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INTERIOR
DESIGN TUTORS |
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Tara
Kenny, B.A. In. Des. In.Int
Arc
Experience:
Tara
has a BA in Design in
Interior Architecture
her qualifications,
enthusiasm and vast
design experience have
been the combination to
her successful design
path. Her experience
within the Domestic and
Commercial Design
Industry extends over
ten years. She was an
Associate Interior
Designer with an RIAI
Dublin based
Architectural
Consultancy, successive
to this she practiced as
an Senior Interior
Architect with a firm
specialising in designs
of Hotels, Bars and
Restaurants on an
International basis. In
more recent times Tara
developed her own
freelance design
portfolio where she was
the principal designer
on site developments
from inception through
to completion; these
projects covered
Conservation /
Refurbishment of
Protected Structures,
turnkey new build
developments for Main
Contractors, and
domestic new build for
private clients.
Tara is currently the
Programme Leader for
Interior Design with
Limperts Academy of
Design.
Education:
Building Energy
Regulations Certificate
BA in Design in Interior
Architecture
Diploma Interior Design
Associate Diploma
Interior Design
2D & 3D Computer Aided
Design Certificate |
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Sara
Fenn, BDes (Hons) Interior
Architecture
Experience:
Sara
has over 8 years
experience working in
the interior design
industry. A freelance
designer, currently
based in central London,
her most recent
positions have been
concentrated on the
leisure sector, working
largely on the
refurbishment of bars
and restaurants. In the
past she has done a
three year stint at a
retail design
consultancy, which
involved developing
brand identities for
retail spaces throughout
Europe. She also has
substantial residential
and commercial
experience.
Sara is keen to be
involved in all aspects
of the interior design
process, working closely
with architects,
contractors, furniture &
lighting designers,
taking a scheme from
concept through planning
and detailing to FF&E
and completion.
Sara is currently a
tutor for home study and
night class.
Education:
BDes (Hons) Interior
Architecture, Napier
University, Edinburgh. |
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Siobhan Murphy, H.Dip Ind.Design, BDes Hons, HND Int. Arch, MIDI
Experience:
Siobhán has a total of seven years work experience within the Commercial Design Industry from working with Shop Fitting Specialists to Bar Fit-Out Specialists to Sustainable Architectural Practices and more recently she has worked with a Design and Architecture Consultancy as a Senior Interior Architect. Siobhan studied the HND Interior Design and Architecture home study course with Limperts Academy of Design and found this to be an excellent springboard into the Commercial Design Industry thus allowing her take on projects on Hotels, Pubs, Restaurants, Leisure Centres, Health Spas and Offices. One of her largest projects being the Hunting Lodge on the grounds of Castle Leslie, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan.
In addition to her experience and educational background in Interior Design, Siobhán is also a fully qualified Industrial Designer which she finds to be a great asset in terms of broadening her skills as an Interior Designer. “Often as Interior Designers we are called upon to design furniture, lighting, window dressings etc. and it is at this point that my Industrial Design experience kicks in”
Education:
Higher Diploma Industrial Design, IT Carlow
Certificate Interior Design, Dublin Institute of Design
Honours Degree Industrial Design, IT Carlow
HND Interior Design and Architecture, Limperts Academy of Design
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Marcus Newman, B.A. In. Des.
In.Int Arc
Experience:
Marcus
founded ‘Marcus Newman
Designs’ in 2003 and as
director he is chief
contributor to all
projects. A previous
career in project
management with firms
such as Irish Life, KBC
Bank, Bank of Scotland
[Ireland] and Prudential
Europe have given Marcus
extensive project
management experience
which works in tandem
with his creative
ability.
Marcus’s passion for
design is fuelled by his
love of modern culture,
history, fashion,
furniture and
architecture. He
believes excellence
stems from good choices,
dedication and
determination which
ultimately lead to the
creation of inspiring
spaces in which we live,
work and play.
Marcus is accredited
with a Degree in
Interior Architecture
and Conceptual Design
and he is a professional
member of the Interiors
Association of Ireland [IAI].
Marcus is currently a
tutor for home study.
Education:
BA in Design in
Interior Architecture
2D & 3D Computer Aided
Design Certificate
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IMAGE AND
FASHION STYLING TUTORS |
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Nichola Kinch N.D.D, B.Des, ARI Dip
Experience:
Nichola has 14 years
experience in the fashion
industry and is a qualified
fashion designer. She has
worked as a designer and
buyer in the areas of
womenswear, menswear,
jeanswear and childrenswear,
for many well known designer
and high street brands in
Ireland and the UK.
In her most recent design
role she climbed to Head of
Design for a fashion house
with numerous brands where
she directed a whole team of
designers in directional
range planning and trend
forecasting for three
separate womenswear
collections.
