CAUTION! Fragile. Irish Glass: Tradition in Transition

2010 Selection

Designed by Terry Greene at RED WHITE GREEN(E)

Photography: Philip Lauterbach

Photography: Fionán O'Connell

Original music: Liam Ó Maonlaí

Categories: Identity

Industry: Cultural

Website: museumofglass.org/exhibition/caution-fragile

Name/positioning/visual identity and catalogue for an exhibition of contemporary Irish glass.

CAUTION! Fragile. Irish Glass: Tradition in Transition draws on the cultural identity of Ireland through a series of figurative glass pieces; monastic bells, swords and spears, discs and drums. These iconic objects infused with cultural resonance create simple ideas of archaic atmosphere, and represent changes currently occurring in the Irish crystal glass industry.

To package a collection as exquisite as this was quite a challenge. 'Low key', 'soft spoken', 'reverent', 'timeless'... these words guided us.