John Rocha CBE, born 23 August 1953 is a Hong Kong born fashion designer of Chinese and Portuguese descent who is based in Ireland. He moved to Ireland after graduating from the Croydon School of Art, London. Known for his hand-crafting, beading and appliquée to garments, Rocha first established a name for himself with his Chinatown label in Dublin in the 1980s and later designing clothing for both men and women in the Irish high street stores A Wear and their luxury stores Brown Thomas. He has designed a range of cut crystal stem-wear and vases for Waterford Crystal until that firm’s closure in 2008. The brand is being relaunched in 2010 and a John Rocha crystal product range will be relaunched Waterford Crystal.