Showcase Ireland crafts platform to help designers shine online

The move has increased six-fold the number of makers who are B2B-enabled, as this year’s Irish crafts fair goes virtual

Last year traders at the craft fair recorded €26m in sales

Showcase Ireland, the Irish crafts fair, has invested in the development of a new business-to-business platform for Irish designers to sell goods to large-scale suppliers.

The organisation, which is wholly owned by the Design & Crafts Council Ireland, runs an annual craft fair in Dublin.

Last year, traders at the event recorded €26 million in sales over four days, with thousands of professional buyers coming to Ireland from around the world to snap up locally ...