Swarovski and Central Saint Martins announce Swarovski Scholarship recipients 

 

Swarovski and Central Saint Martins have announced the Swarovski Scholarship recipients for 2013/14. Now in its third year, the scholarship programme provides a bursary to two final year BA degree students, one from fashion and one from jewellery design. Fashion student Frances Rose Knee and jewellery design student Robyn Smith have been selected to receive this year’s awards, which will support them financially in their final year whilst also helping them to realise their design visions. The creativity and innovation demonstrated in their work impressed a panel of judges which included Nadja Swarovski, Willie Walters, Course Leader, BA Fashion, and Caroline Broadhead, Course Leader, BA Jewellery Design. The Swarovski Scholarships were launched in 2011 to build on existing support programmes for emerging design talent at Central Saint Martins. A second scholarship programme for New York’s Parsons New School for design was initiated earlier this year, and Swarovski plans to announce additional scholarships globally in the near future.