For those who haven't heard of New Designers, it is a exhibition in London especially for graduates that takes place from the 29th of June to the 2nd of July. Myself and three girls from my course decided (only two weeks prior) to part-take in this event as we had heard previous years have done it. The organising of this was tough, as we had to find somewhere to hire plinths, organise bringing our work over on the plane and looking for a place to stay. It was expensive but worth while. The plinths we got were fantastic and a lot of people were impressed by the standard of them (www.exhibitionplinths.co.uk).
The exhibition itself was a great success, with loads of contacts made. With all of our work from NCAD being so diverse it attracted a lot of attention. And there were many offers from galleries to exhibit work as well as positive feedback. Both Julia Schreckenbach (http://www.wix.com/designjts/julias-homepage) and Daniela Cardillo (http://www.wix.com/cardillodaniela/portfolio) were mentioned in blogs and still are. I would encourage anyone who is currently in college to look into doing New Designers next year. Its the first breakthrough of getting your name out there and your work noticed. When I was there I got to meet a lot of the exhibitors and see their work. To have that opportunity to see this variety of work was on its own worth while doing the show. Coming from Ireland (being the only department from the only Irish college exhibiting) it gave me a great chance to make contacts over in Endland, especially since we are such a small country. There are so many opportunities for graduates over there and this exhibition exposes you to these opportunities. It would be great if Ireland had more of a presence over in New Designers.
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