IRELAND – DUBLIN /
16–20 SEPTEMBER 2026
The Design Week in the heart of Dublin
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About Dublin Design Week
SHOWCASING DUBLIN’S VIBRANT ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN COMMUNITY.
Booking opens July 31.
Design Week Dublin (DWD), in partnership with Range Rover, is back, taking place September 16-20 2026, and encompassing an exciting programme of events showcasing Dublin’s architecture and design community.
Founded by Jane and Sarah McDonnell, co-founders of THE GLOSS Magazine and THE GLOSS Interiors, DWD is a unifying gathering where designers, architects and fashion designers bring creativity to life in the city and a design-curious audience enjoys the engaging programme of events.
The work of exceptional Irish architects, interior designers and creators on the national and international stage is explored, along with the inspiring work of international guest speakers. There are talks by leading design champions, spaces to explore, design and fashion conversations and panel discussions, as well as plenty of opportunities to network with the design community over coffee or cocktails.
Some of the exciting participants include design icon Jasper Conran, award-winning architects O’Donnell + Tuomey and Níall McLaughlin, interior designers Róisín Lafferty, Brian Woulfe, Susan McGowan, Sara Cosgrove and Geri O’Toole, garden designer Diarmuid Gavin, fashion designer Maria Grachvogel.
DWD will take place at the anchor location of Anantara The Marker Dublin and The Malt House, both in Dublin’s Grand Canal Quay area, as well as in exciting satellite spaces, showrooms and studios throughout the capital. Event booking opens July 31.
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WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 11.15AM – 12.30PM
JASPER CONRAN
Design Talk: The Malt House, Grand Canal Quay
A LIFE IN DESIGN: Jasper Conran on design DNA, his career in fashion, his genius for interiors, and his new collection of exquisitely decorated hotels
WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 3PM – 4.30PM
GERI O’TOOLE
Design Talk: The Malt House, Grand Canal Quay
SOUL LED: A visual journey maps Geri O’Toole’s artistic upbringing to designing inviting luxury spaces
WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 5.45PM – 7PM
MARIA GRACHVOGEL
Design Talk: The Malt House, Grand Canal Quay
THE WORLD OF MARIA GRACHVOGEL: The celebrated fashion designer takes an architectural approach to fashion
THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 9.45AM – 11AM
SARA COSGROVE
Design Talk: The Malt House, Grand Canal Quay
ALL ABOUT THE FLOW: Joined-up thinking is at the heart of Sara Cosgrove’s high-functioning residential schemes
THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 12.15AM – 1.30PM
DESIGN ROUND TABLE
The Malt House, Grand Canal Quay
INTERIOR DESIGN ROUND TABLE: Meet interior designers Geri O’Toole, Maria Fenlon, Eilish Rickard, Susan McGowan, Louise Rankin and Grania Murray
THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 5.45PM – 7PM
SHOPPING FOR VINTAGE
The Malt House, Grand Canal Quay
AN EYE FOR THE ORIGINAL: Killian McNulty, Suzie McAdam and Amanda Pratt reveal the secret to sourcing vintage and antique furniture for truly original interiors
FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 9.45AM – 11AM
RÓISÍN LAFFERTY
Design Talk: Anantara The Marker, Grand Canal Quay
BOLD MOVES: Róisín Lafferty’s new interior design gallery, bespoke furniture and lighting collections and exciting collabs
SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 12.15PM – 1.30PM
BRIAN WOULFE
Design Talk: Anantara The Marker, Grand Canal Quay
SYMPHONY OF SPACE: Brian Woulfe’s training as a classical pianist has influenced the harmony he brings to his interior design work
SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 9.45AM – 11AM
FASHION CONVERSATIONS
Anantara The Marker, Grand Canal Quay
Join Louise Kennedy, Sharon Hoey of AndTate, Anna Guerin of The Landskein, Eileen Shields and Lucy Downes for a Fashion Conversation with coffee
SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 12.15PM – 1.30PM
DIARMUID GAVIN
Design Talk: Anantara The Marker, Grand Canal Quay
RADICAL GREENING: Diarmuid Gavin makes the case to go all out on vegetation for pleasure and the planet
SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 5.45PM – 7PM
O’DONNELL + TUOMEY ARCHITECTS
Design Talk: Anantara The Marker, Grand Canal Quay
IN CONVERSATION: Discover V&A East and other exciting projects by award-winning Irish architects O’Donnell + Tuomey
A FIRST FOR DUBLIN
Every international Design Week reflects the DNA of the city.
We love Dublin’s pioneering spirit, its gregarious energy and its beauty, and we are inspired by its past and excited for its future.
To celebrate the visionary creatives, designers and architects who continue to propel the city forward, Design Week Dublin (DWD), in partnership with Range Rover, will take place from Wednesday September 16 – Sunday September 20 2026.
The main hub for the event is Dublin’s impressive docklands, with anchor venues of Anantara The Marker Dublin and the historic Malt House building on Grand Canal Quay.
Architecture
Award-winning architects and drivers of exciting change meeting the needs and expectations of the city’s inhabitants, encourage us to look at the city with new eyes.
Interior Design
Notable interior designers and tastemakers, working on the national and international stage, share their insights into creating beautiful spaces in which to live.
Furniture Design
Designers and makers communicate their vision for living with good design and explain how their design process creates new possibilities in material and form.
Fashion Design
First-hand testimony from Dublin-based fashion designers, their career path and challenges, the designing and producing, themes and inspiration behind their work.