Design conference in Cork

THE nation’s obsession with property and home improvement will be incorporated into a conference on domestic architecture and the built environment in Cork this month.

The National Sculpture Factory are hosting des/IRE, designing houses for contemporary Ireland, and are offering a competition to the public as part of the lead up to the seminar on May 24 and 25.

The home improvement competition is being funded by artist, Sarah Browne, who has been commissioned to create a project for the event.

She is donating €1,000 from her materials budget to the public for the creation of a video diary on home improvements.

Basically, she wants entrants to record what the kind of luxurious or practical home improvement they dream of and record a piece on that in less than five minutes.

The format can be video or DVD and entries must be in by May 15.

* Details: Home Improvement Competition, National Sculpture Factory, Albert Road, Cork. [e-mail]