A Creative Programme to Think B!G Gillian will be a B!G Mentor this year again with The B!G iDEA – an award winning programme, run by Ireland’s top creatives, for TY students across Ireland. We’d encourage designers from all disciplines…read more »
On Friday last we had the pleasure of launching the new brand identity for Laois – You’re Welcome. It was probably one of the most enjoyable and unquestionably the most unusual launch, presenting to an audience of masked faces! The…read more »
Bernie Everard from Laois Chamber has been interviewing many of the local businesses to discuss how they have been getting through this Covid-19 period. Gillian spoke with her, check it out here:
ok…. so it was a blip / short-term-thing (we thought) when it started…. can’t keep up now… adding useful links as we get them…stay safe :) 2021- May return https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/Publications/Work-Safely-Protocol.html 2020 PHASE 1 RETURN: https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0515/1138690-coronavirus-phase-one/ USEFUL UPDATES: The new National…read more »
Thankfully we are all well here at Penhouse, but missing each other and the daily company we share, while we all work from home! It’s a fast learning curve, getting used to new ways of working with remote solutions and…read more »
We are discovering some really beautiful art, illustration, typography and photography being created and shared for #IWD2020 #EachForEqual. We’re displaying here just some of the images we are seeing from our Instagram feed. Well done to all who are creating…read more »
We’re lucky to work with some VERY tasty clients offering oodles of Christmas gift ideas. We’ve been designing new branding, fresh campaigns, packaging and special promos for a few months now for many of them, and with gifting time upon…read more »
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We are proud to be taking part in Mind Over Matter in Carlow this year and we’d invite you to book a slot with Gillian who will be there for the day :) Mind Over Matter is a national day…read more »
Wooo Hoooo, we’re friends! Well nearly…. After May 25th we might have to say goodbye… but we’d rather not : ( so if you want to continue, or start, to receive our news stories and join our mailing list,…read more »
Well we were hiring, but now we’re full again, sorry. If you’re super creative however and fancy some freelance work with us, please do send your details to us. Sometimes we get a little over-stretched and you never know when…read more »
Photo: Design Week Summer is here! We are all big fans of ice cream here at Penhouse so we were all delighted to see the refreshed rebrand of Häagen-Dazs. In a bid to appeal to a younger audience, the…read more »
Here at Penhouse we enjoy designing for young people and one of our most recent project was for the young LGBTI+ community. Great strides being taken here in Ireland in this area and its great to be a part of…read more »
Connected Futures for Vodafone promotes connectivity around Ireland and especially in rural locations and Penhouse were delighted to have branded this initiative and designed the material. It’s particularly relevant for us as the designers, since it promotes rural connectivity through…read more »
Cleverly shot for New York magazine, these fashion images illustrate Junya Watanabe’s sculptural Autumn collection for 2015 and they make you look twice. I found this post on Design Milk first and later on Creative Boom. The photography really captivates…read more »
Film: Made You Look Made You Look is a refreshing documentary about the graphic arts scene in the UK today. The film features interviews with the many in the industry including Fred Deakin, Kate Moross, Anthony Burrill and Hattie Stewart….read more »
Who knew that our countryside design studio, based in the middle of Ratheniska in rural Ireland, would ever have Tokyo’s broadband speeds? The ‘Plough and the Stars‘ promo by Siro, launched at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska this year…read more »
Sometimes there are jobs that we really enjoy working on and we do so, designing quite happily without looking beyond the project in hand. So its then an extra big bonus when this work gets awarded by a panel of…read more »
Some of these images are truly beautiful. Take a moment to feast your eyes on the special selection of photographs from the Sony World Photography Awards, 2015, as collected by Katy Cowan and her Creative Boom Post. Be inspired… view…read more »
This is a clever one (although my Italian isn’t great to get all the details), but a smart social project has launched in Northern Italy called The Water Bank, by Padania Acque Gestione. This aims to allow families in financial…read more »
Mulling over our 18 years in businsss… 1996 Gillian started trading as ‘Penhouse Design’ from an upstairs studio in Dawson Street, Dublin 1997 The commuting from Laois started… long days, difficult decisions 1998 Penhouse became a ‘limited company’ and we…read more »
Another great event being hosted on May 10th, 2014, by Keith Bohanna of Biabeag fame at Highbank Orchard, Cuffesgrange, Kilkenny. This workshop ‘Outstanding by Design’ will be a real treat for anyone in the food business, to learn from some great…read more »
and the winner is… BEAR! No surprise to us. Take a simple bear, give him a little fig-leaf, already you’re smiling and you can’t really go too far wrong from there! Beautiful branding, pretty packaging and clever copy combine for…read more »
We’re wishing you a colourful and creative Christmas from the angels here at Penhouse! Download our origami angel template here, follow the simple instructions and make us up to sit in your tree, on your desk, or table centrepiece! Get…read more »
It’s around the corner now and a hive of activity here in the countryside. Lots of excitement locally as final preparations are in place here in Ratheniska to host the National Ploughing Championships yet again this year. Ploughers will compete…read more »
So here’s our latest for the IDI… its the 2012 Annual Report launched at their AGM last week in Dublin. This year the report has been reduced in size, but we still had some fun designing it. We went for…read more »
Oh what fun we have had so far! Creating this egg for Lily O’Brien’s and now its on display in a secret location in Dublin for forty days and forty nights for the Big Egg Hunt. Its all to support…read more »
What excitement! We’ve been asked to join the select few and decorate a giant egg for the The Big Egg Hunt in Dublin 2013. Time is tight (we only got the egg today), but the heads are buzzing with ideas….read more »
Chocolate Branding and Packaging design for Lily O’Briens
This Christmas we are sending our Christmas wishes digitally, so we’re sending you a Penhouse Reindeer which can be downloaded on our website. We’re inviting you to print it and make it, pop it in a good position and if…read more »
Crop Marks – The Ratheniska Project exhibition opened in full for Culture Night 2011 and will remain on display until October 21st in Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise, in the upstairs ‘Drawing Room’ gallery. Thanks to the brilliant contributions by the…read more »