Business owners meet buyers from around the world

CLIENT companies from Local Enterprise Office Wicklow got the opportunity to meet buyers from all over the world at the 2019 Local Enterprise Showcase heldintheRDSinDublin.

Among the Wicklow exhibitors were Anna Dobson of Love Mo Chuisle, Una Lambert of Neantog Beauty products and the King Family of Ria Organics, Aoife Mullane of A.Mullane Design, Eoin Shanley of Copperfish Studios and Linda Legzdina of Kaiko Studios.

Love Mo Chuisle, established by Anna Dobson, is a clothing brand designed and handmade in Ireland by Anna Dobson using Donegal Irish tweed and manufactured in Avoca.

Neantog: the Irish Nettle Company was set up by Una Lambert in 2014 and is a natural nettle based skincare range handmade using fantastic properties of Irish grown nettles as unique selling point.

Ría Organics is a new, bou- tique certified COSMOS-Organic skincare range founded by Nicola Shevlin and her brothers. Nicola said: ‘I’m delighted to be here as we have secured overseas sales and generated great local interest in our product also’.

Eoin Shanley of Copperfish Studios creates beautiful lighting solutions from his studio in Greystones. Aoife Mullane design and prints beautiful textiles for interior design and clothing.

Kaiko Studios make beautiful concrete creations, ornaments and lighting solutions that caught the eye of many Irish and overseas buyers.

Other County Wicklow displaying at Showcase included Alanna Plekkenpol with unique Delft tiles, Helen Magee of Hairy Fruit Art, Kingfisher Studios from Ashford, The Chocolate Garden of Ireland, Holly Sommerville with stunning botanical art, Shuttleknit woolen design, Mookie and Boo scented candles and diffusers, Booke and Shoals of Greystones and Tara Hammond with Slated.

The County Wicklow based businesses were selected by the Local Enterprise Office and have the chance to meet over 2,500 buyer companies from 26 countries across the world. The businesses worked closely with their Local Enterprise Office ahead of the event on selling techniques, stand preparation and marketing themselves at the event.

Frank Curran, Chief Executive with Wicklow County Council said: ‘I’m very impressed and proud of the standard of the crafts and products on display from County Wicklow. The craft industry is very important contributor to the local economy and we are delighted that our crafts people and designers avail of the supports available through the Local Enterprise Office’.