Over the years their range of goods has expanded and now includes rhinestones, vases, stemware, picture frames, sculptures and chandeliers, the list goes on. And the company’s attention to detail and quality is as high now as it was a century ago when Daniel was at the helm. In the Nineteenth century, Bohemia, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was one of the most important manufacturing centers for both glass and lead crystal. It was here that Daniel Swarovski was born in 1862, the son of the owner of a small crystal-cutting factory.
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Daniel whiled away his childhood years by watching, in amazement, the workers in his father’s factory, skillfully working the lead crystal blanks into things of beauty.
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By the age of 21, having completed his crystal cutting apprenticeship by working at his father’s business and at other crystal-cutting shops, he ventured to Vienna, Austria, where the “1. Elektrische Ausstellung”: the first-ever electrical exhibition was being held. Having seen electrical machines developed by others, including Edison, he left there inspired to develop an electrically powered crystal-cutting machine. It took him nine years, working day and night to achieve, but by 1892 he had registered his patent.
In addition to saving a vast amount of time, his machine enabled the skilled crystal-cutters to achieve uniformity and accuracy that was, up until that time, impossible to imagine.
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- Three years later, a much larger operation was required and, after joining forces with Franz Weis and Armand Kosmann, a new factory was opened in the Austrian Tyrol town of Wattens. This major shift in location was brought about by three factors: a) the company needed power and lots of it; the Alpine streams gave them unlimited power to drive their generators. b) They needed to move far away from the prying eyes of their bohemian competitors to avoid imitation of their unique designs and c) with its superior rail links, working from Wattens ensured that their wares could be shuttled straight from the factory to Paris, the fashion capital of Europe, where their jewelry was in huge demand.