Joseph Walsh (designer)

Joseph Walsh
Joseph Walsh, 2018
Born	1979 (age 44–45) County Cork, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Known for	Lamination, woodworking, sculpture, furniture design
Notable work	Magnus Modus, 2017 (French Ash, Limestone, 7.5m x 2.6 m) National Gallery of Ireland
Awards	Honorary Doctorate of Arts University College Cork 2015
Website	www.josephwalshstudio.com

Joseph Walsh (born 1979)^[1] is a self-taught Irish furniture maker and designer. He was born in County Cork, where he established his studio and workshop in 1999. From the outset, he pursued innovation in making through traditional techniques, often from other craft forms, which enabled new making methods and forms. This led to significant early commissions including various ecclesiastical clients, the Embassy of Japan and the National Museum of Ireland.

From these early years of experimentation and development, Joseph Walsh began to break the traditional rules of making in order to create the truly bold and expressive forms for which he is known today, realised in an ever-widening range of materials, including wood, resin, marble and bronze. His achievements in design have been recognised by an honorary doctorate from University College Cork, a major commission for the National Gallery of Ireland and the acquisition of works for many major international collections, including most recently the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.