03/11/2025
Pulled Studio presents The Common Pot, a week-long celebration of the Kilkenny Design Workshops (KDW) for Irish Design Week 2025, exploring how design connects people, food, and culture.
The programme combines public talks, social gatherings, and workshops, inviting the public to engage with how graphic design and food traditions shape shared experiences. It will see the production of a series of Risograph printed recipes cards and a commemorative screenprinted tea towel honouring the legacy of KDW and two of its influential figures, renowned designers Patrick Scott and Oisín Kelly.
The programme unfolds through two open calls that bring the public and designers together in a collaborative exchange.
Firstly, the public is invited to share their most cherished one-pot recipes - simple, home-cooked dishes that bring comfort and connection. From these submissions, Pulled Studio will select six recipes that reflect the diverse traditions of Ireland’s long-established and new communities.
In parallel, six designers will be selected to take part in a collaborative design and print workshop, responding to the chosen recipes and reinterpreting their stories into a vibrant set of Risograph-printed recipe cards.
During Irish Design Week, 17-21 November, the full programme looks like this:
🌶Mon 17 Nov: Talk by Muireann Charlton, Lecturer at ATU Sligo, titled A 20th Century Design Movement in Ireland: Kilkenny Design Workshops, Exhibitions 1965–1984 | ATU Sligo (Public event)
🍒Mon 17 Nov: Opening gathering and VoKü (VolxKüche), a communal meal revealing the selected recipes and introducing the participating designers | ATU Sligo (Public event)
🍓Tue 18 & Wed 19 Nov: Collaborative Design for Risograph Printing workshops (Open Call)
🍅Fri 21st: Closing Showcase | Yeats Building (Public event)
See link in bio for full details on all events and to make a submission if you wish to participate as a designer or to have your recipe featured.