A company which has made crystal glasses for James Bond films has warned heritage crafts are "at a crossroads". Cut crystal glass-making was added to the Heritage Crafts charity's list of critically ...

Confidently and meticulously, Linus Plunkett scores the smooth surface of a bowl. The cuts are made with a steady hand and a skilled eye. The Irish immigrant has 15 years of experience as a crystal ...

THE UK's last in-house luxury cut crystal glass-maker - favoured by Downton Abbey, two James Bonds and British Embassies - has urged Rachel Reeves not to smash centuries of skills and crafts. Cumbria ...

'Quite a few folk regard a $150 cut-crystal glass as a less desirable vessel for wine than a thinner glass you could pick up for a fraction of the price.'Penny Bradfield I have a lovely collection of ...

Cut glass is enjoying new popularity after being featured on hit television show Mad Men. We look behind the scenes at Waterford Crystal Hand made: 40,000 pieces of crystal are made by hand at the ...