Swarovski celebrates the birthday of Jean Paul Gaultier with a short film featuring Lily McMenamy

Swarovski and Jean Paul Gaultier have enjoyed a strong creative partnership that dates back to their first runway collaboration in 1997. In 2015, Swarovski supported ‘From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk’, a major retrospective of the designer’s work curated by Thierry-Maxime Loriot and held at the Grand Palais in Paris and the HypoKulturhalle in Munich. In the same year, Gaultier started work on a bespoke Swarovski crystal cut titled ‘Kaputt’, which also featured in his 2016 jewelry collection, ‘Reverse’, for Atelier Swarovski. In 2018, Jean Paul Gaultier starred in ‘The Soul of Swarovski’, a four-minute film by Academy Award-nominated director and photographer Eric Valli, offering an intimate portrait of the company’s creative process.

 

Swarovski creates a more sparkling world and delivers a diverse portfolio of unmatched quality, craftsmanship, and creativity. Founded in 1895 in Austria, the company designs, manufactures and sells the world’s highest quality crystal, genuine gemstones, Swarovski Created Diamonds and zirconia, finished products such as jewelry and accessories, as well as interior design and lighting solutions. Now celebrating its 125th anniversary and run by the fifth generation of family members, the Swarovski Crystal Business has a global reach with approximately 3,000 stores in around 170 countries, more than 29,000 employees, and revenue of about 2.7 billion euros in 2018. Together with its sister companies Swarovski Optik (optical devices) and Tyrolit (abrasives), Swarovski Crystal Business forms the Swarovski Group. In 2018, the Group generated revenue of about 3.5 billion euros and employed more than 34,500 people. In 2019, Swarovski UK Limited received a Royal Warrant as manufacturer and supplier of crystals to HRH Queen Elizabeth II. A responsible relationship with people and the planet has always been an integral part of Swarovski’s heritage, and is embedded today in the company’s well-established sustainability agenda. In addition, the global Swarovski Waterschool education program has reached 500,000 children on the world’s greatest rivers. The Swarovski Foundation was set up in 2013 to honor the philanthropic spirit of company founder Daniel Swarovski, and works to support culture and creativity, promote human empowerment and conserve natural resources to achieve positive social impact.

Credits

Model: Lily McMenamy. Director: Toby Knott. Creative: George Yandell for Spring Studios. Stylist: Vanessa Coyle. Still images: Jason Lloyd Evans.

 

Edited by Lisa Maria River

Source text, pothos, video: Swarovski Press Office / Copyright © Swarovski

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