{"id":19532,"date":"2021-07-20T12:16:24","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T11:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=19532"},"modified":"2021-07-20T12:16:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T11:16:24","slug":"the-designerie-in-bushmills-joins-forces-with-ulster-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2021\/07\/the-designerie-in-bushmills-joins-forces-with-ulster-university\/","title":{"rendered":"The Designerie In Bushmills Joins Forces With Ulster University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Graduates to exhibit as part of exiting creative team in Makers House\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ulster University graduates from Belfast School of Art are set to showcase their work in Makers House at The Designerie in Bushmills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This partnership feels like a natural evolution for The Designerie.  A social enterprise, which is operated by Enterprise Causeway, it\u2019s committed to supporting small businesses in the arts and creative sector.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All involved are delighted to welcome the creative talent that Belfast School of Art have nurtured and help them grow in their business journey and the team at The Designerie and Makers House will now support them as they showcase their work on the beautiful North Coast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first graduates to show their work will be Bethan McDonnell and Gillian Brownlow, their textile and fashion designs will be a welcome addition to the already diverse offer in Makers House and they join the established team of Linen Lane, Laura McIlveen Photography, Susan Francesca Hunter, Fee McToal Design and of course Taylor Yates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jayne Taggart, Chief Executive of Enterprise Causeway said the partnership with Ulster University was another step in the journey of The Designerie\u2019s creative space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe collaboration with Ulster University is hugely exciting and brings yet another cohort of creatives \u2013this time with a focus on up and coming talent,\u201d she explained. \u201cThis fits so perfectly with our purpose\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration reflects Ulster University\u2019s commitment to student and graduate employability and the growth of support initiatives for further developing enterprise and self-employment as viable career options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackie Smyth, Ulster University Careers Consultant said, \u201cThe development of the residency programme for graduates is reflective of the changing economic landscape that many of our graduates will enter and this is a great example of the support programmes now in place for those seeking self-employment opportunities\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louise O\u2019Boyle, Head of School – Belfast School of Art, has championed this collaboration due to the significant impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the creative sector, she said \u201cour graduates will really benefit from this additional support and will thrive in this creative environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Designerie is a beautiful space and has such really lovely, interesting products in it,\u201d she said. \u201cFor the graduates to be able to speak to the buying public in a very different type of workplace will be invaluable for them.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louise is looking forward to the mentorship Enterprise Causeway will provide the team in terms of business acumen \/ support and with the retail environment Makers House provides and the skills of the creatives and team on site \u201cYou couldn\u2019t have asked for a better launch pad\u201d for our graduates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leeanne Irwin, Business Manager at The Designerie said the collaboration is something all involved are really excited about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe graduates will gain valuable experience from the established team in Makers House from product development to making your pieces commercially viable,\u201d she explained. \u201cThis will include merchandising and engaging with customers. It will help them showcase their products to a wide range of customers and ensure they are able to grow their business.  All in the supportive environment of The Designerie where the team are always on hand for advice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will be great news for The Designerie\u2019s customers, the new addition of creatives to Makers House will give more options in terms of products and of course they\u2019ll be able to meet the people behind the products and talk to them about their creative journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chief Executive of Enterprise Causeway, Ms Taggart said this was the next step in the evolution of The Designerie, with the \u00a34m investment in regenerating The Old Court House to a new state of the art creative space, on the horizon it\u2019s very exciting times for all concerned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Designerie has established itself as a destination for the customer looking for something special and unique and the Ulster University graduates will get to be part of this incredible journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out more about Enterprise Causeway and The Designerie visit: <\/strong>enterprisecauseway.co.uk<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>thedesignerie.co.uk\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Graduates to exhibit as part of exiting creative team in Makers House\u00a0 Ulster University graduates from Belfast School of Art are set to showcase their work in Makers House at The Designerie in Bushmills.  This partnership feels like a natural evolution for The Designerie.  A social enterprise, which is operated by Enterprise Causeway, it\u2019s committed … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19532"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19536,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19532\/revisions\/19536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}