Arabian Nights with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS

SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS was invited to celebrate innovative traditional wear in the form of Abayas by esteemed UAE Abaya manufacturer and retailer Sweet Lady, accented with jewelry from SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED. For this World Wide Welfare charity event in aid of raising money to care for Iraqi orphans, Sweet Lady also donated a stunning Abaya embellished with more than 50,000 SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS!

Swarovski Crystal Cell Phone

Recently, I have a travel in Taiwan. I find Swarovski mobile phone decoraton is very popular by girls. Because the Swarovski crystals are embedded on the mobile phones shell. So, the mobile phones become very shinning.

Nude Supermodel for New Swarovski Jewlery

Swarovski new jewelry have wild style, free from all restraint. All women living in today's frantic beats could restore soft temperament, re-shaped into a modern neutral stylish.

Anjuny Smart with 280 Thousand Swarovski Crystal Beads

Recently, I found a dream car, named Anjuny Smart. It is decorated with 283,960 Swarovski Crystal Beads and Swarovski Elements. In addition to the exterior, handrails, steering wheel, chair, etc. are also decorated with Swarovski crystal.

With legendary "unicom"as logo and "guardian of knight" as brand idea, ANJUNY is dedicated to R&D of high-grade automobile products and advocates a luxurious and high-quality life with cars.

ANJUNY has established cooperation with Swarovski Company, which, ushering in the development trend of the tide, has almost become the pronoun of luxury crystals thanks to its original cutting technology and excellent design and is splendidly followed by the fashion circle. Being the partner of Swarovski, all products of ANJUNY adopt Swarovski element purely to feature the most taste and luxury automobile car products.

It is reported that the Anjuny Smart is displayed at The 7th China Auto Accessories (Zhengzhou) Trade Fair 2010.

Jackson’s ‘84 Victory Tour Crystal Glove Sells for $190K

A Swarovski-crystal-studded glove belonging to the late pop star Michael Jackson has sold at a Las Vegas auction for $190,000.

Bidders from around the world bought up Michael Jackson memorabilia worth nearly $1 million at an auction on the anniversary of his death, including $190,000 for the Swarovski-crystal-studded glove he wore on his 1984 Victory Tour.

The bidding that began on Friday. People flew in from Asia, Russia, all over the world. It just shows you Michael Jackson is the most sought after and most collectible celebrity of all time.

More than 200 items was unlike anything we’ve ever experienced. Some items, brought 10 times more than their estimated value.

The Swarovski-crystal-studded glove, which was made of white spandex and covered with hand-sewn clear crystals, had been expected to sell for between $20,000 and $30,000. “But I’ll start the bidding at $1 just so you all can say that you bid on Michael Jackson’s glove,” auctioneer Kathleen Guzman said as bidders raised their paddles in a frenzy.

Then the real bidding began. It started at $31,000 and rose to more than $100,000 within seconds.Julien’s Auctions employees raised their own studded-gloved hands furiously as competing bids came in from anonymous bidders over the phone and online.
In the end, a $160,000 bid from Wanda Kelley of Los Angeles won out. A standard industry fee that goes to the auction house.

The winning bidder also bought a number of Jackson’s albums at the auction. She said she was prepared to go higher if necessary. “Let’s just say I wasn’t walking out of here without that glove,” Kelley said coyly shortly after claiming her prize.

Apple iPhone 4 Studded with Swarovski Crystal Covers

A few days ago, the Apple Inc. released iPhone 4. Now, CrystalRoc has launched the iPhone 4 studded with Swarovski Crystal Covers. CrystalRoc is always famous for its dazzling creations meant exclusively for the rich.

Each iPhone 4 cover is made with over 1500 individual Swarovski crystals and the light weight chrome base means they are light and durable. CrystalRoc are now taking pre-orders until the launch on the 24 June 2010. And the price is 999 pounds.

Recently, I found a professional Swarovski Jewelry Online Store. CrystalShopping.com also sells Swarovski crystal mobile phone decoration. I have bought several crystal mobile pendants and straps for me and my firends. They all like it. I suggest you should have a try.

Milestones in the Swarovski Story

1862: October 24, Daniel Swarovski I born in Georgenthal, Bohemia.

1883: Daniel Swarovski visits the International Electric Exhibition in Vienna, where he sees machines invented by Edison and others, and recognizes the significance of the new technology for his own industry. He could not have foreseen, nor imagined, the production of twenty billion stones annually! or the production of chandelier parts, optical instruments, crystal ornaments, a menagerie of crystal animals, grinding and abrasive tools, glass reflectors for the road and rail, nor the production of faucets and knobs for both doors and cabinetry.

1892: Swarovski applies for patent on his first invention: a machine that cuts crystal jewelry stones with unprecedented precision for cutting crystal stones.

