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New Horizons

The xture that captured what Swarovski was
looking for happens to feature an organic motif that

Hubbardton Forge is known for. “There are de nite
clear links to our heritage [with the new line], but

we also wanted to create a xture that would boil
down the essence of the crystal,” Ki s notes. The

resulting chandelier boasts delicate vine tendrils

that cradle the Wave-Cut crystal as individual jew-
els. “We wanted to achieve the harmony between a

sculptural feel and crystal,” he adds.
Interestingly enough, the only company that will

display Swarovski’s new Wave-Cut crystal at Ligh-

tovation is Hubbardton Forge. It will not even be
shown in Swarovski’s own showroom.

Additional pieces in the Synchronicity brand
include an obscure Swarovski crystal that had

rarely been used in lighting and was earmarked to

be discontinued. Called the Boomerang crystal,
its distinctive deep curve didn’t easily lend itself

to traditional xture design, however, Ki s was
instantly smi en. He sought a way to meld the

company’s hand-made metalwork into thin brack-

ets that would suspend each crystal in place.
The Synchronicity brand, with its head-turning

use of crystal pieces, is priced a li le higher than
the company’s Hubbardton Forge line, but then

again it is targeted toward a certain customer.

Similarly, the Vermont Modern brand is aimed at a
di erent audience than the signature Hubbardton

Forge collection.

“It’s more quirky and

yet more trendy. At the

same time, we’d like the

products to visually and

physically last a lifetime.”

— David Ki s, Design Director

The Vermont Modern
“Vermont Modern was created to have an edgy
brand includes
feel to it, according to Ki s. “It’s more quirky and
bright colors and
Contemporary shapes yet more trendy. At the same time, we’d like the

not typically associated products to visually and physically last a lifetime.”
with the Hubbardton The products in the Vermont Modern division
Forge look.
are noticeably lighter in scale than the xtures Hub-
bardton Forge has been known for in the past. “They

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