Swarovski: God is in the Details

Swarovski has collaborated with the London Design Festival, challenging a group of influential designers and creative figures to reveal their chosen treasures from the V&A Museum’s galleries in a new light.

The project, entitled ‘God is in the Details’, took the famous phrase coined by legendary German architect Mies van der Rohe as a starting point to explore the theme of ‘detail’. Forming a multi-site exhibition within the V&A’s galleries, the participants have each selected an object, a combination of objects or a gallery view from within the V&A. Swarovski specialist lenses have been used to focus on a detail, revealing highlights or curiosities within its design.

All leaders in their discipline, the participants include fashion photographer Nick Knight; architect Amanda Levete; industrial designers Marc Newson, Michael Anastassiades, Tord Boontje, Ross Lovegrove, Paul Cocksedge, Ilse Crawford, Tom Dixon and Stuart Haygarth; graphic designer Frith Kerr; furniture and interior designer Faye Toogood; jewellery designer Stephen Webster; and fashion designer Osman Yousefzada.

‘God is in the Details’ is on display as part of the London Design Festival at the V&A Museum until Sunday 22 September 2013.

This post forms part of fluoro’s coverage of the London Design Festival. 

 

Thu 19 Sep 13

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