1895: October 1, Daniel Swarovski leaves Bohemia for Wattens, located in the Austrian Tyrol, to set up a factory specializing in the industrial production of cut crystal jewelry stones.

1907: Swarovski's hydroelectric plant in Wattens goes online, providing a plentiful source of clean energy.

1908: Swarovski and his three sons experiment with different methods to produce pure crystal. Within three years, they are able to refine it to a state of flawless brilliance.

1917: The company succeeds in producing grinding wheels needed for cutting crystal jewelry stones. These later are put on the open market, under the registered name "Tyrolit".

1925: Swarovski begins experimenting with glass reflecting elements that do not appear on the market until 1950 under the Swareflex trademark.

1931: Swarovski begins manufacturing "trimmings" - jewelry stones processed into decorative bands and laces, and appliqu閐 to garments and accessories.

1935: Daniel's eldest son, Wilhelm, produces the first prototype pair of binoculars, laying the foundations for Swarovski's Optik products division.

1956: January 23, the death of Daniel Swarovski I at the age of 94. Swarovski coats crystal jewelry stones with thin layers of metal to enhance their brilliance.

1957: Company sets up its own gem-cutting department.

1965: Swarovski starts producing chandelier parts, later known under the "STRASS" trademark.

1971: "HOTFIX" eliminates the need for attaching jewelry stones individually, allowing their application in a single process.

1976: Four crystal chandelier parts glued together create the first member of Swarovski's full cut crystal animal menagerie: the tiny mouse! designed by Max Schreck, now deceased. Swarovski Silver Crystal is born! Production of paperweights and key rings began as souvenirs.

1977: Swarovski launches its own jewelry line under its current Swarovski "Jeweler's Collection" label.

1979: Swarovski establishes a branch in Cranston, R.I., USA, now major headquarters for North American operations.

1987: The Swarovski Collectors Society (SCS) is founded, in response to countless requests from crystal lovers all over the world. The "Lovebirds", designed by Max Schreck and Adi Stocker, the only annuals ever produced by two designers, becomes the first annual limited edition at a retail issue price of $150.00! Estimated Value today! $4500.00!! Interestingly enough, Adi Stocker is not allowed to sign this piece at any of the current Swarovski Events or Galas. What began as a small group of SCS collectors now has a membership in excess of 450,000 + members worldwide!
FYI: "Swarovski Silver Crystal" vs. "Rock Crystal" vs. "man-made crystal" .... Swarovski Silver Crystal is "man-made" and produced by combining a variety of different minerals, including quartz and lead oxide. The manufacturing process uses full lead crystal containing more than 30% lead oxide, producing a crystal with a "deep color spectrum".
"Rock crystal", on the other hand, is a semiprecious stone, considered a mineral quartz, that occurs naturally. Therefore, "Swarovski Silver Crystal produces a more brilliant color than natural rock crystal.

1988: Swarovski's "SCS Block" trademark is replaced by the Swan Logo.

1989: Unveiling of the Daniel Swarovski line of haute couture accessories and decorative crystal "objects d'arte" at the Hotel Crillon in Paris. Pieces created by top designers, such as: Ettore Sottsass, Stefano Ricci, Alessandro Mendini. This is Swarovski's "top of the line" product, often produced in very limited quantities at prices not for the faint of heart! or the average collector.

1991: Swarovski opens lavish new premises, designed by architect Roland Deleu, in the Rue Royale, Paris.

1992: Launch of the 12-piece Swarovski "Selection" collection by well-known contemporary designers. Selection is considered the second top of the line product in the hierarchy of product lines, and again is often produced in limited quantities, at prices that can be afforded, but not easily afforded.
- Crystal Memories, as a "trial" product line, was introduced to a single chain of collectible stores in the United States.

1993: "Official" Introduction of the "Crystal Memories" line began.
FYI: Two pieces that were offered during the "trial" run, the "Rolling Pin" and the "Coffee Pot" were discontinued and not offered to retailers. These pieces are a very RARE find, were unmarked, and are worth a lot of money today! To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever seen the Coffee Pot. From 1993 to 1995, it is not unusual to find Crystal Memories pieces without a logo.

1995: Swarovski's Centenary Year of Celebration
- Opening of Kristallwelten, designed by Austrian multi-media specialist Andr Heller, in Wattens.
- Swan logo added to the "Crystal Memories" collection.

1996: The Angel Ornament became the first "limited edition" in the Crystal Memories line of products (ltd. to 68,000 or less, the U.S. received 28,000 of these). This was followed by two more limited edition "Angels" in 1997 and 1998. 2 more "Angels" have been added to the line in 1999 and 2000, but they are not considered limited editions.

2000: The Daniel Swarovski Paris "Paradise" Line is introduced.

2009: A professional online retailer of Swarovski crystal jewelry Crystalshopping.com set up.