A Playful City

THIS EVENT IS A SHOWCASE OF OUR CO-CREATION LAB PRESENTED AS PART OF THE BOUNCE CHALLENGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A PLAYFUL CITY, AS PART OF IRISH DESIGN WEEK 2025.

It explores how design connects us and can play a more active, collaborative role in shaping civic life and public space—not just as an aesthetic tool, but as a method for inclusion, dialogue, and systems-level change. Through the Challenge, we brought together multidisciplinary teams of designers, creatives, and community-minded changemakers to reimagine how we engage with shared urban environments, specifically focusing on Drury Street in Dublin.

The event will open with a panel discussion on Monday 17th featuring key stakeholders, followed by presentations from the participants, who will share the process behind their proposed solutions. The audience is also invited to explore the outcomes, presented across three tiers of ambition: visionary ideas for long-term transformation; proposals that could be piloted in the next 12–18 months; and immediate, actionable interventions. These ideas will be displayed on boards and prototypes throughout the space.

Participants

Luciano Jacob

Head of Big Ideas

Laura Merrigan

Graphic Deisgner

Areeb Tariq

Multi Media Artist & Founder

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Aoife Flynn

Art Director & Senior Designer

Treasa Burns

Freelance Designer

Áine Power

Service Designer

Sean O'Beachain

Founder & Creative Director

Fergus Craddock

Inclusion Manager

Joanne Byrne

Graphic Designer

Karl Toomey

Creative Director

TJ Ryan

Creative Experience Lead