new website on the block

www.dublinflea.ie

Our new website (woop woop) is just great!!! We love it and hope you do too.

Back in November we had a competition to see if someone could come up with a logo and website design for us and after a good few cups of tea, a few chocolate kimberleys and way too many meetings we decided to go with a collaboration of two of the entries.

Eimear O Connor designed the logo. She graduated from Visual Communications in NCAD in 2008, and has since worked in various graphic design companies and for Totally Dublin. She's pretty passionate about all aspects of Visual Communication, such as typography, photography and branding - check out some of the design work she has done at www.eimearoconnor.com

Jacqui Ferns came up with the design concept which we then tweaked around and took a little bit further with her help. She is a recently graduated Graphic Artist with a BA in Visual Communication. Currently based in Dublin working on freelance projects. www.jacquiferns.com

We then asked our luverly friend Davey Ahern to put it all together. God bless his cotton socks. Davey belongs to the Synth Eastwood massive. www.syntheastwood.com

A lot of the funding for the site came from the generous donations of both stall holders and the general public at the Flea Market over the last eight months so THANK YOU so much for making it happen.

www.dublinflea.ie

Flea Market Poster for Feb... WE LOVE IT!! Thank you so much Brian.
Really stylish, and different with the magazine on a coffee table vibe going on. If you don't know Brian Coldrick check out his web site and his stunning illustrations at www.briancoldrick.com,

January Market snaps

Sarah McGregor took some nice snaps at the january market and sent them on to us. You can see what else she's been clicking at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregormcsarah/

James Hanley

James Hanley has set the bar for the posters in 2010. We are honoured that he put so much time and effort into doing a poster for us.

Heres a bit about the process:

'One regular strand of my work is a series of images of statues that I draw, paint and photograph on travels abroad. Usually classical, I then make subversive additions that gently mock the pomposity of the original poses. I combined this personal style with the required details of the Flea poster, adding an immediately recognisable symbol of Dublin in the statue of Jim Larkin, the union leader, by Oisin Kelly. This hero to the workers was the obvious choice to hold the sandwich board which details the time, date and venue and also, happily, the map which could have been tricky to incorporate into the design. Here it also echoes the ribs/veins/arteries of the figure behind. Larkin holds two baskets, (the street trader) filled with an assortment of the knick-knacks, props, toys and stuff that my house and two studios are full of (I could start my own flea market from home). Larkin is painted, the basket's still lives photographed. In the distance I've put two of my other favourite Dublin statues with appropriate speech bubbles referencing both their places in history - the uncrowned king Parnell, brought down by the church over an affair, and the great Liberator Daniel O'Connell, teasingly portrayed with a sash - and referring to the Flea itself. Angels that I photographed in Madrid recently carry aloft the banner and planes that I shot (not literally) over Lisbon fly the flag for the quirky byline.'

www.jameshanley.net

New Year in Newmarket

The first flea of the year will be taking place on January 31st down in the Co-op.

Get your applications in now by applying for a stall here

CHRISTMAS FLEA MARKET

The Christmas Flea Market is taking place on Sunday 20th December - DEFINITELY the best place to get those last minute christmas presents....along with mulled wine, mince pies and christmas cheer in abundance.

Our poster was done by the amazing ISABEL REYES FEENEY. Her illustartion is magical and we would love you to check out what else she can do - issiillustration.blogspot.com

Christmas Market Applications

Applications are now open for the Christmas Market on December 20th

APPLY HERE

its gonna be a good un