Faculty of Design

The calibre of work produced by the Design Faculty has been recognised numerous times through industry awards and exhibitions. Recently, our students have won the ‘Built Environment’ category at the Universal Design Awards 2019, Supermac’s Uniform Design Competition in 2018 and Fashion Designer of the Year 2018.

Our teaching staff includes practicing architects, designers, buyers, and art historians. Our courses are regularly reviewed by industry professionals, to ensure we are meeting the current needs of the industry and following best practice. Professionals are regularly invited to give guest lectures to our students, and in our award years, participate in critiquing student work.

The annual Creative Week showcases the Design faculty graduates with those of Media, Journalism, Computing, Film and Photography. This event gives students the opportunity to exhibit to industry and gain extensive PR coverage. An annual Fashion Graduate Exhibition is held to kick off Creative Week which features on national television and in fashion editorials. This event is attended by respected industry representatives, press and the public.

Interior Design and Interior Architecture students have also secured internships and full-time positions with Ikea, HJ Lyons Architects, O’Donnell O’Neill Design, HKR in Ireland as well as Norman Foster in London and Jonathan Adler N.Y.C. Fashion Design students have been awarded internships at Avoca, Caroline Kilkenny, Dunnes, Fiji, Heatons, Helen Cody, Helen McAlinden, Jennifer Rothwell, Joanne Hynes, Liz Quin, Louis Copeland, Penney’s, Percival and Styltex.

Experiential learning is an important part of our courses, with most modules having class trips as a part of their curriculum. Every year the faculty travels internationally and nationally to places with both current and historical design importance. Previous trips have included London, Rome, Milan, Berlin, Paris, Bilbao, Barcelona and Venice.