A marriage of elite craftsmanship and topaz to create designs of wonder
Deborah milner (born 1964) is a british fashion designer active since the 1990s. since 2000, she has focused on ecologically aware design, founding ecoture, her ecological couture line in 2005. in the early 2010s she was head of the alexander mcqueen couture studio.
Moritz waldemeyer is an internationally renowned artist based in london. his work occupies a diverse range of creative spaces, sildenafil from art and product design through to fashion and entertainment.
In 2004 he made his debut into the design world with an interactive chandelier for swarovski and ron arad.
To celebrate the donation of the ostro stone to the natural history museum we collaborated with these two designers to create this stunning piece for daphne guinness.
Each topaz stone was individually illuminated to change colour and react with the music being sung on the night.
The ‘blue topaz chandelier’ is a result of the exceptional collaboration between baccarat and ostro, renowned the world over for the beauty of its precious natural blue topaz. adorned with 700 ostro topaz gemstones totaling 25,863 carats and thousands of stunning crystal beads, the chandelier has been transformed into an authentic and timeless piece of bespoke jewellery.
The octagonal ostro topaz gems, all meticulously hand cut and polished to exhibit the exquisite blue colours of each facet, range from the magnificent swiss blue to the deeper darker london blue – featuring a large range of ostroblue® gemstones which are of the most intense blue colour and are the specialty and pride of the house of ostro.
The daring concept to interlace ostro topaz gemstones and spectacular crystal to form the ‘blue topaz chandelier’ is a world first and demonstrates the skilled craftsmanship of ostro and baccarat. this unique concept allows for an ever changing and mesmerizing display of light and colour which cascades from the very fabric of the chandelier.
