#IrelandPeachy #UpCork Peachy Deegan was a Cork Resident! MAKING IN 2025 The annual gathering of world-renowned creative voices
Exploring COMMON – A Celebration of Shared Practices
5 - 6 September 2025
Joseph Walsh Studio - Fartha, County Cork, Ireland
Joseph Walsh's Magnus Rinn in the making, © Norman Wilcox
Making In, the annual gathering of renowned creative voices in celebration of making, returns from 5 to 6 September 2025 to Fartha, the home and studio of internationally acclaimed designer Joseph Walsh. Now in its 8th edition, the event brings together artists, designers, musicians, architects and thinkers from around the world for a unique programme of conversations, performances and encounters. More than an event, Making In has become an international platform where craftsmanship, innovation, and cultural dialogue converge.
This year’s edition is anchored in the theme COMMON — a term that invites reflection on notions of shared space, mutual responsibility, and collective imagination. What do we hold in common as makers, communities, and cultures? In an age marked by fragmentation, how can the act of making become a means of reconnection — to one another, to materials? These questions will unfold over the course of two days, through a constellation of voices and perspectives — artistic, ecological, spiritual, and material.
“There is nothing more commonplace than making. Everyone has had the experience of creating something, even if only as a child. It is a truly universal experience. Yet making can also show us what human capability looks like at its absolute zenith. Across this whole spectrum—from the everyday to the extraordinary—there is challenge, discovery, and meaning. We’ll explore this territory once again at Making In.” — Glenn Adamson, Moderator of Making In.
Conversations and roundtables with contributions by
Humberto Campana, Estúdio Campana, designer, Brazil ;
Gus Casely-Hayford, V&A East, museum director & cultural historian, UK ;
Zita Cobb, Shorefast, social entrepreneur & innkeeper, Canada ;
Tarlach de Blácam, Inis Meáin Knitting Company, textile artisan & founder, Ireland ;
Olivier Gabet, Musée du Louvre, decorative arts curator, France ;
Hella Jongerius, Jongeriuslab, designer, Netherlands ;
Miloš Karadaglić, classical guitarist, Montenegro ;
Javier Marín, sculptor, Mexico ;
Sheila O’Donnell & John Tuomey, O’Donnell + Tuomey, architects, Ireland ;
Rory O’Connell, Ballymaloe Cookery School, chef & cooking teacher, Ireland ;
Frère Paolo, Abbaye Saint-Benoît d’En Calcat, monk & craftsman,France ;
Cloé Pitiot, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, design curator, France ;
Martin Rauch, Lehm Ton Erde, earthen architect & builder, Austria ;
Oliver Schurmann, Mount Venus Nursery, plantsman & garden designer, Ireland ;
Peter Ward, Country Choice, food artisan & grocer, Ireland ;
Osamu Yokoyama, artist (bamboo sculpture), Japan
Making In, an annual gathering hosted by Joseph Walsh Studio
Making In is a non-profit cultural programme hosted at Fartha in County Cork, Ireland. Founded in 2017 by designer Joseph Walsh, whose vision and practice have shaped the event from its inception, it was conceived as a platform to celebrate and interrogate the act of making in all its forms. Rooted in a local context yet international in scope, it has established itself as a place where creative communities gather to exchange knowledge, spark collaborations, and inspire future generations.
Fartha — whose name derives from the Gaelic word for mound — is located in County Cork on the edge of Europe. It is where Joseph Walsh grew up, where he lives, and where he established his studio and workshop in 1999. Over the past 26 years, the site has evolved into an internationally recognised centre for design and craft, home to a team of artisans working at the cutting edge of their disciplines. Its grounds feature monumental works and experimental structures such as Passage House, Stone Vessel, and Hedge Theatre, conceived by Joseph Walsh and created in collaboration with O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects. Since 2017, it has hosted Making In annually. It is both the physical setting and the living expression of Joseph Walsh’s design philosophy, where material exploration, craftsmanship, and architectural experimentation come together in a deeply personal and public gesture.
Making In 2024 © Ruth Connolly
