Tipperary Crystal
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Tipperary Crystal is an Irish
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 design company. It was founded by master craftsmen Joe Foley and John Meagher in 1988. They established a team of craft workers and designers.

The company was taken over by its current Managing Director, Declan Fearon in 2005.

The full Tipperary Crystal range includes crystal and glassware, ceramics, textiles, scented candles and jewellery. Last year (2008) Tipperary Crystal sold over 1,500 chandeliers. Despite the company name, the vast majority of the crystal is made in Slovenia by Rogaska Ltd.

Each season some of Ireland’s best-known designers create collections for Tipperary Crystal. They craft
Craft
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 new products and ranges which reflect their individual styles and contemporary design trends.

The Tipperary Crystal designers include:
  • Artist Graham Knuttel Graham Knuttel
    Graham Knuttel
    Graham Knuttel is an Irish painter and sculptor, whose work has been collected by various celebrities, such as Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Jordan and Michael Stipe. Initially known for sculptures, he has since become a painter....

  • Fashion designer Louise Kennedy
  • TV chef Rachel Allen
    Rachel Allen
    Rachel Allen is an Irish celebrity chef, known most widely for her work on television and as a writer.-Career as chef:...

  • Jewellery designer Helen Fitzpatrick
  • Restaurateur Patrick Guilbaud
    Patrick Guilbaud
    Patrick Guilbaud is a French professional chef residing in Ireland and the proprietor of that country's most award winning restaurant, the self-titled Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud...

  • Professional golfer Christy O'Connor Snr
    Christy O'Connor Snr
    Christy O'Connor is a former Irish professional golferO'Connor was born in Knocknacarra, Galway. He turned professional in 1946. Throughout the 1960s he won at least one professional event during each year on the British Tour, a level of consistent success matched by very few other players...



Tipperary Crystal has recently acquired Duiske and Kilkenny Glass to broaden its glassware range.
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