Irish Design Week - Design Diplomacy : Ireland - France Event [fr]

The French Embassy is thrilled to join Irish Design Week and its Design Diplomacy series, connecting creative minds from Ireland and beyond to explore design, culture, and international collaboration.

The Ireland-France event will feature Irish designer Richard Malone in conversation with French designer Jeanne Friot, discussing design-led responses to global environmental challenges.

Richard Malone‘s creative practice spans across various mediums such as sculpture, installation, performance, drawing, costume, and garment making. His work often delves into gendered labor practices to explore themes of queerness, class, place, and otherness. Malone often emphasises the importance of his identity as a “queer, working-class immigrant from rural Ireland.” He acknowledges the value of the skills he learned in rural Ireland – including stitching, curtain making, welding, and metal bending.

Parisian designer Jeanne Friot’s brand champions sustainability and inclusivity, creating made-to-order pieces from upcycled materials. Produced locally at La Caserne, an eco-responsible fashion hub, her designs have dressed icons like Madonna, appeared in Emily in Paris, and include the Joan of Arc-inspired costume for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Born in Paris, Jeanne Friot grew up surrounded by multidisciplinary artists and culture.After an Applied Arts High School Degree, she joined the ESAA Duperré, where she started to link Image, Music, Art and Fashion. She then graduated at the Institut Français de la Mode. Since then, she has been working as a designer for brands like Balenciaga, APC & Kitsune.

Passionate about creating images, she also collaborated as a freelance stylist on editorials with Vogue Italia and Les Inrocks. Jeanne decided to launch her eponymous brand based on very simple values that are close to her. Jeanne Friot is sourced locally: dead stocks, upcycled items. She believes in not over-producing pieces: every item is made on demand. She is an inclusive brand creating items or pieces for customers regardless of gender, size or style. Everything is made in our atelier at La Caserne, an eco-responsible fashion incubator in Paris, or produced locally in France.

The brand is expanding both in France and internationally. Notably, Madonna, outfits for the series Emily in Paris, and the striking Joan of Arc-inspired ensemble worn by the Olympic flag bearer, who rode across the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
www.jeannefriot.com

Tuesday, 12 November, 6pm – 7pm
Royal Irish Academy of Music
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