Tracy Fahey MIDI becomes Immediate Past President, Barry Sheehan MIDI becomes President and Damian Cranney MIDI becomes President Elect at the IDI AGM held in Griffith College on the 5th of April 2008.
Institute of Designers in Ireland AGM in 2008
The 35th Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Designers in Ireland was held on Saturday the 5th of April 2008 in Griffith College Dublin, Dublin 8.
After an immensely successful year, Tracy Fahey passed the IDI Presidential medal onto Barry Sheehan. Barry Sheehan is Managing Director of Sharc Design and Sheehan Architects. An Architect by Profession, Barry has been involved in the design of numerous projects from graphics and multimedia through to product design and architecture.
Barry has served on the Council of the IDI since 2003. He is a member of several different design organisations and is also Vice Chairman of Design Ireland. Barry has been closely involved in DesignWeek since 2002 and is keen to increase the profile and range of the events across the island. As President Barry hopes to focus on the relevance of the IDI to Members and Society and to put in place a strategy to increase membership of the IDI.
In addition to being a practicing designer Barry is a guest lecturer and critic at several Colleges and Design courses throughout Ireland. He is a regular commentator on Design matters in the national media.
Barry can be contacted on +353 87 259 2546 or barry@sheehan.ie
The AGM saw the appointment of a new President-Elect Damian Cranney MIDI, who is founder and managing director of Frank - a design and communications business based in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter. A Masters graduate in Design Management, Damian has spent much of career to date bridging design practice and communications strategy. Having worked in London and then Dublin for a number of years Damian returned to his native Belfast in 2004 to establish Frank. Damian served on council as Design Management representative between 2001-03 during his tenure in Dublin and last year set up a team to bring ‘Design Week’ to Belfast. As President Elect, Damian hopes to grow the Institute’s student and professional membership in Belfast and establish Design Week as a regular event on Belfast’s cultural calendar.
Damian can be contacted at 048 9024 1033 or damian@frankbelfast.com
Download the IDI Annual Report 2007
Barry Sheehan MIDI, President
Damian Cranney MIDI, President-Elect
Barry Sheehan presents Tracy Fahey with a bouquet.
The IDI is happy to announce the appointment of Council 2008:
Council 2007
President: Barry Sheehan MIDI
President Elect: Damian Cranney MIDI
Immediate Past President: Tracy Fahey MIDI
Honorary Treasurer: Celine Cummins MIDI
Honorary Secretary: Selma Harrington MIDI
IDI Executive Officer: Rachael Murtagh
Section Representatives:
Exhibition & Interior: Eunan Byrne MIDI, Chao Chen MIDI & Barry McCabe MIDI
Product Design: Arthur Duff MIDI & John Walsh MIDI
Fashion & Textiles: Barbara Jennings MIDI
Design Education: Kieran Corcoran MIDI & Derek McGarry MIDI
New Media: Karen Hanratty MIDI & Derek Brady MIDI
Visual Communications: Barry Bodeker MIDI & Ian Sorenson MIDI
Theatre, Stage, TV: Carol Coffey MIDI
Design Management: Martin Gaffney MIDI.
Thank you to the following members of Council 2007 who are stepping down
from the following positions:
Past President 2007: Cameron Ross MIDI
Hon. Treasurer: Sean McNulty
Design Education: Deirdre Doherty MIDI
Design Management: Andrew Bradley MIDI
Product Design: Breda Haugh MIDI
Fashion & Textiles: Angela Woods MIDI
Exhibition & Interior Design: Maria MacVeigh MIDI
Visual Communications: Paul Kelly MIDI