Born to Norwegian/English parents, Vik-Waddell was educated in England, graduating with a first class honours degree in Jewellery Design.
Following graduation she produced her premier collection, which was bought in its entirety by Harrods of London. This has since developed in to a successful ready-to-wear business selling worldwide. It runs alongside the couture, where pieces are made for clients by private commission.
She was then awarded the Tallente International prize for Jewellery and was chosen to have an exhibition in the Crafts Council.
In addition to her own label, Vik-Waddell has worked for Christian Dior, Vivienne Westwood, Hugo Boss, Swarovski and Cartier as a freelance design consultant.

• CIO Mauboussin Joaillier until 2002.
• Chairman of Potrin and Scan Design: company of architecture of interior and design .Former Member of the Colbert committee and of the high jewellery of France committee
• Former Member of the trade-union national room of diamond, the invaluable and fine stones.
• CIO of Iéna Consulting, creator of the mark of Jewellery "Patrick M" in the USA since 2006
• Creator of the "Jellyfish" under the name "Patrick M" exposed during the 2008 Gem Visions Tour in Basel-JCK Vegas- Hong-Kong, by Swarovski.
• Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur.

was appointed Creative Director within the Swarovski Group for Daniel Swarovski fashion design and for the jewellery, accessory and Crystal Living line in February 2006. In all her former scopes of function Nathalie acted in a varied range of areas (ready-to-wear, accessories, costume jewellery, lingerie, sport, trade shows, cosmetics and luxury jewellery). For nearly ten years Nathalie functioned for the agency Promostyl in Paris, later she worked as a freelance for international trademarks and record companies, with most of her work focused on image concepts or design issues - before she created Cultural Sushi, the trademark and design consultancy agency. Then she left her agency and dedicated her mission to crystal.

Yaffa Assouline worked with the publishing company Hachette/Filipacchi for 13 years, developing and writing for magazines such as Playboy, Paris Match and French Elle. In 1986, she created a company with her brothers called Assouline. They initially launched new concepts in journalism and publishing such as the first in-flight consumer magazine Air France Madame and then went on to create magazines for luxury brands and companies including Chanel, the Dorchester Group, the Ritz and Veuve Clicquot…advertising campaigns such as the launch of Chanel J12… With each project, they experimented with different forms of media to produce something new.

It was natural that after magazines and books, Yaffa Assouline would be drawn to another medium — the Internet. It is there now that her experience in luxury, journalism and publishing has found a unique and synthesized outlet. “It’s a mix of everything I know and love in a medium that I find fascinating. It allows me to channel all of my passions while reaching out to the largest possible audience,” says Yaffa Assouline.
http://www.luxuryculture.com

Eugen Dirksen was born in Russia in 1982 and emigrated to Germany in the early 90s. After graduating from high school in 2002 he is now studying Industrial Design at University of Applied Sciences Pforzheim in Germany.
As part of his study last year he completed a traineeship at the design agency Pilotfish in Munich. Designing for the consumer electronics market he approved his skills and went on to work for Pilotfish in Taiwan for another 6 months. Back in Germany this year to continue with studies he participated in the Signity Watch Design Contest with the winning design “Julius”. At the same time he took part in the comprehensive Connect Creativity workshop in Dortmund, designing future living concepts for well known German companies. In his final semester he is now working on his Diploma project and will graduate from university very soon.

Head of Gem Creative for the Synthetic and Gemstone Business of Daniel Swarovski Corporation / ENLIGHTENED™ - Swarovski Elements, has worked for the Swarovski Group for the past dozen years. Later she became Manager for Special Marketing Projects and Head of Gem Creative, the trend and design department of Swarovski’s Synthetic and Gemstone Business. It was in the context of her most recent position that Birgit initiated the ENLIGHTENED™ - Swarovski Elements fine jewellery trends forecasting service, Gem Visions. During the past five years that Birgit has managed this pioneering initiative, Gem Visions has grown to be a widely acclaimed and highly valued design and marketing tool for the jewellery industry.