She has styled photoshoots
and fashion shows, predicted
trends and travelled all
over the world as a buyer.
She also has experience in
merchandising, display,
fashion illustration,
garment construction and
styling.
Nichola has been the Image
and Fashion Programme Leader
at Limperts Academy for over
4 years; she is currently on
leave.
Education:
Limerick College of Art
and Design, Honours
Fashion Design Diploma
National College of Art
and Design Dublin,
Honours Fashion Design
Degree
Nuova Academia di Belle
Arti, Milan, fashion
placement scholarship
Irish Fashion Industry
Federation, fashion
business and marketing
Honours Associate
Diploma in Interior
Design
National University of
Ireland, Honours
Certificate in Training
and Continuing Education
FAS registered Trainer |
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Melanie Kinmonth-Cronin, H.
Dip. Fashion
Experience:
Melanie completed her
fashion design studies in
the Grafton Academy of Dress
Design in Dublin. She
graduated in 2005 and spent
the past 4 years working in
a clothing design and
manufacturers based in
Ireland. She worked first as
Pattern Maker, then
Designer, for High Street
stores such as Topshop,
Oasis, Awear, ASOS and
Wallis. Part of the job was
to interpret seasonal
trends, create mood boards
and colour palettes for
buyers and travel to source
new fabrics and trims. She
spent a lot of time at
Vintage fairs, sourcing
Vintage garments and trims
that could be updated to
suit modern trends.
She worked in fashion retail
while in college, as a Sales
Advisor and also Visual
Merchandiser. She has styled
fashion shows and made
garments for private
clients. For the past 4
years, she has also been a
Third Level Fashion lecturer
in areas such as Pattern
Drafting and Garment
Assembly. Melanie is
currently the acting
Programme Leader for all the
Image and Fashion courses.
Education:
Grafton Academy of Dress
Design, H. Dip. Fashion.
International
Baccalaureate in Art,
Honours.
Modaris Pattern Drafting
System, Certificate. |
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Sinead Doyle, B.Des, MA
Experience:
Over the last five years
Sinead has worked in
Dublin, London and
Venice in areas a varied
as childrenswear (The
Little Nut Tree) and
couture (Atelier Nicolao)
and has won several
fashion design awards.In
August 2008 she launched
her own label Sinéad
Doyle Design, a luxury
women’s daywear label,
at Motorola Dublin
Fashion Week and the
label is currently
stocked nationwide. She
is currently an image
and fashion styling
tutor at Limperts
Academy of Design.
www.sineaddoyle.com
Education:
Limerick College of Art
and Design, Bachelor of
Design, honors Degree
London College of Fashion,
Masters in Fashion Design
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Victoria Cumming, B.Des (Hons)
Experience:
Victoria Cumming is a
freelance stylist, based
in London. She has
worked on many diverse
projects within the
creative industry;
including editorial and
commercial fashion
shoots, music promos and
television. Her
commercial clients have
included Microsoft,
Sony, Polydor Records
and Sony Music, Coco de
Mer and MTV. Her
editorial work has
included contributions
to magazines such as
Vogue Pelle, Thirt3 Fou4
and Flux. Victoria has
worked with numerous
artists in the music
industry including The
Futureheads, The
Maccabees and Pink
Floyd.
www.victoriacumming.co.uk
Education:
London College of
Fashion - HND Fashion
Styling and Photography
Duncan of Jordanstone
College of Art - B DES (Hons)
Degree Printed Textiles |
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LANDSCAPE AND
GARDEN DESIGN TUTORS |
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Deirdre Prince MLA Dip Arch
Tech
Experience:
Deirdre has
worked in the landscape
and architecture
industry for over 20
years and has worked on
a variety of landscape
projects, from work on
the landscaping
masterplan in the K
Club, Straffan, Co.
Kildare to landscape
masterplanning of large
scale residential and
commercial development
schemes. She has been
involved in the
landscape and visual
analysis of
Environmental Impact
Assessments of these
projects, and landscape
conservation reports.
She has also designed
the landscaping on a
number of large scale
residential
developments.
In previous years, she
has worked on the Sean
O’Casey Bridge, Dublin,
Dundalk Courthouse, Co.
Louth, Fingal County Hall
Civic Offices in Swords and
the Croke Park Stadium
Re-Development.
She has her own landscape
and garden design practice
and has been involved in
many large scale commercial
projects and domestic
residential gardens from
sketch design to completion
on site.
www.deirdreprince.ie
Deirdre is currently the
Head Tutor for the Landscape
and Garden Design course for
both home study and
classroom students.
Education:
Dublin Institute of
Technology, Diploma in
Architectural Technology
University College Dublin,
MA Landscape Architecture |
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