Swarovski goes nautical

MANILA, Philippines - The precious element of water forms the symbolic theme of Swarovski’s latest jewelry and accessories collection.

“Water is the new expression of luxury in a world where increasing efforts are being made to protect the environment,” explains Nathalie Colin, creative director at Swarovski. “I wanted to explore this theme with this important seasonal collection, the second part of the ‘Beyond Nature’ trilogy. This collection, which is extremely rich in forms and colors, pays homage to biodiversity and marine life. Crystals take on subtle tones and appear with new materials that evoke the effect of the changing reflections of the water’s surface. The pieces meander across the skin and appear to leave droplets of crystal and gleams of summer sun. An immense source of design inspiration, water also nurtures all of our desires in terms of well-being, exoticism, youth and joie de vivre.”

The Swarovski woman expresses herself this season via three aquatic variations. With a faint silhouette seen through the small window of a spa, she embodies the pursuit of well-being and the purification of the body with water via the “Beauty Drops” theme. With chic allure she appears on the bridge of a boat before a nautical landscape, revealing her true emotions and her insatiable desire to escape through the “Marina Blue” line. The final chapter in this collection, “Sea, Light and Fun,” highlights the effervescent side of water, with its nautical theme providing light-hearted inspiration.

Swarovski is exclusively available at Rustan’s Makati, Shangri-La, and Gateway.