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TWIGGY ON THE CATWALK Joe Hogan


Joe Hogan has been making traditional baskets at Loch na Fooey in Co Galway since 1978. In 2011, he collaborated with whimsical Irish designer Joanne Hynes on a series of hats for her collection showing at London Fashion Week. The resulting fusion of high fashion and craft brought basketmaking to new heights and a new audience. He has been making artistic pieces since 2000 and the rustic forms of his artistic baskets featuring found wood from the bogs near his home sit perfectly with the latest hygge-inspired interiors trends. Joe is a fi rm believer in mastering the


traditional skills before moving forward with them: “I am not critical of innovation as an idea or in practice, even when it seems to have departed from tradition altogether,” he says. “What I am arguing


is that an external pressure on people to innovate can be detrimental since it can lead to work where the energy or moving force is not deeply felt. I also believe, at least in the case of basketmaking, that it takes a good deal of time to develop a mastery of the willow and that people should be encouraged to develop skills thoroughly.” When it comes to the driving force


behind his artistic work, Joe says, “We must, as Kahlil Gibran suggested, charge everything we make with a breath of our own spirit. Having explored the traditional indigenous baskets of Ireland deeply I felt ready to use the wonderful techniques and ideas found in them in a new way. I do not think there needs to be any confl ict between traditional and innovative methods.” joehoganbaskets.com


PUSHING BOUNDARIES Fiadh Durham


Instagram has been an infl uential platform for the resurgence of popularity and interest in traditional crafts, with its visual leaning lending itself to displaying work and building an international following. Nowadays you can fi nd macramé and contemporary embroidery art sitting comfortably in Instagram feeds alongside photos from fashion infl uencers and the work of contemporary artists. Fiadh Durham, of Fiadh Woven Design in Dingle,


Co Kerry, uses the medium of Instagram to display how her inspirations, taken from explorations in the surrounding countryside, translate into textile. Her side-by-side images of inspiration and fi nished products are the perfect showcase of how directly she translates the colours of nature. “We need to make weaving a thing of the future rather than


the past,” she says. “I believe that this is achievable by respecting and learning the craft from the masters and using design and creativity to make something new and exciting.” Fiadh’s signature scarves are beloved by style mavens in fashion, media and music


circles. The designer is passionate about pushing the boundaries of what can be done with weaving, and is expanding her range, with the latest additions, including a kimono-style garment, gaining rave reviews. fi adh.ie


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