100% mouth blown and hand cut crystal vase, height ca. 20cm. Crystal with bright red surface in which daisies are cut. For creation of this vase three layers each of red and white crystal are used without a mold. After the closure of the Waterford Crystal factory in Waterford City Ireland in January 2009, a group of Master craftsmen with a combined total of over 130 years experience in glass- making, came together and made the decision to set up a glass making facility of their own in the very heart of Waterford City. The Irish Handmade Glass Company aim to bring the craft of glass making to life. Their aim, along with keeping the craft alive, is to create beautiful, affordable glassware, both crystal clear and also coloured which is not only pleasing to the eye, but also practical to use. In these modern times the vast majority of glass making companies now use automation to produce their products. St The Irish Handmade Glass Company all products have been hand made here on their premises in historic Waterford City. Their glass is a non-lead based crystal, "Crystalline" which is melted from its pellet form in our purpose built furnace which produces 385 lbs of glass per day.