Swarovski Readies Oscar Stage with Crystal Cloud Backdrop

It’s Oscars weekend here in Los Angeles and the town is getting ready for the Academy Awards this Sunday.  Part of the preparation is readying the stage.  This year, Swarovski has partnered with award-winning creative director and designer David Korins, to add dazzling embellishment to a selection of his set designs for the 91st Oscars®, airing Sunday, February 24, 2019.  This year”s  set design will  include a beautiful ‘Crystal Cloud’, a 1,600-pound cloud-shaped installation; the ‘Crystal Swag’, a three-story high, 54-foot-wide ribbon-like formation; and two ‘Crystal Presenter Backings.’

A close-up look a the Swarovski crystal work on the Oscars set designs.

The crystal backdrop for the awards promises to be unique with over 41,000 Swarovski crystals  integrated into the four designs.  A  team of 15 people  worked for over 2,100 hours to fabricate these designs. The Crystal Cloud and Crystal Swag are both inspired by natural geography. The Crystal Cloud is a sparkling interpretation of atmospheric clouds, with over 1,250 crystal strands floating ethereally over the stage.

The illuminated Swarovski Crystal Swag for the 2019 Oscars, Courtesy of David Korins

The striking Crystal Swag, created from nearly 400 crystal strands alongside a crystalized steel structure, is designed to look like a waterfall flowing from the ground up. The Crystal Presenter Backings, which will appear on stage behind award presenters, are free-flowing creations adorned with 1,800 crystals.

Don’t miss the 91st Academy Awards®  and these beautiful sets.  Tune in to see the Awards broadcast, Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood  televised live on the ABC Television Network at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.   If you tune in on Sunday, be sure to check out the beautiful crystal backdrops on the Oscar stage.  Only in Hollywood will you see something like this!