The National College
Lists - Undergraduate Theses Index
Design: Ceramics, Glass and Metals
2008
CASHMAN, Mary |
Captured images: fragmentary moments expressed in glass.
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3813 |
COOK, Aisling |
Behind the button box: keepers and collectors
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T3954 |
CUDMORE,Fifi |
Interactive art: an exploration into the audience’s involvement with conceptual art
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3814 |
DEVINE, Lauren |
The renewal of wallpaper in Britain, 2004 - 2008
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3815 |
FAWCETT, Janice |
A museum in miniature: the locket as a personal narrative
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3816 |
GRIFFIN, Bernadette |
Oak Park House
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3817 |
KELLETT, Edel |
Karen Lamonte: a glass artist in context
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3818 |
MCALISTER, Claire |
With developed potentials of computer technologies, can craft be allowed to evolve to include the application of the computer as a discipline?
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3819 |
MCCABE, Grainne |
The connection between depression and creativity
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3820 |
MEYNS, Sabrina
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Mass produced memorials: a study of memorial jewellery of the 18th and 19th centuries
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T3955 |
MULLIGAN, Niamh |
Twenty-first century gardening: design, innovation and inspiration
B. Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3821
|
MURPHY, Clodagh |
Empowering the creative flow: examining how current digital technologies combine craft based methodologies to create new design solutions
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3822 |
O’CONNELL, Eilis |
Climate change: art, nature and the perils of human greed
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3823 |
O’GORMAN, June |
Lucey’s of Kanturk: a haberdashery
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3824 |
PEKOWSKA, Renata Izabela |
Minimalism in lighting design and the aesthetics of neo-modernism
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3825 |
QUINN, Richard |
The art of Charles Simonds
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3826 |
SHERIDAN, Roisin |
The traditions, customs and material culture of the Croagh Patrick pilgrimage, 1900 – 2000
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3827 |
SPAIN, Niamh |
‘Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone, it’s with O’Leary in the grave’: the story of the Tara brooch from medieval to contemporary Ireland
B.Des. Thesis 2008 |
T 3828 |
2007:
BRANDSMA, Natalie |
William Morris - a man of great significance: a study of the reconciliation of the socialist ideals and business success of William Morris |
T 3625 |
BRUTON, Emily |
An examination into selling craft, with particular reference to ceramics, in 21st century Ireland |
T 3626 |
CAFFREY, Jennifer |
Public spaces in the Liberties |
T 3627 |
CASEY, Darach |
Art glass: exploring the works of Elaine Griffin, Bertil Vallien & Bruno Romanelli, whose creations challenge traditional perceptions of glass |
T 3628 |
CASEY, Lee-Anne |
A comparative study of three metal artists: Lisa Gralnick, Thomas Mann and Bruce Metcalf |
T 3629 |
DILLON, Lea |
Mobility within furniture design |
T 3630 |
DRAPER, Naomi |
Evie Hone’s first commission in stained glass at Ardcarne Church, Boyle, Co. Roscommon |
T 3631 |
DUCIE, Kathryn |
The role of national identity in contemporary Irish jewellery |
T 3632 |
FAGAN, Máiréad |
The influence of Louis Cartier on early 20th century design |
T 3633 |
GLACKIN, Philip |
Symbolism and technique in the work of Ursula Huth |
T 3634 |
HUGHES, Ann |
Nicholas Mosse pottery: a study of a contemporary Irish production potter |
T 3635 |
LETT, Rebecca |
The personal and social significance of charm bracelets |
T 3636 |
MACARI, Paola |
Philippe Starck: an ambiguous designer or a functionalist? |
T 3637 |
MCCORMACK, Sadhbh |
A body of work: Rebecca Horn |
T 3638 |
MCHUGH, Dermot |
A comparative study of the history and redevelopment of two Georgian buildings: Stack A at the Custom House Docks and the Presbyterian Meeting House on Eustace Street |
T 3639 |
MULDOWNEY, Gearóid |
The economic development of Irish design: the Scandinavian Design Report, Rudolf Heltzel and the Kilkenny Design Workshops |
T 3640 |
O’CONNOR, Margaret |
Creating presence out of absence: the meaning of the empty garment in contemporary art |
T 3641 |
O’TOOLE, Emma (Joint Course) |
The development of technique and concept in Irish studio glass |
T 3792 |
SHEEN, Rowena |
Sustainability for the masses: exploring the relationship between sustainability, mass production and affordability, with particular reference to the Swedish furniture retailer, IKEA |
T 3642 |
VERLING, Louisa |
Diamonds and courtship, symbolism and romance |
T 3643 |
WOOLMINGTON, Meryl |
Recollections: objects, memory and storage |
T 3644 |
2006:
| CALLEN, Amy | Breaking the mould: American ceramics from the 1950s to 1970s B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3523 |
| DUFFIN, Eithne | Rita Duffy – A society in conflict B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3524 |
| GRIFFIN, Susan | Comparing Dan Zamecnikova and Sigmar Polke B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3525 |
| HARRISON, Lucia | Frozen movement comes alive: an exploration of wearable sculpture B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3526 |
| HUGHES, Rachel | Tables and teapots: the origin and evolution of the personal lexicons of the glass artists Richard Marquis and Therman Statom B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3527 |
| KEENAN, Catherine | Undoing the dogma of Modernism: ornament in contemporary design B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3528 |
| KILGALLON, Jennifer | The Great Irish Famine, its effect on Irish culture and the arts, and how John Behan’s ‘Famine’ sculptures have helped revive the subject of the Famine in modern Irish art B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3529 |
