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AUTUMN / WINTER 2011 COLLECTION 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 For more information please contact atelier.swarovski@swarovski.com www.atelierswarovski.com Tel +44 (0) 207 255 8400
AUTUMN / WINTER 2011 COLLECTION 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 For more information please contact atelier.swarovski@swarovski.com www.atelierswarovski.com Tel +44 (0) 207 255 8400
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