Sparkling future

The annual Swarovski Designers of the Future Award is the culmination of the brand’s worldwide search for sparkling young design talent. For 2017, three new names have been selected for its innovative approach to design and pioneering use of new technologies, including Los Angeleno architect Jimenez Lai; Takt Project from Tokyo; and London-based Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel.

In this video, the crystal brand take us through the winners’ aesthetic approaches and the dynamic commissions that will be presented at Design Miami/ Basel in June.

This year, the Austrian brand is altering the format of the exhibition by asking the designers to respond to a specific brief. Working with its skilled team at the Swarovski HQ in Austria, the winners will create a single installation made up of ‘formal and technological expressions’. Watch this space.

Design Miami/ Basel runs from 13–18 June

Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. Since 2014, she has been the Design Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees design content for the print and online editions, as well as special editorial projects. Through her role at Wallpaper*, she has written extensively about all areas of design. Rosa has been speaker and moderator for various design talks and conferences including London Craft Week, Maison & Objet, The Italian Cultural Institute (London), Clippings, Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch Design Awards and the DesignGuild Marks. She has written for numerous English and Italian language publications, and worked as a content and communication consultant for fashion and design brands.