1. Nadja Swarovski joined the Swarovski family company in 1995,100 years after it was founded by her great-great-grandfather Daniel Swarovski in 1895 in Wattens, Austria.
19 Facts About Nadja Swarovski
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Nadja Swarovski served as the Chair of the Swarovski Foundation and headed the global Swarovski Waterschool program.
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Nadja Swarovski stepped down from the company at the end of December 2021.
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Nadja Swarovski received a BA in Art History and Foreign Languages with a minor in Latin American Studies at Southern Methodist University in Texas, and studied at Sotheby's Institute of Art and the Gemological Institute of America in New York City.
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Nadja Swarovski's career began at the Gagosian Gallery, before she went on to work for New York fashion PR Eleanor Lambert.
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Nadja Swarovski first worked for the Swarovski Crystal Business in Hong Kong before developing its branding and creative services functions in New York, followed by Paris, London and Singapore.
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Nadja Swarovski furthered the company's long relationship with the film industry through collaborations with costume and set designers.
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Nadja Swarovski crystals have appeared in silver screen classics since the 1930s, including Blonde Venus, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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In 2007, Nadja Swarovski set up Atelier Nadja Swarovski, a luxury fashion jewelry and accessories line which offered cutting-edge pieces created in collaboration with designers, highlighting creativity, innovation and craftsmanship with crystal.
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In 2016, Atelier Nadja Swarovski launched its home decor range, partnering with designers such as Daniel Libeskind, Ron Arad, Tord Boontje, and Fredrikson Stallard.
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From 2012 to 2020, Nadja Swarovski led the company's Sustainability strategy and oversaw its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
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Nadja Swarovski is a signatory of the United Nations' Women's Empowerment Principles, and part of the UN Women UK National Committee Corporate Advisory Group.
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Nadja Swarovski set up and chairs the philanthropic Nadja Swarovski Foundation, which was established in 2013 to support charitable initiatives and organizations working in three areas: culture and creativity, promoting human empowerment and preserving the environment.
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Nadja Swarovski leads the efforts of Nadja Swarovski Waterschool, the company's flagship community investment program, which educates students in six continents across the globe about safe and sustainable water use.
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In 2018, Nadja Swarovski collaborated with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to create Waterschool, a feature-length documentary which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released globally on Netflix.
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Nadja Swarovski holds Board level positions at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, FIT Foundation and the German Fashion Council and is a member of The Nature Conservancy's European Council for Global Conservation.
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In 2020, Nadja Swarovski was named to the Business of Fashion's BoF 500 professional index of the people shaping the fashion industry.
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In 2007, Nadja Swarovski received a Visionaries Award from New York's Museum of Arts and Design.
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In 2022, Nadja Swarovski received the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization's Accessories Pioneer Award at the United Nations, celebrating her as a trailblazer and innovator in her field.