For much of the 20^th century, Providence, Rhode Island was the heart and soul of the jewelry manufacturing industry. Accounting for more than a quarter of the entire nation’s jewelry production, Providence quickly earned the reputation as the jewelry capital of the world. 

Today, Cranston, Rhode Island is home to Swarovski’s North American headquarters as well as our local distribution center for the United States. In this location, we are the headquarters for six of Swarovski’s global brands – Swarovski Professional, Swarovski Gemstones, Chamilia, Touchstone Crystal, Consumer Goods Business, and Swarovski Optik. Swarovski North America, as a whole, employs about 350 people at the headquarters, and supports the efforts of over 2000 retail and field sales/marketing employees throughout North America.