• PIVOT Dublin: A discussion on the bid for Dublin to become World Design Capital 

  Grehan, Ali (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Barry Sheehan discusses PIVOT Dublin and it’s legacy with Dublin City Architect, Ali Grehan
• Design practice reflection: Joseph Walsh 

  Ó Riain, Marc (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Marc Ó’Riain sat down with Joseph Walsh in the Bulman in Kinsale, a few miles from the workshop, to chat to him about his work. It turned out to be an engaging discussion.
• Frontend: The growth of an international UX consultancy in the changing world of design 

  de Eyto, Adam (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Frank Long is a Director at Frontend.com, Europe’s leading User Experience design agency. After working as an Industrial Designer for LG Electronics in the late 1990s, Frank joined Frontend in 1999 and helped navigate ...
• Erwin Springbrunn (1939-2015): master gold and silversmith 

  Charleton, Muireann (University of Limerick, 2016)

  On a desk in his studio, Erwin Springbrunn kept a picture of the Sagrada Família by Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), one of Spain’s most influential architects. It says much about one of Ireland’s most important master gold and ...
• POST: Delivering Denmark’s newest design festival 

  McCole, Aideen (University of Limerick, 2016)

  This article is a brief reflection on the delivery and impact of POST, a new design festival which ran from 17-20 August 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark. POST was delivered by an international team – including Irish curator ...
• The development of an evaluation methodology to assess the efficacy of a furniture design for STEM education 

  Healion, Donal; Russell, Sam (University of Limerick, 2016)

  The nature of the delivery of education is changing. Traditional “chalk and talk” methods of delivery, featuring hierarchical class structures where knowledge is handed down to students from a teacher located at the front ...
• Alternative pathways to understanding and designing for happiness in the home 

  Corrigan-Doyle, Emily; Escobar-Tello, Carolina; Pui Ying Lo, Kathy (University of Limerick, 2016)

  his article considers the value of making long-term happiness a key priority in designing for the home and how creative methods, art therapy techniques, in particular, can be fundamental in this process. It presents ...
• Let the power of live projects combine 

  Flood, Nuala (University of Limerick, 2016)

  This paper proposes a method by which schools of architecture and design can engage with the development of their surrounding contexts in a meaningful and practical way. This method will be illustrated using a case study ...
• Institute of Designers in Ireland: President’s address 

  Boyle, George (University of Limerick, 2016)

  “The world is in perpetual motion, and we must invent the things of tomorrow .... Act with audacity” Madame Cliquot. As we progress through 2016, our IDI theme of “Design:Rising” matures - with our commitment to elevating ...
• Welcome to issue four of Iterations, Ireland’s Design Research and Practice Review 

  Sheehan, Barry (University of Limerick, 2016)

  As 2016 ends, it is hard to imagine that the Year of Irish Design finished a year ago. We are all reflecting on the activities and the achievements of that year, one of which was the establishment of this awardwinning journal, ...

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