Another one of my hobbies is collecting Swarovski figurines
Hello my friends, I hope everything is going well with you.
I started collecting Swarovski figurines about 3 years ago. From time to time I buy something for myself but many of them have come from my family.
I receive the figurines as presents for my birthday, mother’s day or Christmas.
From my point of view these crystal figurines have magic on them. When I look at them my soul is transported to a fantasy world (maybe I am living my childhood again).
Anyway, I am subscribed to the Swarovski newsletter and the other day I received a survey from them. Between other questions they wanted suggestions about new figurines.
I suggested an exotic bird that lives in Central America called Quetzal. This bird was prized by the Aztecs and Mayas for its amazing feathers which were symbols of wealth and status.
I received a very interesting answer from Swarovski. Here it is:
All suggestions are collected to a central database, and regularly forwarded to our team of designers, who are highly trained experts with years of experience in crystal design.
As soon as the designers receive the suggestions, they check them for feasibility. Crystal is a particularly complex and difficult material to work with. Even if a design initially seems promising on a piece of paper or as a prototype, it does not automatically mean it will go into production. There are many factors to be considered.
It is a long, difficult path from the initial idea to the final piece. Our team of designers is currently working on pieces, which will not be coming onto the market for another two years; this means that the planning process for today’s new items began at least two years ago. The path to the completed article is paved with draft designs a host of prototypes – and sometimes we encounter failures, which result in abandoning of the whole project. With a little luck, however, the process is crowned with the creation of a stunning new piece of Swarovski crystal.
I never imagined the creation of a crystal piece would take two years.
Surely we learn something every day!!!
You can find the Swarovski shop at Sharovski. Next time I receive notification of items on sale I will let you know. The above link is not an affiliate link but you might enjoy some of their products.
Cheers and have a great day.