Cóilín Ó'Dubhghaill is a silversmith based in Sheffield, who trained at Grennan Mill craft school and Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 1996. He subsequently worked as a designer for industry in India, the Philippines, and the UK, and set up a workshop in Kilkenny, Ireland. In 1998, he moved to Tokyo, to study in the metalwork department at the National University of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo Geidai), receiving a doctorate in 2005.

KeyPiece was a combined public exhibition and research event bringing together leading metalworking practitioners and their work in November 2009.

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On 24th October 2019, an alumni and stakeholder reception will kick-start an exciting series of exhibitions that will showcase design in Hong Kong, starting with a special celebration of the University’s own artists, designers and makers.

A Sheffield hallmark

Lecturer on the BA(Hons) Fashion Management and Communication degree course at Sheffield Hallam University

Staff profile for Andrew Marsh

The brooches pictured belong to a series of over 100, made for The Campaign for Objects in Purgatory. They were given to contributors to the Objects in Purgatory exhibition (Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery 2011) in exchange for contributing their story or drawing of an uncherished gift. The project has been initiated and developed by designer Julia Keyte.

Exploring traditional Japanese alloys and patination at Sheffield Hallam University

My article-based PhD contributes to research on design and sustainable consumption, by exploring how and why we keep things.