John Hearne: Waterford Crystal

by Hearne, John

ISBN: 9781785371813

Published: 2019

Crystal glass

Former Waterford glass cutter and local historian John Hearne explores how the art of glassmaking first arrived in Waterford at the turn of the sixteenth century. Hearne reveals how Waterford Crystal developed as a brand under the guidance of skilled artisans and shrewd business leaders with an eye for ingenuity. 0A testament to innovations in design and brilliant marketing strategy, Waterford Crystal also examines the brand?s failures? dubious accountancy practices that led to a long and bitter strike in 1990; the avarice and self-aggrandisement that ultimately led to the company?s demise in 2009.0Preserving the memory and legacy of Waterford Crystal for future generations of glassmaking, Hearne pays tribute to some of the finest artisans Ireland has ever produced, whose passionate devotion prefigured inspired works of art? turning basic ingredients, sand and ash, into objects of aesthetic beauty.

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