New from Swarovski: Sparkling Beads, Pendants, Chatons, and More!

It’s always fun to take some time away from the office and head into New York City. It’s extra fun when this adventure includes stopping into Swarovski’s New York office and taking in their latest crystal innovations launch presentation! I got to do just that recently and I did it with friends who you might recognize!

You may have seen some of Sandra Lupo’s and Fernando DaSilva’s sparkling designs in our Fast & Fabulous section. Not only was it wonderful to have a day with these two, but they are the best people to take in the latest launch information with. We all love Swarovski crystal but these two are USCD–Uber Swarovski Crystal Designers. We had a ball and not only enjoyed being together in NYC, but we thoroughly enjoyed all the delicious sparkle the launch contained!

In summary, the theme for Swarovski’s Spring/Summer 2020 Innovations is on the Power of Emotions. There are four categories within the theme: The Serenity of Being, The Joy of Expression, The Surprise of the Unexpected, and The Excitement of Creativity. Within each category, there is a lot of new to love.

The Serenity of Being

“The idea of simplicity and tranquility. The understanding that sometimes doing nothing leads to the greatest productivity. Mindfulness. Calm. A time to reconnect with ourselves.”

Color palette includes:
Crystal golden shadow
Light amethyst
Crystal silver shade

The Joy of Expression

“There is nowhere to hide in this category, with glamour of the 1980s and show stopping pieces. Designs include chain and vintage-inspired flair. Fashion includes metallic sheen, space-age effects, and asymmetric designs.”

Color palette includes:
Crystal ocean delight
Crystal Laguna DeLite
Crystal Eden green pearl
Crystal sunshine DeLite
Crystal Vitrail medium

The Surprise of the Unexpected

“Heritage and luxury combined with comfort and casual. Quality over quantity is important. Interchangeable designs with uplifting colors; moving away from athleisure and into a more feminine look, including accessories.”

Color palette includes:
Crystal peach DeLite
Crystal sunshine DeLite
Crystal Laguna DeLite
Crystal lavender DeLite
Crystal ocean DeLite

The Excitement of Creativity

“Self expression; unique styling solutions; reusable materials; sustainability.”

Color palette includes:
Crystal volcano
Black diamond shimmer
Crystal electric blue
Light topaz shimmer

Highlights of the New Swarovski Innovations

NEW CRYSTAL ELEMENTS
Kaleidoscope square, hexagon, and triangle fancy stones and settings; princess cut pendant in 3 sizes; new flat back shapes; sew-on spikes in square and round. (I think these are my favorite!)

NEW CRYSTAL ELECTRIC LACQUER PRO EFFECTS
Crystal electric blue, green orange, pink, yellow and white

NEW CRYSTAL LACQUER PRO DELITE EFFECTS
Crystal Laguna, lavender, ocean, peach and sunshine DeLite

NEW SHIMMER EFFECTS
Light amethyst, light rose, rose, aquamarine, siam, peridot, and tanzanite shimmer

NEW CRYSTAL PEARL COLOR
Crystal Eden green pearl

More Swarovski Highlights

This slideshow includes the “flags” which are masterpieces of collage. Each flag represents a category and inspires by showing ways the crystals, pearls, crystal mesh, chatons, flat backs, and all the other amazing Swarovski crystals can be used.

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We were all taken by how many of the new pieces can be used in a very DIY way and how fashion also seemed to integrate this feeling. The two don’t usually come together so this is something we are all really, really excited about!

For ways you can use Swarovski crystal in your work, be sure to check out Let It Bead, a Swarovski publication chock full of designs you can make yourself.

Tammy
Editor Beadwork magazine

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