{"id":5142,"date":"2017-08-17T10:36:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T00:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/?p=5142"},"modified":"2017-08-17T10:36:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T00:36:46","slug":"discover-the-magic-behind-the-making-of-waterford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/discover-the-magic-behind-the-making-of-waterford\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the magic behind the making of Waterford"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Master Craftsman Event with special guest Tom Brennan<\/h3>\n<p>Since his childhood in Waterford City, Ireland, <strong>Tom Brennan<\/strong> aspired to follow in his father\u2019s footsteps and participate in the centuries-long tradition of fine crystal craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Craft07.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Craft07.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Craft07-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tom\u2019s career with the Waterford brand began with an apprenticeship in 1986. Since then, he\u2019s mastered the art of fine glass blowing, as well as becoming Waterford\u2019s Spokesperson and Master Artisan.<\/p>\n<p>As part of his Australian tour, Tom Brennan will be joining us for a special event at our Kensington store, delving into the passion and craftsmanship behind every Waterford piece.<\/p>\n<p>Come and meet Tom and find out everything you\u2019ve ever wanted to know about how Waterford Crystal is crafted, as well as the inspiration behind Waterford\u2019s newest range, Tom Brennan\u2019s Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5145 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tom_Brennans_Ireland_LS_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tom_Brennans_Ireland_LS_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tom_Brennans_Ireland_LS_1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The event is free<\/em> \u2013 simply show up on the day, and as a special treat for our guests, any Waterford purchased at the event will be signed by Tom with an engraving tool for no extra charge.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t make it on the day? Don\u2019t worry!<\/p>\n<p>When you purchase any piece of Waterford crystal from our online store, you can select at the check-out if you\u2019d like your purchase signed by Tom Brennan. If so, your order will be put aside until after the event, then send it to you complete with Tom\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersofkensington.com.au\/Public\/brands\/Waterford?InStockOnly=true\">Click here to browse our range of Waterford crystal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e82b84;\"><strong>Master Craftsman Event 2017 essentials<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 9th September 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>11am &#8211; 1pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kensington Store &#8211; 57 Anzac Parade &#8211; Kensington NSW<\/p>\n<p>RSVP (02) 9662 1099<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see 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Tom\u2019s career with the Waterford brand began with an apprenticeship in 1986. Since then, he\u2019s mastered the art of fine, <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/discover-the-magic-behind-the-making-of-waterford\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[299,353,962,944,966,80],"class_list":["post-5142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-store-events","tag-crystal","tag-glassware","tag-homewares","tag-peters-of-kensington","tag-tom-brennan","tag-waterford"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5142"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5164,"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5142\/revisions\/5164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.petersofkensington.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}