Sneak preview of my new Autumn Winter scarves. Wrap up for winter in this cosy cashmere paintbox of colour. The new rainbow scarf will match every outfit. Check out the shop for more info.
Lots more to follow!
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Volvo Ocean Race Fashion Show
I’m really excited about spending the week down in Galway as part of the Style Platform at the Volvo Ocean race. My work will be available to buy for the next 9 days in the Fashion pavillion in the Global Village. There will be lots of nautical inspired Knits for sale all week!
When : Sat 30th June to Sun 8th July – 10am to 8pm every day
On Friday July 6th, 2012 Galway city will play host to the ultra glamorous Volvo International Design Collective Fashion Show, with a glittering fashion show which will take place in the Global Arena in The Global Village. I will also be showing 6 new one-off hand crocheted pieces from Spring/Summer 2012!
Cashmere Sample Sale in my new studio!
I have moved to a new studio at Atelier 27 above Om Diva, 27 Drury Street, Dublin 2.
Next weekend I am holding a sample sale to celebrate the move with up to 50% off a selection of colourful cashmere pieces. There are also three floors of gorgeous fashion, jewellery and vintage to check out, so drop in for a look!
Date and time:
Fri 15th, Sat 16th & Sun 17th June
12 – 6pm
Or by appointment:
(086) 891 6560
info@heatherfinn.com
Fashion Showcase in The g Hotel
Fashion Showcase – Headlined by some of the most exciting Irish designers & milliners
Join the g Hotel for an enticing evening of goodwill and glamour in aid of Galway Hospice, ISPCC and NBCRI on Wednesday 16th May 2012.
Designers
Una Burke, Jennifer Rothwell, Heidi Higgins, Heather Finn, Claire O’Connor, Ted Baker, Martha Lynn, Mark T. Burke, Edel Ramberg, Fiona Mangan & Carol Kennelly
Presented by Karen Koster of TV3 Xpose
New Photoshoot for Spring / Summer 2012
I am very excited to welcome in Spring with a new collection and photoshoot!
This colourful collection is inspired by the West of Ireland and Connemara’s shifting light, and is awash with spots and stripes of vivid hues and areas of warm, rich, luxuriant texture. Come alive again this Spring!
Available now Online and in the newly refitted Project 51, South William Street, Dublin, and from selected boutiques.
Photographer Al Higgins
Stylist Ruth Griffin
Model Tara Barden
Make-up Marina Crean
New scarves available now online!
I have a new selection of scarves available now in my online Shop. Using vivid statement colours and Connemara inspired textures in luxuriant Italian cashmere and lambswool, there are scarves for both men and women.
Have a look at the new range here!
Higgins praises creativity at craft Showcase
A photo of one of my pieces was in The Irish Times to day (and on the Irish Times website) taken yesterday at The Showcase Fashion Show.
‘PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins yesterday joined the Crafts Council of Ireland in urging people to seize opportunities offered by the booming craft industry. Opening Showcase 2012 – Ireland’s Creative Expo at the RDS, Mr Higgins said “post-hedge funds”people were “once again beginning to value skill and craftsmanship”. He praised the 450 exhibitors at the expo saying they combined traditional designs with “new materials, new applications” in what was “a celebration of creativity”.
Included in the exhibition are emerging and established Irish brands from Tipperary Crystal, to design-led fashion and knitwear, jewellery, gifts and interiors. Some 5,500 buyers are expected to attend the exhibition which runs until Wednesday, with orders expected to be worth in the region of €20 million. It was, the President said, “a tribute to those who refused to be defeated by the economic downturn”.’
My piece is the black dress, you can see it more clearly here.
Read the rest of the article here.
Craft gets cool
I got a mention by Deirdre McQuillan in an article in the Irish Times on the fashion for Knitwear among Irish designers. ‘Our current crop of needle-wielding creatives include Heather Finn, who has an unmatched sense of colour…’
Heather Finn on Nationwide
Recently I was included in a feature on Irish designers on RTÉ’s Nationwide. They filmed models wearing my knits walking along the Royal Canal near my studio. Broadcast 2nd January 2012.
Sneak Peek for Showcase
Sneak Peek at work from the new photoshoot for Creative Island at Showcase Ireland this January.
‘Showcase, Ireland’s Creative Expo is now the foremost place to discover unique, design-led fashion and knitwear, jewellery, craft, gift and interiors, finds you won’t unearth at any other international show.
Now in its 36th year, the show has gone back to its roots – celebrating the essence of Ireland. Inspired by our landscape and heritage 350 of the country’s leading designers, manufacturers and craftspeople pay homage to our heritage. Visit Creative Island to meet the artisans exhibiting at the show.’
