There are six new fountains at the Champs-Élysées in Paris, and they've got an ultra-glam design element: Swarovski crystals. Designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, the new additions have a combined total of 3,060 crystals integrated throughout––but they're far from any traditional fountain design you've ever seen before.
When you think of the fountains of Europe, traditional stone structures may come to mind. But the Bouroullec duo intentionally took a different route with this task. Each fountain towers into the treetops, measuring in at 42 feet tall. The geometric designs are eye-catching, in the kind of way gold catches your eye glimmering in the sunlight.
Each fountain base rotates, according to Curbed, and water pours down over the crystals, adding another dimension of glitz. The fountain legs spout a spray toward the ground a few feet above the concrete, providing an intriguing juxtaposition of structure and chaos as the fountain meets its base.
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At night, strips of LED lights help the crystals continue their shine well into the dark hours. Surrounded by the more traditional and soft architecture of the Champs-Élysées, the new fountains were unveiled on March 21. You can find all six fountains right on the Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées.
