The crystal giant Swarovski has credited over 60 designers for their famous crystal figurines. There are certainly many other talented individuals who contribute to these fantastic crystal designs, but generally, only a single individual is credited for the majority of the figurine designs.
Peter Heidegger followed in the footsteps of his father (who also worked for Swarovski), joining the company in 1990. Early on, he was responsible for product and presentation displays, and later head of packaging. (Sounds like he might have worked on Swarovski boxes ???) Peter Heidegger joined the design team in 2006.
Reading the Peter Heidegger interview on the Swarovski web site, I it seems he may be a kid at heart. He enjoys adding humor, wit, and fantasy to his work (I interpreted this to mean ‘designs’, but I suppose this could be ‘every day job’.) Seeing that he likes animation, I’m not a bit surprised about the cute Lovlots figurines that he is credited with that seems like a natural fit. He indicates he is hopeful to work on designs in the Lovlots line, Disney, and Muppets (if that would ever materialize).
Peter Heidegger has been credited with 11 Swarovski crystal figurine designs since his move to the design team within the company. The list of designs below is ordered by launch date and consists of the Swarovski product name, then the system number. On the line below is the year of introduction along with the Swarovski product line and group. All these designs are still current and can be found in the online Swarovski shoppe.
- Swarovski ‘Surprise Gift‘ – 905788
Introduced in 2008 and in the Crystal Moments ‘Little Messengers’ - Swarovski Koalas – 955423
Introduced in 2009 and in the Silver Crystal ‘ Rare Encounters’ - Swarovski Emily – 955045
Introduced in 2009 and in the Lovlots ‘House of Cats’ - Swarovski Max – 1039544
Introduced in 2010 and in the Lovlots ‘City Park’ - Swarovski Hare – 1089876
Introduced in 2011 and in Silver Crystal ‘Peaceful Countryside’ - Swarovski Hare (Limited Edition) – 1089977
Introduced in 2011 and in Silver Crystal (Online Limited Edition) -
Lovlots Dancing Horse Jade Swarovski Jade (Limited Edition Dancing Horse) – 1073338
Introduced in 2011 and in the Lovlots ‘Circus’ - Swarovski Jasmine (Dancing Horse) – 1079474
Introduced in 2011 and in the Lovlots ‘Circus’ - Swarovski Leo (Lion) – 1079591
Introduced in 2011 and in the Lovlots ‘Circus’ - Swarovski Rolly (Monkey) – 1086116
Introduced in 2011 and in the Lovlots ‘Circus’ - Swarovski Rosalie (Dancing Horse) – 1073336
Introduced in 2011 and in the Lovlots ‘Circus’
Of all the Peter Heidegger designs, my favorite one is the Koalas I have always found them to be absolutely adorable. Â However, I also really like the kitty Lovlots Emily and Lovlots Jade. I like Emily’s vibrant color with the cute butterfly resting atop her ear. And Jade’s rainbow-like coat is magical. Wonderful figurines Peter looking forward to seeing your more designs!
Angie / Crystal Exchange America
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