Design
Rockefeller Center’s Christmas Tree Gets a Star With Three Million Crystals
In collaboration with Swarovski, architect and World Trade Center master planner Daniel Libeskind channeled starlight and geometric forms to design the holiday centerpiece.
A close up view of the 2018 Swarovski Star during its unveiling in Rockefeller Center on November 14, 2018 in New York City.
Photographer: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images North AmericaDaniel Libeskind sounds like a child during holiday season.
In a way, he is. The architect and designer is waxing ebullient about his latest creation: the new star he envisaged in collaboration with Swarovski that will sit atop the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in Manhattan starting this year. His excitement is unbridled, and his expectations for the glittering centerpiece are palpable.