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Waterford Crystal is a manufacturer of lead glass or "crystal", especially in cut glass, named after the city of Waterford in Ireland.In January 2009, the main Waterford Crystal manufacturing base on the edge of Waterford was closed due to the insolvency of Waterford Wedgwood plc, and in June 2010, Waterford Crystal relocated almost back to the roots of glass-making in the city centre.
WWRD is an acronym for "Wedgwood Waterford Royal Doulton." [13] The Franciscan patterns Desert Rose and Apple continue to be manufactured under the Franciscan brand by WWRD in China. In 2011, Franciscan Apple was discontinued followed by the discontinuation of Desert Rose in 2013. The use of the brand name Franciscan Ware was retired in 2013.
Waterford Wedgwood plc was an Irish holding company for a group of firms that specialized in the manufacture of high-quality porcelain, bone china and glass products, ...
In 2007 Waterford Wedgwood bought the Edinburgh Crystal company. Edinburgh Crystal continued as a brand name only with all manufacturing moved to Europe. Then, in January 2009, Waterford Wedgwood went into administration and were bought by KPS Capital Partners. At this time the brand was discontinued. [9] [10]
WWRD Holdings Limited is a company that was created by KPS Capital Partners in 2009 out of the remains of Irish firm Waterford Wedgwood plc, and it has been owned since 2015 by Finnish home products maker Fiskars.
Miroslav Havel (26 May 1922 – 5 September 2008) was the chief designer for Waterford Crystal. [1] [2]Born in Držkov, Czechoslovakia, he trained as a glass craftsman in Železný Brod and in the Academy of Art and Industrial Design in Prague.
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Rocha designed a range of cut crystal stemware and vases for Waterford Crystal in collaboration with glass designer Marcus Notley, [3] until that firm's closure in 2008. The brand relaunched in 2010 and Rocha's crystal product ranges became available again. [4]