Design with crystals The world was obsessed with rhinestones. Brilliant points are lit everywhere: on door handles and phones, on ceramic tiles and clothes from haute couture, on a naked female body and false nails. They are inserted into the dental crowns and even implanted in the cornea of the human eye! But the last two hundred years these sparkling pieces of glass played a not very respectable role: they were used to make cheap jewelry and were involved in many scandals with fake jewelry. In the XVIII century, Austrian jeweler George Julius Strass discovered that glass with the addition of lead can be cast crystals, very similar to diamonds. His followers learned to make "emeralds" by adding chromium oxide to the glass dough. To make topaz used iron oxide, for "amethyst" - cobalt oxide. The first brought out of the shadow of artificial "stones" was a Hollywood tailor, a native of Kiev, Nudi Kon (his real name is Nuta Kotlyarenko). In the early 50's, he began to sew abundantly decorated with rhinestones and applique white suits for country and rock and roll stars. The first outfit he gave to a famous singer at that time free of charge, and then the business began to gain momentum quickly. The loyal customer of Noodle was himself Elvis Presley. 
Tatlin sofa, Diamond Collection, Edra, salonFlat Interiors Cohn's idea was taken up by other couturiers. But the world of interior design has long ignored the fashion trend. When Swarovski crystals first shone on Edra sofas five years ago, it was a real challenge. The word "minimalism" was not yet a dirty word, and society naively believed that one genuine diamond is better than a whole handful of sparkling counterfeits. But now the pendulum has swung sharply in the other direction. Redundancy and neo-baroque reign in the interior, glamor in the spirit of the 80s returns to the catwalks. Strass's invention turned out to be very useful. Moreover, rhinestones "know how" to play with all the colors of the rainbow, like no diamond dreamed of. It's all about the fine dusting of Aurora borealis ("Northern Lights"), which gives the pseudo-diamonds an iridescent sheen. The world is increasingly reminiscent of the starry sky on a clear night. Secular women of fashion and people of art cannot imagine their lives without rhinestones. Swarovski recently produced a crystal-studded Pan flute for German flutist Daniela de Santos. Why not? After all, there is only one step from kitsch to luxury. 
