THE CRYSTAL LODGE BLOG

Did you know that the original set of 12 (small clear crystal) zodiac animals were all designed by Anton Hirzinger? They were released in batches of 3 per year starting in 2001 with the Goat, Ox and Rat (plus the display stand). In 2002 the horse, monkey and pig followed, with 2003 seeing the introduction…

Here in the UK, we have our indigenous red squirrel with its long fluffy red ears, but we have all heard the tales of how the “introduced” grey squirrel (native to USA) has taken over most of their habitat. Perhaps because of global variations in “real” squirrels, when Swarovski introduced their mini squirrel in 1985,…

Did you know that Swarovski used to have their own store in Bond Street, London back in the 1980s, long before the advent of the now very familiar Swarovski stores? I was going through some paperwork the other day and found an old photo of the original Swarovski store. It was at Number 9 Old…

A plea for help from a client who needed to pack his 1990 Dolphins away before some building work was going to be carried out. He thought he must have the wrong foam as it just didn’t look anything like the shape of the dolphins. Good news though, it was the right foam. It is…

The Mother and Child trilogy (Dolphins/Lead Me, Seals/Save Me, Whales/Care for Me) available between 1990 and 1992, is the only trilogy where all 3 pieces were designed by one designer. The designer is Michael Stamey. It is also the only trilogy which has no colour or frosted/matte crystal components (with the exception of eyes/noses).

2020 marked the 125th anniversary of the Swarovski company. But did you know that back in 1995 for their centenary, that the Centenary Swan which Swarovski produced was comprised of exactly 100 crystal stones?