Timed perfectly to the festive season when everything should be sparkling, “Swarovski: Celebrating a History of Collaborations in Fashion, Jewelry, Performance, and Design” is exactly what the title promises: a comprehensive look at the Austrian crystal house’s remarkable 120-year history that included its stones on many design disciplines.

As Nadja Swarovski, Member of the Executive Board who also wrote the book’s preface, put it, “the book celebrates the house’s anniversary and is a tribute to the inspiring work of the innovators who have collaborated with Swarovski over the years; and to Swarovski’s engineering heritage and the craftsmen, who over the past 120 years have been able to create this sparkling material.”

The book features some of the most extravagant designs utilizing crystals in all shapes and sizes, among them bold pendants and necklaces that have been created and worn for over a century, and exquisite headpieces, such as the crystal-trimmed toque that topped Audrey Hepburn in “Sabrina.”

The fashion collaborations are particularly striking: in 1963, for example, Christian Dior created an haute couture silk organza and tulle bolero for Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor. The vest is interspersed with claw-set, faceted, and drilled Swarovksi crystals for a chic evening statement. In 2006, Swarovski crystals dotted the eyebrows of models at the Dior couture show in Paris. More recently, Madonna was photographed in a Versace tube top with bold Swarovski detail and matching crystal bag.

The book also drives home the point that the crystal reached beyond fashion to industrial designers and architects like Zaha Hadid, Ron Arad and Yves Béhar.

The book’s pages, Nadja Swarovski noted, are “a testament to the work of the visionary artists, designers, couturiers and craftsmen who have explored crystal’s infinite creative potential, keeping Swarovski at the forefront of innovation.”