In education news, we are delighted to partner with the Education Support Centres in Ireland (ESCI) to develop a suite of CPD programmes to support schools on their Junk Kouture journey, funded by Creative Ireland. Dr Siobhan Kavanagh, Chairperson of the ESCI facilitated an excellent launch webinar for Junk Kouture in late September. Along … Continued
Junk Kouture appears at Climate Week NYC this month (20-26 September) As part of its global expansion, Junk Kouture will appear at Climate Week NYC this month for the first time. As ‘Sustainable Living’ partner for the event, Junk Kouture will have a presence in New York with a number of exciting activations taking … Continued
Junk Kouture’s trajectory to global expansion has taken another positive step, with the securing of $1 million (€840,000) in seed funding. The funding round values Junk Kouture at $12 million. The financing is to be used to accelerate the rollout of Junk Kouture’s platform in New York, London, Paris, Milan and Abu Dhabi – … Continued
We are almost halfway through the Junk Kouture Summer Series, and still have so many great episodes to come for the rest of the season. So far, we’ve chatted to 2020 winning team ‘Synergy’, TikTok stars ‘The Diabetic Duo’, Aoife Hayes, owner of ‘The Cut Makeup Artistry’ and 2020 Grand Finalists Cara Greville designer and … Continued
This time, we want to see your most unique, eye-catching makeup looks. The only condition? It must be ENVIRONMENT themed. Think deforestation, nature, ocean pollution, single-use plastics and much more. Get as creative as you can, because the winner will be awarded a voucher of their choice to the value of €100! When your makeup … Continued
Climate Week NYC is kicking off on 20th September and is running until 26th September. This is a time and a place to showcase leading climate action. Junk Kouture is delighted to be Climate Week NYC’s Sustainable Living Program partner this year and will continue with our aim to enrich and empower the lives … Continued
Harry Styles, Ladies’ Day and the meat industry inspire designs that nab coveted Wildcard places Final 40 designs now revealed for Junk Kouture Grand Final 2021 Celebrations are in order for five lucky Junk Kouture contestants today as the RTÉ Wildcard entries for this year’s final are announced. On Sunday, 35 entries were selected from around the country … Continued
35 designs selected for Junk Kouture Grand Final 2021 What do Marie Antoinette, the Aztecs and Brennan’s Bread all have in common? They all served as inspiration for this year’s 35 Junk Kouture Grand Finalists who are hoping they can win over the judges and be crowned the overall winner of the 2021 competition. … Continued
Calling all budding designers and creatives aged between 13 and 18! Junk Kouture is back again with another mini-competition. This time, it’s our June Challenge. What better way to kick of the Summer holidays?! All you have to do, is create an accessory exclusively from junk. This can include jewellery, headpieces, hats, face … Continued
Junk Kouture was delighted to introduce a brand-new workshop ‘Behind the Design’ as part of Cruinniú na nÓg, a day of free creative events for the youth of Ireland. Hosted on Junk Kouture’s YouTube channel, the workshop consists of three episodes and design teams from the 2020 Grand Final, Get with the Programme from Our Lady’s Bower Athlone, Blinded by Perfection … Continued
Shining light on Junk Koutures participating schools, educators and creators! COLÁISTE NANO NAGLE SCHOOL Coláiste Nano Nagle Limerick has been participating in Junk Kouture from the outset. Over the past decade the competition has played an important part of our Senior Cycle Art, Green Schools and Transition Year Programmes. The competition offers our students a platform to showcase their creative abilities. Each year the students at our … Continued
Following on from our School Spotlight May edition, let’s take a look at some of the amazing designs that Moate Community School has produced over the years. ATTIRE: Michelle Corcoran and Elvira Browne (16 years old) This piece was carefully crafted using bicycle tubing, car tyre tubing and thread! Michelle collected the materials from a bicycle repair shop and … Continued
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