A Firstlook At Crystals & Gems
I recently visited an exhibition for European gems and crystals which was held at one of the premier hotels in the capital city. Entry was by invitation only in order to maintain the exclusivity and prestige of the event. However, dad’s company was one of the co-sponsors for the event and thus, he managed to secure a few tickets for us to attend the event. Upon entering the exhibition hall, I noticed that there were several companies from different European country exhibiting their work. For example, the Irish had a display on a variety of precious stones such as rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, and topazes, all carved and cut to perfection. Then, there were the Italians who did a demonstration on glass blowing which is a technique that involved inflating molten glass into a bubble with a blowpipe.
Next up was an Austrian company called swarovski and their specialty was in crystals. swarovski rhinestones, swarovski flat back crystals and swarovski crystals ab flatback were engraved on different types of items like purses, wedding gowns and shoes. In addition to that, there was something which caught the attention of the majority of the visitors there and it was a tiara. Well, not just any tiara for that matter, it was a tiara which was used in one of the world beauty pageants competition. The tiara was engraved with different shapes of the swarovski flat back rhinestones range and the view of it was truly stunning. A few visitors were interested in those swarovski flatbacks used in the tiara but unfortunately, those crystals were custom made and therefore, it wasn’t for sale.
To be honest, I did not have any high expectations before my visit to this exhibition as I am no crystals or gems enthusiast. However, I came out of the exhibition hall gaining a fair bit of knowledge on the process crystals manufacturing. I’ve also learned the basics in determining the types of cut of diamonds and gemstones. All in all, I was glad I had the opportunity to visit the exhibition as it was indeed a real eye-opener.
