Swarovski commissioned designer Asif Khan to create a large scale "palace" for the Design Miami 2012 festival. Khan collaborated with Manchester University in the United Kingdom in order to better understand the formation of the halo optical phenomenon, and how he could create the first indoor version using Swarovski crystals instead of ice. (3)

Swarovski commissioned designer Asif Khan to create a large scale “palace” for the Design Miami 2012 festival. Khan collaborated with Manchester University in the United Kingdom in order to better understand the formation of the halo optical phenomenon, and how he could create the first indoor version using Swarovski crystals instead of ice.