16/11/2022 The winners of the prestigious Design & Crafts Council Ireland ‘Future Makers Awards 2022’ were announced at a ceremony on Wednesday 16th November in the National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Pictured is Emer Roberts (Emerging Makers Studio Support Award 2022), adjusting her Face Jewellery on model Elisa, wearing Dress by Michael Stewart (Overall Future Makers Awards Winner 2022),. Future Makers is a Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) initiative which aims to support the next generation of makers, designers and craftspeople at an early stage in their careers and enable them to move from training into enterprise. Future Makers is one of Europe's largest prize-funded award programmes, with a total prize fund of €25,000. Photograph: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland