Organisations: We help you support your Design & Craft clients
For local & national organisations, local authorities, regional development agencies and other bodies
Suzanne May and Florence Magee are the founders of Designlinks Ireland. We have 40 years of combined experience in delivering programmes and supports to the Design & Craft sector, from start-ups to established businesses and Design & Craft communities.
We develop our programmes around each organisations’ needs. Our training sessions (physical and/or online) are designed to be interactive , motivating and accessible. We use a workshop format to ensure maximum involvement with participants.
As trained designers and former craft business owners, we have built a reputation in the design community of delivering content that is sector- relevant and up-to -date, including insider market information and design trends.
We create accessible, engaging and actionable programmes that resonate with Design & Craft clients. We have been honing our learning and development techniques for over 40 years, delivering more than 400 training sessions, over 1000 mentoring / coaching assignments, and leading 20 overseas trade missions.
Training Programmes We offer a wide range of training from short focused presentations to fully-managed programmes that are specifically created for the Design & Craft sector and are tailored to the needs of the participants.
Mentoring , individual task driven training & Coaching We offer an motivating and empathic service which can be developed into full coaching
Research & Evaluation We know the Design sector and can contribute to your planned policies, projects with full support , evaluation & research services resulting in comprehensive actionable reports
Seminars & events Including Programme Management, content delivery , speaker recruitment , registration and PR support , event management physical and online
Curation We offer curation services tailored to your needs
National & overseas trade visits We can plan & lead trade visits for groups to visit international markets & trade shows
Designlinks Ireland brings together a unique combination of practical experience and rigorous business expertise. We believe that we offer something that few others can offer:
We have both experienced growing design businesses and continue to bring a practitioner’s outlook to our programmes.
We have a working knowledge of disciplines and processes used by clients in the Craft & Design sector
We understand the complexities of running a small and micro business and bring empathy and relevance to our training and support.
We have strong experience in supporting craft and design companies to Export
We continually refresh and update our own learning and keep abreast of international trends
