AUTUMN / WINTER 2011 COLLECTION For more ... - Swarovski

AUTUMN / WINTER 2011 COLLECTION 

ATELIER SWAROVSKI presents cutting-edge accessories celebrating innovative design from the 

world of Fashion, Jewellery, Architecture and Costume Design. The ninth collection to date is for 

Autumn / Winter 2011. 

“We are thrilled to have worked with renowned designers Arik Levy, Rodrigo Otazu, Cate Adair, Lesley 

Vik Waddell and Mary Katrantzou for the ATELIER SWAROVSKI AW 2011 collection. Their personal 

style and design direction add depth and dimension to our ATELIER SWAROVSKI collection, as well as 

demonstrate a new and innovative interpretation of the use of crystal in jewellery design. 

Nadja Swarovski, Vice President International Communications and Creative Director 

Stockists include Harrods, Selfridges London, Colette, Maria Luisa Printemps Paris, Harvey 

Nichols Hong Kong, Henri Bendel New York, Beams Tokyo, Corso Como Milan and Seoul in 

addition to selected Swarovski stores worldwide. 

For more information please contact 

atelier.swarovski@swarovski.com 

www.atelierswarovski.com 

Tel +44 (0) 207 255 8400


Mary Katrantzou 

British Fashion designer Mary Katrantzou was born in Athens to an interior 

designer mother and a father trained in textile design. She continued the family 

legacy by studying Textile design at Central St Martins in London whilst 

working alongside Sophia Kokosalaki for two seasons. In 2008 she graduated 

with an MA distinction in Womenswear and her initial ready-to-wear collection 

debuted at London Fashion Week in Spring / Summer 2009 with a collection of 

only nine dresses that picked up 15 prestigious stockists including Browns, 

Joyce and Colette. 

Inspired by perfume bottles, artisan blown glass and eighteenth century society 

paintings, Katrantzou’s fashion collections revolve around icons of luxury, physical objects from art 

and design that women are not be able to wear. Her Atelier Swarovski accessories for Autumn 

Winter 2011 complement her imaginative design aesthetic with a collection of wearable statement 

jewellery pieces. Necklaces and pendants feature iconic talisman shapes made with crystal mesh, 

scattered with pendants and strung on luxurious cord fastenings. Earrings, rings and bangles are 

crowned with chromatic clusters of crystal beads, from fuchsia to emerald, amethyst and sapphire 

interspersed with silver shade and aurora borealis pendants. These crystal combinations 

complement the opaque white and blue enamelled bracelets to create a rich, vibrant collection 

through considered use of colour and texture. 

“"I wanted to do something with my Atelier Swarovski collection that is refined, light and desirable. I 

combined the translucence and brilliance of Swarovski crystal pendants with a porcelain finish, 

achieved by using enamel. We also designed most pieces with clusters of Aurora Borealis crystals to 

give the collection an iridescent feel. I hope the jewellery looks like a prized possession you would 

love to own.” Mary Katrantzou 




Tel +44 (0) 207 255 8400


Arik Levy 

Designer, technician, artist, photographer and filmmaker; Arik Levy's multidisciplinary 

approach to design can be seen in galleries and museums across the 

globe. Originally from Israel, he studied Industrial Design in Switzerland and went 

on to work in Japan before returning to Europe. He currently works in Paris with his 

team of 20 designers and graphic artists that make up his progressive company 

‘Ldesign’. Best known for dynamic furniture design, installations and limited edition 

pieces, Arik Levy creates a collection for Atelier Swarovski Autumn Winter 2011 

that adds a new dimension to jewellery design with crystal. 

The ‘RockCrater’ collection introduces highly polished metal structures reminiscent 

of rocks in the natural world, broken open to expose the crystal within. Grouped organically to form 

necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings the differently sized RockCraters encase thousands of tiny 

crystal chatons. The encrusted crystal interior of the shapes illuminates the structured form that 

surrounds them whilst the beauty of the collection lies in the juxtaposition of material and texture; opaque 

smooth metals in gold, silver and gunmetal contrast with the translucent golden shadow, khaki and silver 

shade crystals. 

“With the RockCraters collection I aim to celebrate a contemporary return to futuristic nature….with a 

sculpture-to-wear statement that stems from my artistic body of work and my quest for the new 

perfect unreal nature, I give life to my narrative of techno-poetic science… 

Just like a mineral discovered in the wild, the sculpted craters expose the beauty of the formation 

composed by a man-made micro chaton cut. These crystal formations, in a unique mix of multiple 

colours, create depth, reflection and shine. The different sizes of the craters give this sculpture-towear 

a variety of configurations. At every movement of the body, light will sparkle within the crater to 

create a multitude of colour effects in the crystals, while the super polished rock facets will reflect 

and project colours, images and textures.” Arik Levy 




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Rodrigo Otazu 

”Powerful designs for powerful women.” The illustrious jewellery designer Rodrigo 

Otazu launched his label ‘Otazu’ in 1991 with luxurious costume jewellery before 

going on to work in theatre, film and with musicians. Through his talent, passion 

for life and all consuming sense of style, Otazu designs costumes and dresses for 

celebrities from Kylie Minogue to Lady Gaga, Lauryn Hill and Britney Spears. His 

work encompasses influences from architecture, music, travel, fashion and the 

arts resulting in a strong creative vision seen in his Atelier Swarovski collection for 

Autumn Winter 2011. 

