Nathalie Colin (born 17 April, 1966) is a French jewellery designer and the director of Swarovski.[1]

Nathalie Colin
Born (1966-04-17) 17 April 1966 (age 58)
Cornimont, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationJewellery designer
Years active1980s–present
Known forDirector of Swarovski

Biography

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Colin was born on 17 April 1966, in the town of Cornimont, France (Vosges, 88).

She graduated from the Institute de Commerce de Nancy.[2] She later worked for Perry Ellis in the merchandising department, with Marc Jacobs as the current director.[3]

In 1990 in Paris, she started to work as a marketing director[4] for Promotion, a trend-forecasting agency. In 1998, Colin founded her own company, Cultural Sushi, a design agency.[5] In 1999/2000, she relocated to Beijing, China to start an apparel brand with Olivier Lapidus for the Chinese company Yimian Group.[citation needed]

Career

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Colin (center) in 2016

She joined Swarovski in 2006 and was given the position of Director of Swarovski.[6]

Her director job was expanded to Executive Vice President Communication from June 2014 to June 2016.[7]

Since 2006, she has been a member of the Management Board for the Consumer Goods Business (CGB) division.[citation needed]

Publications

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Nathalie released a book titled, Multifaced(t)s, style yourself with jewelry, in 2012.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Swarovski 2016 Fact Sheet" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Qui se cache derrière Swarovski ?". Marie Claire. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Nathalie Colin's Crystal World - Adorn". Adorn. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Erik GRAB et Nathalie COLIN : l'innovation et la créativité à la tête du Comité d'Orientation Stratégique d'ICN - ICN Business School". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Nathalie Colin, Creative Director of Swarovski". Luxury Society. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ "This is What the Next Decade Looks Like for Swarovski". Luxpresso.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Erik GRAB et Nathalie COLIN : l'innovation et la créativité à la tête du Comité d'Orientation Stratégique d'ICN - ICN Business School". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Swarovski Creative Director Nathalie Colin Previews Her First Book and Talks Styling". ELLE. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2016.