Irish Makers & Brothers redefine what a souvenir is in their latest project

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When you think of souvenirs, garish ornaments, neon sticks of rock and sun-faded tea towels immediately spring to mind. But Irish company Maker & Brothers are hoping to change this by curating a new collection of objects that “explore local context and question what a souvenir might be.” Commissioned by Irish Design 2015 (ID2015) and Design and Crafts Council of Ireland, the project was partly inspired by a letter Jonathan Legge, creative director at Maker & Brothers found in The Irish Farmer’s Journal in 1973. “In it a ‘disgusted teenager’ complains about a souvenir she bought for a friend in Ireland that turned out was made in Japan,” Jonathan explains.

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