Rory Drinan is a contemporary furniture designer originally from the south of England, currently based in Cork City. Coming from a fine art background, in recent years his practice has moved into the field on furniture making. “I create modern, unique pieces that concentrate of both form and function in equal measure”.
He is influenced by designers and artists such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Ettore Sottsass and Piet Mondrian; in particular their use of bold, bright colours and strong linear forms. His work has been selected for exhibitions including ‘Sensibility’ at Colaiste Stiofain Naofa and ‘Emerge’ in Wandesford Quay which was curated by Roisin Foley as part of the 2017 Cork Craft Month to showcase the talents of up and coming makers.
Rory has found his time at CSN to be hugely beneficial learning curve in his career, not only for the various new methods of making he has added to his skillset but also in the preparation for finding future employment. Rory plans to broaden his skills in the field of digital fabrication after the course and eventually aims to start his own business.