Gift ideas for Christmas. The Atelier is busy making orders for Christmas. Our designer bags are part of the #MadeLocal campaign by the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland  

It’s been a pleasure to be involved with the Design Ireland store at Dublin Airport. A joint venture from Aer Rianta and the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland which finished up this year.      

We are having a Spring Sale at the studio. The showroom has lots of discounted items from Leather Accessories & Bags to Wax Jackets. Open all business days through April.

Looking forward to the release of ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ featuring Russell Crowe as Fr Gabriele Amorth. Due out in April. His exorcism case, shown here strapped to the back of his Lambretta 150,  was made by Garvan. We’ll find out next month if it gets …

A series of our Tote bags for the Design Ireland store in Dublin Airport. The store in Terminal 2 is an initiative by the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland.

The latest addition to the DE BRUIR Atelier collection. A classic buckle-down weekender bag. Handmade to order by Garvan de Bruir.

The workshop is open for Culture Night Friday 17th September:  4pm – 9pm & Saturday: 10am – 4pm

Some of the Irish designers featured in Fí and on display at Showcase Ireland; Alison Conneely,DE BRUIR, Natalie B. Coleman, Roisín Gartland & The Tweed Project.   Other designers are Celtic Tweeds, Magee, Mc Connell, Bernie Murphy (with Foxfo …

DE BRUIR is one of a number of talented Irish designers from Design Ireland featured in Fí, a new fashion film created and directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Perry Ogden in collaboration with creative fashion director Paula Hughes. This beautifully cr …

‘Perry Ogden’s new short film showcases Irish models in Irish landscapes wearing Irish design’ Deirdre Mc Quillan

https://youtu.be/3B2koT0Rvw4

The channel is a stylised representation of the course of the River Liffey. The design concept was by Arrow Architects in Copenhagen and RKD Architects in Dublin. Design and sculpting of the channel was by Garvan de Bruir. Dublin Landings is a developm …

Check out the promotional video for the first episode of Mercedes-Benz feature on De Bruir. https://youtu.be/psPfS5xvIQo

My saddle bag hanging on the wall and leather scarf on the back of the chair. With a Travel Bag sitting on the floor. The Oak chair is an old workshop prototype as is the wine rack.

https://youtu.be/ZjhQAI9H8e4

It’s a pleasure to have the DE BRUIR Sports Bag included within the Marvel Room at Brown Thomas.

Great to be included in December’s CARA Magazine, the in-flight magazine of AerLingus. Their feature on ‘Winter Warmers’ promoted Irish brands ‘Stable of Ireland, Lucy Nagle, Studio One with Inis Meain, The Tweed Project, Mourne Textiles and DE BRUIR. …

I was delighted to host a team from Mercedes-Benz website MyVan.com to the workshop in Kildare. I showing their host Nick Karry the ropes in the workshop. A big thank you to Florian Gemmrig from fischerAppelt  for producing a really lovely video of the …

Jacket in Wax Cotton with a leather trim. Versions of this have been evolving in the workshop over the last few years.

Handstitching the leather handle onto a Messenger Bag.

The life of the leatherworker’s knife. The Sheffield Steel reducing with continuous use and sharpening.

Developing a simple wrap to hold tech cables and passport.

A big thanks to Gary Quinn for the writing , Declan Devlin for the photography and Ana Conlan for the video. http://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/the-story-of-home/the-story-of-home-the-designer-self-build-1.3044121

  Just enjoying the stitching in this folder design. The continuous curving motion is quite satisfying to machine.

This circular gallery bench features our signature pattern creating the surface of the seat.

Thank you to Lauren Heskin for the writing. Photography by Ruth Maria Murphy and Peter Rowan.

Experimenting with the quilted pattern in a Hoodie design. Worn here with the Aviator Bag. SaveSave SaveSave

The studio desk with the Macbook in its leather sleeve and trays for loose coins and pens.

Looking upwards at the balcony at the workshop. Using the same pattern as our ‘Racing Collection’, we fabricated a steel latticework for the balcony floor. It suits the old victorian spiral stairs nicely.

Demonstration during the Jameson Christmas Craft Market

Phone, Wallet, Bow-Tie and Toilet Bag

https://designchainreactions.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/niki-collier-meets-with-garvan-de-bruir-of-de-bruir-leatherwork/

The studio is part of a Design & Crafts Council of Ireland feature in the Arrivals Hall in Dublin Airport.

An amoeba shaped leather table with curving aluminium legs. All moulds for the aluminium legs are made in timber first, then sand-cast into the metal. Similarly, the form of the chair shell is handmade in wood and then formed over in fibreglass. Everyt …

Our bicycle mounted carrier box in plywood and leather.

https://vimeo.com/85238099

Showcase Catalogue for Year of Irish Design. Photography by Peter Rowan.

Machine stitching valet bags. Laser engraved with the Jameson logo.

http://uk.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/12/irish-master-craftsmen-leather-de-bruir The Irish Master Craftsmen: Innovations in Leather with De Bruir   Photography by Robert Self