Swarovski Crystal Place will reveal pieces from a pioneering exhibition of work by Arik Levy, at the Liechtenstein Museum and Sotheby’s Vienna during Vienna Design Week, 1-11 October 2009. Two Chaton Superstructures will be displayed in the garden of the Liechtenstein Museum. These special sculptures explore the relationship between architecture, space and object, where the abstract expressions of the crystal-cut chaton transform into a structure where one can choose to walk around or peer through. An inside/outside space is created, expressing graphically the 3D data of the cut. The pieces can be formed in any size and as installations can adapt to different scales. In addition, TableScape jewellery in marble and wire frame will be exhibited at Sotheby’s Vienna. A set composed of crystal and marble chatons and a second set, composed of crystal and resin, copper and nickel-plated wire-frame chatons, create table sculptures. The relationship between the opaque of the marble and the transparent presence of the crystal creates an interesting tension between the pieces. One is the antithesis of the other and both are representations of a mineral. First shown at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in April, Swarovski Crystal Palace’s exhibition revealed a galaxy of crystal forms, masterminded by its creative collaborator Arik Levy. The exhibition was conceived to inspire visitors with a new sense of wonder and appreciation in the beauty and technology inherent in Swarovski crystal. The Chaton Superstructures dominated the exhibition, offering a contrast with the other pieces. Contrasts were at the heart of the exhibition, which highlighted the play between solid and transparent, light and dark, hot and cold, big and small, rough and smooth.