CCoI continues to be involved in the promotion of craft, both at a consumer and collector level, with many successes since the beginning of the year
Some highlights include participation at Collect 2009 at the Saatchi Gallery, London, and facilitation of the acquisition of craftwork through the National Collections.
On the eve of his show at the Hunt Museum, Limerick, in Winter 2009 Joseph McBrinn considered the unique aesthetic Rudolf Heltzel has brought to jewellery design.