Wild Design Ireland

It’s with a heavy heart I write this today folks, we are announcing the closure of Wild Design (that lovely little shop in Paul street) on July 8th.

Recently trading in the City Centre had become tricky to say the least. However not to dwell on the woes of small businesses in City Centres, we want to leave on a positive note!

We have had an incredible journey over the years.

We started out 6 years ago with a business model based on soundness, favoring human capital & natural capital and we watched that model growth with pride.

With a shoe string budget and the backing of 21 of Irelands finest & soundest makers we achieved what the bank said was impossible, a profitable business with community at its heart ❤️ From that success and profit we created a local campaign, Green Friday Ireland, that turned global, with countries such as France & Poland taking part in the Green Friday movement. Again on a tiny budget, huge passion and support from Irelands small businesses. We will forever be grateful for all the support.

We watched, with incredible pride, as makers grew from small spare room businesses into house hold names and hope that this growth will long continue. It’s always been our belief that supporting & naturing Ireland creatives is the key to a smart, successful & sustainable domestic economy.

We are most proud of the legacy that will far outlive us all! Our tree planting - with over 1000 trees planted in west cork and 500 across the world ❤️

Absolutely none of this could have been possible without you, our makers and customers ❤️ you are the reason this was all possible, you bought, you backed and you believed 😊 Thank you all 🙏 for allowing all of this to happen, for your continued support and your absolute soundness over the years. It’s been a joy and honor to serve you ❤️

This is not the end of WD, but we will hit pause until October 1st when we will relaunch our website and who knows where we will pop up in the future.
So for now, THANK YOU
Bronwyn, Mary, Jodie, Siomha, Kelly & Fionn x

Our beautiful moon child heads off maternity leave today ❤️ Wishing you all the very best of luck in this next exciting chapter.

Jodie has been my partner in creative crime for years now… We met at a market many moons ago and teamed up for creative adventures! We spent days drinking hot chocolate & dreaming of our creative futures. We spend countless hours chopping, sawing and hammering away at making our own market stalls & taking road trips all over the country promoting our creative businesses. ❤️

In sept 2017, our dreams came to fruition and Jodie began her training as a goldsmith & I opened wild design. After her graduation jodie has been working with us and heads up all aspects of our sister brand ! Which I know so many of you love ❤️ It simply couldn’t be possible without the hard work & effort Jodie has put in! Thank you 🙏

Christmas lights reflecting on the winter swell, Santa is coming, all is well ❤️ Christmas in Kinsale, our best selling festive candle is back by popular demand.

Well folks - it’s the eve of the annual Green Friday campaign 💚 and as always we will be planting a tree for every purchase made within our store tomorrow. A gesture that will be of far greater benefit to our communities and future than any discount code!

We are also making a pledge to show our love for local and spend 50 quid in businesses within 50km of our home? Will you join us? Please share & encourage others to support their local businesses on Green Friday.

Green Friday, for us, has always been about the creation of a smart, successful & sustainable domestic economy. By choosing to spend in our local communities we are choosing to help them thrive and become better places to live, work & play in!

As always thank you & Gra Mor x