGee, Dreamfeel (Game Design)
Domestic Interiors Winner: Leinster Road Brass Kitchen by Edward Coveney, Elements of Action
Domestic Interiors Winner: Leinster Road Brass Kitchen by Edward Coveney, Elements of Action
Logo: Farrier & Draper, by Workgroup
Logo: Farrier & Draper, by Workgroup 
Logo: Farrier & Draper, by Workgroup
Logo: Farrier & Draper, by Workgroup 
Craft Design: Handmade Product Joseph Walsh, Joseph Walsh Design
Craft Design: Handmade Product
Joseph Walsh, Joseph Walsh Design

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