Exhibition

Client: Irish Embassy Berlin (part of Zeitgeistirland 24)

Dates: August 2024

Category: Drawing and Exhibition

Exhibition in collaboration with Steven McNamara, ROJI. Drawing in collaboration with Paula Granda Ojeda.

Table Service was part of Zeitgeist Irland 24, an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany. 

www.zeitgeistirland24.com

Table Service is a joint exhibition that presents the design process behind Urban Mirror alongside Hold, a collection of objet d’art designed by Ireland-based studio ROJI. It took place in Köln – a place twined with the city of Cork, which is the site of our Urban Mirror sculpture.

Urban Mirror was the result of an invited design competition by Cork City Council (Ireland) for their new Island City Sculpture Trail. Our winning submission was completed in autumn 2023. The presentation in Cologne exhibited the design process behind this public artwork, including working drawings and models as well as photos of the completed project in Cork.  We also presented a new 10×3 metre drawing describing the area in Cork city where Urban Mirror is located.

Hold is a collection of playful, functional forms designed by Steven McNamara of ROJI. It is the result of a self-directed project, whereby Steven explored his insights into the capabilities of Irish craftspeople, having curated and showcased the best of Irish craft and design in Ireland and internationally since founding ROJI in 2012. The objects were developed through an iterative process that centred around commissioning many of Ireland’s leading craftspeople to produce prototypes.

Table Service was facilitated by the Städtepartnerschaft Köln-Cork