| MCHUGH, Valerie | Venini: the leading Venetian glassworks and its impact on American glass artists B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3530 |
| MURRAY, Ciara | The silver and electroplate designs of Christopher Dresser B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3531 |
| MURRAY, Claire | An assessment of the role played by material development in the jewellery design of the Pop Art movement in Europe and America B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3532 |
| MURRAY, Joanne | ‘Tower Songs’, giving a voice to the community. A review of the role art can play in the regeneration process, a case study of Fatima Mansions B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3533 |
| PEARSON, Rebecca | Neuro-Aesthetics? An exploration of the possibility of universals in art, using work by the neurologist V.S. Ramachandran and applying his principles to different styles and periods in art history B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3534 |
| POWER, Lisa (Joint Course) |
The Ballyarthur Collection: a discussion of the consumption of painting by Irish Protestant Freeholders at the beginning of the 18th century B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3535 |
| REIDY, Kate | Meander, a Scandinavian vision B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3536 |
| ROGERS, Suzanne | An analysis of the celebrity shoe designer: the elite of the shoe industry B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3537 |
| SCHNITTER, Ann | Clay to sculpture: with reference to selected work of Deirdre McLoughlin and Fernando Casasempere B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3538 |
| SMITH, Fiona | Creating a context and communicating craft. An analysis of the contemporary collection at Collins Barracks B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3539 |
| SPEIGHT, Tamsyn (Joint Course) |
The last Irish traditional workshops, manufacturing hand-made silverware, and survival of the silversmithing craft in Ireland – a case study B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3540 |
| STANLEY, Adele | Fear of ageing: beauty, ageing and the anxiety caused by advertising B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3541 |
| SWAN, Eleanor | A thoughtful sadness, a restless spirit: Claire Curneen and Michael Flynn B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3542 |
| TOBIN, Lynda | South African artists and their art, 1930 – 1999. An attempt to define the approach and themes of South African artists in cultural and pictorial context B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3543 |
| TURLEY, Clare | To act or to appear: how women artists have dealt with their appearance and the issue of objectification in the 20th century B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3544 |
| WALSH, Elizabeth | The art of survival B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3545 |
| WALSHE, Edward | Dick flicks: the depiction of masculinity in the private detective movie B.Des. Thesis 2006 |
T 3546 |
2005:
| ARMSTRONG, Elaine | Living through death: a study of the work of Keith A. Lewis B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3269 |
| BURKE, Lynsey | Pearls and cultural symbolism B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3270 |
| FISHER, Jonathan | Figurative aspects of large scale contemporary Czech cast glass B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3271 |
| GAVIN, Patrick | Blade of the warrior: the role of the sword in Japanese history and culture B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3272 |
| GREENE, Aoife | The packaging and presentation of jewellery B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3273 |
| HEYWOOD, Claire | Contemporary jewellery on the catwalk: collaboration between jewellery designer and fashion designer B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3274 |
| JACOB, Donna | Marvin Lipotsky and Erwin Eisch – their quest for aesthetic and conceptual expression B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3275 |
| LACEY, Gillian | Ceramic multiplicity as a means of expression: a ceramicist’s perspective B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3276 |
| LAWLOR, Jennifer (joint course) |
Feeding the flames: satanic imagery in metal music visuals B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3277 |
| MANGAN, Jacqueline | The effects of technology on contemporary lighting B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3278 |
| MCGLYNN, Ruadhán | The work of Alan Ardiff, contemporary Irish jewellery designer B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3279 |
| MULLEN, Lisa | Friedrich Becker’s influence on contemporary jewellery design B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3280 |
| MURRAY, Rowena | Outsider jewellery: the crossover of fine artists and designers to jewellery. B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3281 |
| O’GRADY, Orla (joint course) |
Personal experiences and emotions as a theme in contemporary metal B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3282 |
| O’MALLEY, John | History, memory and the present B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3283 |
| SCHILLER, Mirjam | Latency in body adornment, containers for the soul B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3284 |
| SINGLETON, Daniel | The political cartoons of Gerald Scarfe in relation to Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3285 |
| SKELTON, Denise | An exploration of the head image used in art B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3286 |
| TOAL, James | The Hungarian presence in the art of European glass B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3287 |
| TRAYNOR, Frances (joint course) |
Undergraduate glass education: its value in a changing world from a contemporary student’s perspective B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3288 |
| WALKER, Marie-Therese | Salvador Dali’s jewels B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3289 |
| WALSH, Jane | DESIGNyard: an unrealised potential B.Des. Thesis 2005 |
T 3290 |
