Irish Design Week, Day Two: Fashion Design

In Conversation: KidSuper's Colm Dillane and Natalie B. Coleman. 7:30-8:30pm
Design & Crafts Council Ireland, in collaboration with the Institute of Designers in Ireland and the National College of Art & Design, present an exciting conversation between KidSuper's Colm Dillane and award-winning designer Natalie B. Coleman.

About KidSuper

KidSuper was created by Colm Dillane. Although KidSuper is best known as Colm’s clothing label, he prefers to brand all of his creative ventures under this moniker. KidSuper is a creative collective that designs and makes clothes; paints and does art shows; records music; and makes films and music videos, all out of KidSuper’s Brooklyn space.

KidSuper is a platform for Colm’s abounding creativity, and its success has made Colm Dillane an unexpected reference in American fashion. Dillane firmly believes that enthusiasm is contagious, and that whatever you do, giving it the utmost enthusiasm will capture people’s heart. “When you are little, you believe you can do anything and that everything is possible – you’re young and you’re free. KidSuper lives by that philosophy.”

Colm Dillane/KidSuper won the 2021 special Karl Lagerfeld Prize at the prestigious LVMH Prize, the 2022 CDFA /Vogue Fashion Fund, was nominated for the 2022 CFDA American Emerging Designer of the Year Award, then the following year nominated for the 2023 CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year Award. He was invited to guest design the Louis Vuitton Homme Fall/Winter 2023 Collection and entered the BOF100 list in 2023.

Photo Credit: Aaron Kirk

About Natalie B Coleman

Natalie B Coleman is a native of Co. Monaghan, Ireland. Natalie has a BA in Fashion & Design, Limerick School of Art & Design and a MPhil in Philosophy, Trinity College, Dublin. In 2011, Natalie set up a studio and launched her eponymous fashion label. The label has received many industry accolades including recently Irish Tatler Designer, Women of the Year Awards 2019 and Irish Fashion Designer of the Year 2019, 2020, 2023 IDi. Natalie published An Archive with renowned graphic designer Paul Bailey, the book was specially commended at the Best British Book Design and Production Awards and was bought by London College Of Fashion as part of their permanent library. The label was the first Fashion Design Ambassador of Microsoft from 2014-2017 and the label is currently an official design partner of the United Nations Population Fund. Natalie lectures in Fashion and Design at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin.

Design Diplomacy. 6-7pm

Design Diplomacy is a concept developed by Helsinki Design Week, and produces unique, intimate conversations between two creative minds. During the event the international design professional meets an Irish designer over a card game of questions. Visitors will have an opportunity to experience carefully curated and unique conversations as in each situation the interlocutors meet for the first time.

Irish Designer: Richard Malone.

Richard Malone's creative practice spans across various mediums such as sculpture, installation, performance, drawing, costume, and garment making. His work often delves into gendered labor practices to explore themes of queerness, class, place, and otherness. Malone often emphasises the importance of his identity as a "queer, working-class immigrant from rural Ireland." He acknowledges the value of the skills he learned in rural Ireland - including stitching, curtain making, welding, and metal bending.
International Designer: To be announced soon!

Join us at the Royal Irish Academy of Music for an evening filled with inspiring discussions, innovative ideas, and creative collaborations. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about fashion, this event is sure to spark your imagination and ignite your passion for design.

Host or Publisher Design & Crafts Council Ireland