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Press Release | Third Year of Swarovski Foundation Creatives for Our Future

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June 2, 2023

Creative young people around the world have been invited to apply for a €20,000 grant, part of the Swarovski Foundation Creatives for Our Future program, designed in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships to identify and accelerate the next generation of creative leaders in sustainability.

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Press Release | Young people make a splash for water education with Swarovski Waterschool

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October 26, 2022

On Wednesday 26th October, students from schools across NSW will come together to celebrate the importance of water at the Georges River Environmental Education Centre in Chipping Norton. The students are part of the global Swarovski Waterschool program, first established in Austria in 2000 to educate and empower future generations to treasure and protect the world’s most precious resource. Delivered by environmental charity Earthwatch Australia, the 2022 Swarovski Waterschool Australia Flagship Event is the first of its kind.

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Press Release | Fashion Council Germany FASHION X CRAFT Call for Applications

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October 14, 2022

FASHION X CRAFT goes to the second round! Fashion and textile design graduates can now apply for the educational programme in partnership with the Swarovski Foundation and The Princes Foundation.

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Press Release | Fashion Council Germany's FASHION X CRAFT Educational Program

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September 6, 2022

The eight upcoming designers of the FASHION X CRAFT education program in partnership with the Swarovski Foundation and The Prince's Foundation showcase their looks for the first time at Berliner Salon during Berlin Fashion Week.

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Press Release | Creatives for Our Future Cohort Announced

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September 15, 2022

Swarovski Foundation Announce Latest Creatives For Our Future Grant Recipients During A Reception At The United Nations Headquarters

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Vogue Germany | Fashion x Craft in partnership with Fashion Council Germany

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September 13, 2022

The Berlin Salon opened as part of Berlin Fashion Week. There, the eight young designers from the Fashion x Craft funding project, initiated by the Fashion Council Germany in partnership with the Swarovski Foundation and The Prince's Foundation, present their final projects in a joint group exhibition.

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Press Release | Swarovski Waterschool launch Mini-Documentary

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July 15, 2022

Released with partner WWF India as part of the series ‘Age of Change: The Business of Survival’ produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, the film shines a light on the innovative efforts the Swarovski Waterschool India is implementing in schools and the local community to address environmental challenges and secure a nature positive future for our planet.

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Press Release | Creatives for Our Future Launch Next Year

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July 11, 2022

The Swarovski Foundation announces the second year of Creatives for Our Future, a global mentorship and grant program designed with advisor the United Nations Office for Partnerships to identify and accelerate the next generation of creative leaders in sustainability.

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Press Release | UNHCR Efforts Towards Ukraine Emergency Situation

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April 29, 2022

The Swarovski Foundation is committed to supporting the emergency situation in Ukraine by helping long standing partner UNHCR to deliver urgent life-saving assistance to women, children, and men.

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Japan Times | Shuzo Matsuhashi - Fashion Design

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May 30, 2021

Craftmanship and sustainability: these are key ingredients in the creations of Shuzo Matsuhashi, a 26-year-old Japanese fashion designer based in Vienna.

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Press Release | CFDA Scholarship Program

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April 1, 2021

Marking the 25th Anniversary of the CFDA Scholarship Program, the CFDA’s new partnership with the Swarovski Foundation advances learning and innovative design thinking around sustainability in fashion.

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WWD | CFDA Scholarship Program

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April 1, 2021

CFDA, Swarovski Foundation Team for Re: Generation Innovation Scholar Award. An annual $30,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student to advance innovative design in sustainability.

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Formfaktor | Swarovski Foundation Creatives for Our Future

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May 5, 2021

The Swarovski Foundation has announced the first nine scholarship recipients of the new “Creatives for Our Future” initiative. The program was developed jointly with the United Nations Office for Partnerships.

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Vogue Italy | Creatives for Our Future

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May 5, 2021

The Swarovski Foundation has unveiled the winners of its competition organized in collaboration with the UN to discover the best creative talents capable of innovating with a view to sustainable development.

