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14.05.2009
One for all:
www.architecture.swarovski.com
Swarovski now offers a new platform for interior designers, architects, lighting designers and anyone with an interest in light, architecture and crystal.
14.05.2009
Crystal Talk: BauNetz meets "querkraft"
The term "quer" is literally translated as diagonal in English, though in German it is also synonymous with a sense of construction, assertion, multi-disciplinary work, non-conformity and even rebellion. "kraft" translates as strength, though is associated with youth, power, reliability, sustainability and originality.
14.05.2009
A luxurious location: the Cavalli Club opens in Dubai
The recently opened Cavalli Club in Dubai offers everything you could possibly need: a place for meeting like-minded individuals, shopping and enjoying culinary delights. What's more, it features a uniquely inspiring atmosphere, created in no small part by the use of countless eye-catching STRASS® Crystals as sparkling accents in the entrance area and in its bars and lounges.
14.05.2009
Innovative materials in Milan: CRYSTALLIZED™ -
Swarovski Elements
at MaterialConneXion®
MaterialConneXion® is a platform for innovative materials and processes, and is a hugely important source of inspiration and information for designers, architects and businesses. Since the opening of its Milan office in 2002, increasing numbers of companies have collaborated with the platform to get an overview of the wide variety of innovative materials available.
14.05.2009
Centering on the chaton: Swarovski Crystal Palace "Osmosis" by Arik Levy
"Crystal is not an object, it is an idea," comments artist and designer Arik Levy. Through his "Osmosis" exhibition, he aims to draw attention to crystal, and offer playful access to new crystalline forms. And this is exactly what he achieved in Milan.
14.05.2009
The talk of the show: Swarovski Architectural Elements at Euroluce
Swarovski's new Architectural Elements also made their global debut in Milan. These innovative components offer architects, interior designers and designers a host of new possibilities for combining light, architecture and crystal.
14.05.2009
Augmented reality: experience a new dimension
You can now experience the new Octa luminaire in a very special way, by seeing how it would illuminate the rooms in your home! Pay Swarovski's new Architecture platform a visit and experience "augmented reality" for yourself:
www.architecture.swarovski.com
14.05.2009
An enticing line up: the latest innovations in Milan
At this year's Euroluce, Swarovski light and crystal were once more inextricably linked with outstanding design ideas and concepts.
Alongside select crystal objects from the Swarovski Crystal Palace collection, Swarovski presented its unique "Architectural Elements" - a selection of design items that integrate perfectly into interior spaces, delighting all those attending the event. A wide range of new luminaires using crystal also generated considerable interest.
16.04.2009
Creative collaboration
Cut crystal harbours undreamt-of possibilities – many of which still await discovery. In order to tap ever more into the potential of this extraordinary material, Swarovski not only works with internationally renowned designers, but also supports projects involving students from such widely acclaimed institutions as the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
15.03.2009
Crystal Gloss: New sealing technology with optimal light refraction
Crystal is being applied in interiors more than ever before – and that in more diverse and elaborate ways. Crystal Gloss is a two-component sealing compound especially developed by Swarovski, which preserves the optical brilliance of inlaid and sealed CRYSTALLIZED™ –
Swarovski Elements
in a hitherto unmatched level of quality.
15.03.2009
Light Art: James Turrell takes advantage of the optical perfection provided by SWAROVSKI OPTIK
An optical delight thanks to maximum precision: both American light artist James Turrell and SWAROVSKI OPTIK can justly make this claim. An extraordinary work of art created by James Turrell in close collaboration with SWAROVSKI OPTIK makes that perfectly clear. Now, this piece is a part of his new presentation at the Centre for Light Art in Unna (North Rhine-Westphahlia, Germany).
19.03.2009
Euroluce 2009: Swarovski Lighting and Swarovski Crystal Palace
During April, Swarovski will once again participate in EUROLUCE in Milan, where the company’s latest innovations will be on show for architects, light designers and experts from around the world. We invite you to come to visit us at the world’s largest lighting exhibition.
16.03.2009
Frozen® Ice Bar Lech: Unbroken enthusiasm for Crystal in Ice
A third consecutive year of ever-growing enthusiasm only goes to demonstrate this unique project’s success. During winter in Lech am Arlberg, Austria, Swarovski crystal elements are frozen in ice and brilliantly presented with the aid of coloured light. Swarovski Crystal Panels built into walls of ice create kaleidoscopic effects, simultaneously fusing crystal, state-of-the-art technology and natural ice blocks.
17.03.2009
A superlative sparkling appearance of the superlative kind: Swarovski at the 2009 Academy Awards Ceremony
More than 87,000 STRASS® Swarovski® crystals were joined into 6,000 different one-metre-long Crystal Strands, which were arranged to form an enormous stage installation of roughly 18 metres high and 30 metres wide – with a total weight of approximately 3 tonnes.
18.03.2009
Crystal Talk: BauNetz talks to Ben van Berkel
Is the entrance to Ben van Berkel’s UNStudio in Amsterdam just as spectacular as his architecture? Perhaps a complex space continuum screwed into the depths of the building or a flowing connection of all four floors? Is the office constructed as an endless Möbius strip, or perhaps as a two-room helix with long ramps?
03.03.2009
Sofitel Hotel, Heathrow Terminal 5
Ultra-luxury travel is now a key travel trend throughout the world, and is characterised by such features as extremely comfortable arrivals, premium personal service and high-end materials and designs. Thanks to the Swarovski Bathroom, guests at London’s exclusive Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel, a true oasis of luxury and rejuvenation, can now enjoy an enhanced personal travel experience.
03.03.2009
European Hotel Design Awards 2008
Their renovation of the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich earned Foster + Partners the European Hotel Design Award 2008 in the “Best Architecture” category. We congratulate the architecture firm on this prestigious win and are proud that the Dolder Grand’s newly design interior makes extensive use of Swarovski crystal.
