TOMAS ALONSO - Prism
A collection of trays, centerpieces and bowls
Spain’s Tomás Alonso studied at the Royal College of Art, and won the Swarovski Designers of the Future Award in 2015. He has run his own design studio in East London since 2007. Alonso’s new work follows the series he showed with Swarovski at Design Miami/Basel in 2015, based on the 47° cutting angle, the point at which light is either refracted or reflected within crystal.

The objects in Tomás Alonso’s series are constructed from crystal and marble prisms, bonded together using Swarovski’s signature UV adhesives and color coatings. As the user moves around the objects the combination of color and precision-cut angles produces fascinating optical illusions and effects.

TORD BOONTJE – Luxe Orbit
A collection of objects for home entertaining
Dutch designer Tord Boontje set up his studio in London in 1996, and has since worked on products that include lighting, textiles, ceramics and furniture. He began collaborating with Swarovski in 2002, and his signature of fluid forms derived from nature can be found on work ranging from the luminescent cherry branch ‘Blossom’, to the ‘Stellar Doma’ pendant light, a celebration of the night sky.

Tord Boontje presents a series that includes lanterns, wine coolers, nut bowls and a caviar set in glass, Corian and crystal. Crystals are scattered over the polished surfaces of ovals and spheres. The series has a futuristic, science-fiction twist, referencing star formations and the colors seen in space photography.

ZAHA HADID – Crista
A centerpiece
Architect Zaha Hadid founded her practice in London in 1979, completed her first building in Germany in 1993, and has been cited as one of the most influential thinkers in the world. A lifelong innovator and enthusiast for new technologies, she collaborated with Swarovski from 2007 onwards, on projects ranging from spiralling light installations (Salone del Mobile 2008), to the sculptural jewelry collection ‘Glace’ (Atelier Swarovski 2010).

Zaha Hadid designed an imposing centerpiece in crystal and metal. Taking as its starting point an investigation into the process of crystallization occurring in nature, the design is also notable for its use of Swarovski’s new Wave Cut technology, which launches in 2016.