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Press Release | Swarovski Foundation Creatives for Our Future - Cohort Announcement

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May 4, 2021

The Swarovski Foundation are delighted to announce the participants of the inaugural “Creatives for Our Future” program, following a call for applications which attracted over 400 submissions from young creatives from 72 countries worldwide.

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Wallpaper UK | Swarovski Foundation Creatives for Our Future

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May 5, 2021

Nine emerging creatives have been selected by an international committee for the Swarovski Creatives for Our Future programme, and will present their work concurrently with the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly in September 2021.

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Vogue Italy | Swarovski Foundation Creatives for our Future

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March 16, 2021

The "Swarovski Foundation: Creatives for Our Future" competition opens, dedicated to creatives who want to be protagonists of sustainable development.

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Vogue China | Swarovski Foundation Creatives for Our Future

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March 13, 2021

Swarovski Foundation Creatives for Our Future announcement in Vogue Business China.

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Press Release | Swarovski Foundation Creatives for Our Future

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March 9, 2021

Swarovski Foundation and advisor the United Nations Office for Partnerships announce global mentorship and grant program to empower future creative leaders in sustainable development.

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WWD | Swarovski Foundation Sets Green Project With United Nations

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March 9, 2021

Nadja Swarovski, who created the foundation in 2013, is hoping to empower young talents across a variety of industries to fuse creativity, design and sustainability.

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WWD | Room to Read Panel with Nadja Swarovski

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March 5, 2021

“In deciding to participate in the beauty industry, I had to sit with myself a moment and say, ‘how are we going to to be a part of the solution, not the problem?'” Tsai said during a conversation at the International Women’s Day Leadership Discussion virtually hosted by Room to Read on March 3.

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GLASS | Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon Award

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January 8, 2021

Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare has won the Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon award. He is the eighth artist to receive the prestigious annual award in celebration of his “outstanding contribution to our cultural life”, states Nadja Swarovski.

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WWD | ‘One X One’ Fellowship Accelerator

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September 23, 2019

Swarovski Announces ‘One X One’ Fellowship Accelerator with Study Hall, U.N. Office of Partnerships At the U.N. climate summit which focuses on sustainability.

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WWD | Nadja Swarovski Speaks Up About Giving Back

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February 26, 2018

Nadja Swarovski is a businesswoman, but she is also socially conscious. Since joining the family-run, Austria-based company in 1995, Swarovski has been committed to education, promoting emerging talents, enhancing the focus on sustainability and empowering women. In 2013, she set up the Swarovski Foundation, a nonprofit organization and a platform for the company’s philanthropic projects.

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Fashion United | Swarovski Foundation scholarship winners

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January 14, 2015

Swarovski Foundation and Central Saint Martins have unveiled the Swarovski Foundation scholarship recipients for 2014-15, which provides a bursary to two final year BA degree students, one from fashion and one from jewellery design.

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The New York Times | Swarovski Foundation Restore Landmark

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June 3, 2013

If the art lovers strolling the canals of Venice at the Biennale look skyward, they might see, atop the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore, a statue of Saint Giorgio. But in yet another collaboration between the cultural sphere and the fashion and luxury world, the newly established Swarovski Foundation said last week that it would underwrite the restoration of the statue.

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Wac Arts | Partners with Swarovski Foundation

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October 15, 2015

Wac Arts is proud to announce a partnership with the Swarovski Foundation, the first fruits of which are the Swarovski Foundation Scholarships which will support 2 young performers through their first year of training on the conservatoire’s flagship diploma programme.

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Coutts | Swarovski Foundation - UK Case Study

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January 1, 2016

Nadja Swarovski is a member of the Executive Board at the Swarovski Group, the world's leading crystal manufacturer, which was founded by her great-great-grandfather Daniel Swarovski in 1895 in Austria. In 2013 she established the Swarovski Foundation, which is headquartered in London, to consolidate the company's long-term commitment to charitable giving.

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