Swarovski Elements

I was surprisingly recently contacted by someone on behalf of Swarovski Elements asking if the sparkling brand could collaborate with COURTZMEV. Well i'd be a fool to turn this down surely, so ofcourse i was more than happy to!

As you all probably know Swarovski are very well known worldwide and mostly specialize in crystal. Swarovski Elements is the preminum brand for the finest crystals manufactured by Swarovski. Many designers and manufacturers from all over the world refine their products with Swarovski Elements. With each purchase made a 'MADE WITH SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS' trapezoid-shaped tag label is on the product and acts as a sign of authenticity and the highest standards of crystal design.

In Mid July the International Talent Support (ITS) will be held in Trieste, Italy. Young and emerging designers across fashion, design and photography will be able to showcase their stuff. In 2011 Swarovksi Elements joined the event as a major sponsor of the Jewellery segment and will be doing so again in 2013. You can view the finalists in the Jewellery category here. Jewellery was a late addition to the line up as money was mostly being spent on fashion design, with jewellery being overlooked. Since Swarovski Elements decided to become a major sponsor, jewellery is now something that is noticed within the ITS. The winner of the Swarovski Elements Jewellery Award will win €10,000; a six-month internship for the winner at the Swarovski Headquarters in Austria; and an assortment of exquisite SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS for jewelry competition finalists to use in their designs. 

To celerbrate this fantastic partnership, Swarovski Elements is hosting a contest on it's Facebook Page giving away a trip to the finals of the ITS competition which you can view here! Enter quickly because the competition ends on the 10th June!
The lucky winner of this amazing competiton will get:

• - roundtrip airfare for the winner and guest
• - transportation from airport to hotel
• - Two nights accomodations at four-star Hotel Duchi d'Aosta in Trieste, Italy
• - Two tickets to the International Talent Support Event
• - Dinner while attending the event

Below are the finalists in the Jewellery Category and a couple of images of some of the finalists past work, there really is some truly amazing pieces!

Anabela Chan (Great Britain)
Lili Colley (Great Britain)
Marie Cablrou (France)
Milko Boyarov (Bulgaria)
Takahiro Ueno (Japan)
Rayya Valerie Morcos (Lebanon)
Sarah Ysabel Dyne Narici (Italy)
Yun Chin Hsu (Taiwan)
Shimrit Zagorsky (Israel)
Marilena Siamptani (Cyprus)


1: Marie Cabirou (France) 2: Lili Colley (Great Britain) 3: Rayya Valerie Morcos (Lebanon)

As a thank you for doing this post Swarovski Elements sent me a beautiful necklace, such a great addition to my Jewellery collection, i was totally bewildered that they wanted to send me such a lovely gift! (*)

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