If there's a name you think of when you hear the word 'crystal', it's Waterford. Based in the small city in the Republic of Ireland of the same name, this company is known around the globe for its fine crystal heritage. Not so long ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Waterford Crystal to learn more about the techniques behind its creation.
I was the guest of luxury lighting brand Visual Comfort & Co, which is launching a new collection in collaboration with Waterford, bringing the natural elegance of this material to its already-elegant lighting collection. It seems to us here at Livingetc that crystal is having a moment. It's a material that you might be forgiven in thinking is the preserve of stuffy decanters and carafes, found languishing in antique shops — but a new appreciation of the material is seeing it brought back into luxury interiors.
