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Designers Named for Swarovski's Crystal Palace 2010

The exhibition will be curated by Jules Wright, founder of the Wapping Project.

Staff -- Interior Design, 3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

The news from Swarovski is as clear as its crystals. Five designers—Tokujin Yoshioka, Gwenaël Nicolas, Vincent van Duysen, Rogier van der Heide and Yves Béhar—have been chosen to create this year's edition of the manufacturer's Crystal Palace exhibition, running concurrently with the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan from April 14-19,

Curated by Jules Wright of the Wapping Project, this ninth annual showcase of Swarovski's precision-cut crystals consists of a series of rooms, each created by one of the five designers, inspired by the world's famous palaces, from Versailles to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. This year, in order to emphasize the refractive nature of crystal, color will be introduced for the first time as backdrops for the works. Visitors will move through the exhibition until their journey culminates in a final room, containing depictions of concepts created by the eight previous Crystal Palace designers.

"Swarovski Crystal Palace is a platform for creative expression and experimentation with innovation and technology," says Nadja Swarovski, the company's vice president of international communications and family scion. "Our designer collaborations not only push the boundaries of the designers' own work, but also the use of Swarovski crystal in an artistic, decorative and functional way."

Rendering courtesy of Swarovski.