In June 1998, Waterford Crystal invited U.S. artists Dan Dailey, Richard Marquis, Richard Royal, and Japanese artist Hiroshi Yamano, to work at the factory in Waterford.

The idea behind this experimental residency, organised by U.S. artist Joseph Rosanno and our head of Design, Jim O' Leary, was to cultivate new relationships between studio glass artists and Waterford craftspeople.

For two weeks each artist had unlimited access to the resources of the Waterford Crystal factory, including our designers, our master glassblowers, cutters, and engravers.

The sharing of technical knowledge and, through exposure to new work and methods, the inspiration for new ideas - proved to be mutually beneficial to all of our artists. Many of the special pieces created during these workshops are available to purchase at the Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre.