Kilkenny Design Centre
- Kilkenny Design CentreCastle Yard, Kilkenny
Leading the next generation of Irish design is the foundation of Kilkenny Design. Since their inception, their purpose and mission has been tightly interwoven with supporting, promoting, and elevating Irish makers & designers.
Kilkenny Design was established in 1963 by the Irish government at Kilkenny Design Centre in the heartland of Ireland, Kilkenny City. Craftspeople were invited from around the world to Kilkenny Design Centre to share their skills and work collaboratively with the community to help develop novice Irish crafters into self-sufficient entrepreneurs.
Today, Kilkenny Design is a family-run business with 18 stores nationwide including two Christy’s Gift Stores and a global ecommerce store with a thriving international customer base.