His inspirational designs celebrate innovative use of crystal; by flipping the 

crystals upside down he exposes a unique crystal cut that has never been used before. With 

necklaces that reference tribal jewellery shapes, to cuffs, earrings and pyramid pendants, Xillion cut 

crystal squares in tones of silver shade and golden shadow are aligned in cubes and linear 

formations to create a collectible range of contemporary accessories for Atelier Swarovski. 

“Having worked with Swarovski crystal for the last 15 years my first impulse was to do something out 

of the box, something distinctive and innovative. I always strive to be different from everyone else. 

So I did it ... I turned myself and the stones upside down and, boy oh boy how much fun was it doing 

my job again! Music, sparkles, passion and love all come together in my designs to make you feel 

unique.” Rodrigo Otazu 




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Cate Adair 

Cate Adair is the Emmy-nominated Costume Designer for the smash hit 

series, Desperate Housewives. Based in Los Angeles, Cate completed 

formal training in Fashion and Costume Design in her native Britain and has 

gone on to achieve industry-wide acclaim for her extensive design work in 

feature films, television and theatre. With credits that include Oprah Winfrey’s 

critically acclaimed Before Women Had Wings, the hit film I Know What You 

Did Last Summer, Beverly Hills Cop III, and Dreamwork’s Win a Date with 

Tad Hamilton. 

Cate lends her considerable experience in the film world to design Atelier 

Swarovski’s first ever collection of clutch bags. Destined for the red carpet and encrusted with 

Swarovski crystal, the bags are available in black satin, silver and gold leather. The bags include 

delicate design features from a crystal bracelet which secures the clutch around the wrist, to 

Swarovski crystal clasps. 

“In designing for Atelier Swarovski, I was inspired by the universality of the Swarovski crystals... the 

myriad ways they could be applied with equally stunning effect, an infinite array of colours, textures, 

shapes, and sizes that I could use in artistic expressions from geometric patterns to seemingly 

random clusters. 

In the Evening Clutch Collection there are two diametrically opposed but quite complementary 

designs. I’ve tried to capture the cadence and soft glow of a sophisticated evening and the 

excitement and energy of endless possibilities.” Cate Adair 




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Lesley Vik Waddell 

Lesley Vik Waddell’s extensive design background includes working for 

Vivienne Westwood, Donna Karan, Christian Dior and Cartier. Educated in 

England and a jewellery design graduate, Vik Waddell produced her premier 

jewellery collection which was bought in its entirety by Harrods and Erickson 

Beamon. This has since developed into a successful collection selling in 

over 40 stores worldwide which runs alongside her couture line of private 

commissions in addition to her own label, ‘Vik’. She currently lives in 

Switzerland. 

Inspired by 1950’s glamour, Lesley Vik Waddell’s Cascade Collection for Atelier 

Swarovski denotes style and elegance through the imagery and movement of the Swarovski crystals. Water 

provided Lesley with a wonderful starting point, a key element in both nature and in crystal. She combines 

architectural crystals and chandelier components with twisted silk cords. Silver shade crystals are strung 

onto a glossy grey cord, in contrast to the black cord that is fringed and knotted with Jet beads. The 

necklaces, bracelets, Lariats and rings form a versatile collection of pieces that can be worn in a variety of 

ways. 

“The collection as suggested in the name was inspired by the beauty and power of water cascading 

through nature, carving a path in the most organic way. Beauty is something we humans crave for, 

to be inspired by the sublime. I have also always found fairy tales a rich source of inspiration. The 

fight between good versus evil. dark and light. The duality of life mixed with magic and endless 

possibilities. Opulent rainfalls of brilliant glittering crystals combined with the sensual feeling of silk 

cord provide an exciting and luxurious way to step into the glamour of the 1950’s. Created for 

women with the confidence and power only possible in the 21 st century” 

Lesley Vik Waddell 




Tel +44 (0) 207 255 8400


In 1895, Daniel Swarovski I, a Bohemian inventor and visionary, moved to the village of Wattens, 

Tyrol in Austria, with his newly-invented machine for cutting and polishing crystal jewellery stones. 

From this beginning that revolutionised the fashion world, Swarovski has grown to be the world’s 

leading producer of precision-cut crystal for fashion, jewellery and more recently lighting, 

architecture and interiors. Today, the Swarovski group, still family-owned and run by 4th and 5th 

generation family members, has a global reach with some 24,800 employees, a presence in over 

120 countries and a turnover in 2009 of 2.25 billion Euros. Swarovski comprises two major 

businesses, one producing and selling loose elements to the industry and the other creating designdriven 

finished products. Swarovski crystals have become an essential ingredient of international 

design. Since 1965 the company has also catered to the fine jewellery industry with precision-cut 

genuine and created gemstones. Showing the creativity that lies at the heart of the company, 

Swarovski’s own brand lines of accessories, jewellery and home décor items are sold through more 

than 1,800 retail outlets worldwide. The Swarovski Crystal Society has close to 350,000 members 

across the world, keen collectors of the celebrated crystal figurines. And in Wattens, Swarovski 

Kristallwelten, the multi-media crystal museum, was opened in 1995 as a celebration of Swarovski’s 

universe of innovation and inspiration. The Swarovski group also includes Tyrolit ® , manufacturing 

grinding tools, Swareflex, for road safety reflectors and Swarovski Optik, producing precision optical 

instruments. 




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