Rock hard: Craft meets technology in crystal-inspired sculptures

Milan – Fusing technology with craft, a key trend we expect to track during the Salone del Mobile next week, Swarovksi Crystal Palace will present an alternate take on the jewellery brand’s classic cuts of crystal. Taking the chaton crystal cut as a point of departure, the ‘Osmosis’ exhibition by Arik Levy in collaboration with manufacturer .MGX by Materialise, will present giant wire-frame structures and larger-than-life chaton-inspired sculptures along with an 80-foot carpet designed by Levy for international carpet brand Tai Ping.

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