Great news. I've just found out that I've been short listed for the Institute of Designers Ireland Graduate Awards in the Craft and Furniture category. The awards are on November 5th so I will have my fingers crossed until then! http://www.idi-design.ie/awards/graduate/shortlist/ #IDI #InstituteofdesignersIreland #institutedesignersireland #dublin #id2015 #design #IrishDesignAward #shortlist #shortlisted #shortlisted #prize #JakiCoffey #craftandfurniture #jaki #jackiecoffee #

I'm taking part in a very cool exhibition called Wunderkammer:Heritage in the making. It is a specially commissioned cabinet of curiosities in Ireland's oldest public library, Marsh's library. It opens today, is curated by Shane O'Donoghue and Simon Doyle. Supported by Design & Crafts Council of Ireland and Heritage Week. http://www.irishdesign2015.ie/programme/single/wunderkammer-heritage-in-the-making #DCCoI #Heritageweek #Wunderkammer #cabinetofcuriosities #MarshsLibrary #

I'm delighted that Qrator have very kindly made me and my work the feature of their latest blogpost! Qrato is a networking community for creators and people who are fans of cteativity. I was also featured in Spiral, their launch magazine, this year. Read it here: http://blog.qrator.com/post/125758653212/jaki-coffey #qrator #blog #JakiCoffey #skips #dumpsters

I'm delighted to say that I have made it through the object jury and have been shortlisted from 130 designer/makes for the BKV Prize in Munich this year! The award ceremony is in September so I will keep you posted! For more information: http://www.bayerischer-kunstgewerbeverein.de/BKV-Preis #BKV #bkvpreis #shortlist #munich #JakiCoffey #prize #germany #deutschland #jewellery #schmuck #bayerischer #kunst #kunstgewerbeverein

Great to see Irish studio jewellery getting a mention in today's Irish Times. It's a newish concept for Irish people that wearables straying from traditional methods and materials can/should beworthy of kudos and consideration. However, I think the value and individuality of art jewellery is gradually creeping into our psyche. I'm in the process of setting up a small collective of Irish studio jewellers to highlight the variety and quality of work Ireland has to offer. Here'

I'm taking part in an excellent exhibition at the moment. It is called Not Too Precious and is being held in the Ruthin Craft Centre in Wales. Curated by Gregory Parsons, it has some of the big players of the jewellery world including Felieke Van Der Leest, Lena Peterson and Timothy Information Ltd. Ellie Jones-Hughes made this video at New Designers interviewing the students about their material choices. Find me at 2.26 For more information see http://ruthincraftcetre.org

Delighted to be exhibiting again this year at New Designers with my MFA work. It is their thirtieth birthday. I'll be with our NCAD metal and jewellery undergraduates and with our other MFA, silversmith Cecilia Moore. It's a great chance and treat for us to see the work of other metal / jewellery classes as we are in a bit of a bubble over here in Ireland. Visit us at stand JC18 #Newdesigners #ncad #nd15 #ndis30 #mfa #ceciliamoore #jakicoffey #irishdesign #irishdesigners #j

I will be talking tomorrow in NCAD with three other designers from disciplines across the fields of fashion, textiles and jewellery talk about colour in our work. The relationship between colour, material, process and production, and the aesthetic, symbolic and environmental impacts of colour, are some of the considerations explored in the presentations. For more information see: http://www.irishdesign2015.ie/programme/single/colour-context #NCAD #jakicoffey #irish

My MFA show opens tomorrow, the 12th of June, in NCAD. It features my new collection, entitled Lust at Sea. It looks to life jackets as a method of overcoming a creative block. It starts at 6 and you will find my work on the ground floor of the Design Building alongside the other metal and jewellery MFA's, Chikere Ohoka and Cecilia Moore. For more information see: http://www.ncad.ie/about/ncad-season-of-exhibitions-2014/graduate-exhibition/ #wedding #NCAD #jakicoffey #irish

I'm delighted to say that I won the student award for Exhibition/Trade Fair for the Design and Craft Council of Ireland's Future Maker awards. I will be using the €1000 to show my work at Sieraad, Amsterdam, in November so it will be a huge help. I'm so chuffed! http://www.futuremakers.ie/winners-of-the-future-makers-awards-supports-programme-2015-announced-2/ #NCAD #jakicoffey #irish #futuremakers #ID2015 #sieraad #amsterdam #jewellery #studiojewellery #award #prize #DCCoI