http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/traditional+design IrishCentral traditional design en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/irish-media-nation/world-design-capital-title-pivots-away-from-dublin-132611833.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/irish-media-nation/world-design-capital-title-pivots-away-from-dublin-132611833.html Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:45:18 PDT
Dublin’s bold bid for the designation of World Design City 2014 has come up short as Cape Town, South Africa emerged from the final round the winner today over Ireland’s capital and Bilboa, Spain The Cape Town delegation was reportedly there in force when the announcement was made at the International Design Alliance Congress in TaipeiCape Town is the fourth city to win this biennial appointment and the first in AfricaMaking the traditional conciliatory comments about the unsuccessful finalists, president of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/upcoming-events-a-look-at-whats-going-on-in-irish-traditional-music-131109443.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/upcoming-events-a-look-at-whats-going-on-in-irish-traditional-music-131109443.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:13:22 PDT
If you have been following Irish dancing outside the bizarre world of competitive stepdancing where the powers that be allow wigs, overdone makeup and garish designs to dominate what is world class stepdancing underneath its masquerade aspects, you will know that a significant new (well not so new really) trend has blossomed in the past decade or soWe are talking about sean nos dancing (old style step dancing) where spontaneity and individual creativity form a close union with live Irish music playing at normal tempos in the manner that one would have discovered in Connemara or other pockets deep within the well of tradition long agoYou can find it at all the festivals and workshops for people of all ages, and this year it even became a competition as part of Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in Cavan for the first timeThe dance form has migrated to the U READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/a-taste-of-ireland/keeping-a-level-head-in-the-construction-trade-during-the-celtic-tiger-125068334.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/a-taste-of-ireland/keeping-a-level-head-in-the-construction-trade-during-the-celtic-tiger-125068334.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:19:02 PDT
This week I have been designing a house for a friend who needs to convert an outline planning permission into full consent before it runs out It may never be built It is a simple, traditional design, with nice proportions and plenty of insulation- nothing flashyIt brought me back to a few years ago when I was spewing out three or four houses a week READ MORE ]]>