Spotlight on the 2025 Swarovski Foundation Creatives For Our Future Graduates

The Swarovski Foundation’s Creatives For Our Future (CFOF) programme empowers a new generation of innovators who are using creativity to tackle some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. Each year, the programme selects a cohort of extraordinary creatives, providing mentorship, resources, and a platform to transform bold ideas into real-world solutions. 

 This year, we are proud to celebrate the graduation of the fourth cohort, whose projects span sustainable design, circular technology, inclusive innovation, and environmental restoration. From housing solutions for displaced communities to wearable tech that makes music accessible, these creatives are reshaping the world with imagination and impact. 

This year’s CFOF cohort is redefining what creativity and innovation can do for people and the planet. Across the globe, these emerging leaders are turning bold ideas into practical solutions that tackle urgent global challenges from climate change and urban pollution to accessibility, e-waste, and displacement. 

 In Nigeria, Blossom Eromsele is transforming refugee housing with her AllSpace Modular Home, a solar-powered, low-cost shelter made from recycled materials. It’s adaptable, sustainable, and designed to restore dignity and safety to communities forced to flee their homes. 

 In Egypt, Moemen Sobh is taking ocean waste and turning it into opportunity. Through Visenleer, he produces zero-emission textiles from discarded fishing nets and fish skin, creating sustainable materials while empowering coastal communities with new livelihoods. 

 Technology meets inclusion in Azra Firmansyah’s Svaika, a wearable device that translates sound into tactile sensations. It allows Deaf individuals to feel music, beats, and rhythm, opening access to a world of creativity in a device designed to be durable, inclusive, and environmentally thoughtful. 

 Meanwhile, Aurélie Fontan is tackling industrial pollution head-on with Regen Ink. She grows plants on polluted land to produce biodegradable textile dyes, simultaneously cleaning the soil and creating vibrant, eco-friendly materials for the fashion industry: an example of regenerative design in action. 

 E-waste is another global crisis, and Barimah Asare is addressing it with Project Hivemind, an external graphics card enclosure that extends laptop lifespans by up to three years. By reducing unnecessary device replacements, he’s cutting electronic waste and making technology more sustainable and accessible. 

 Finally, Mangesh Kurund is transforming city living with his bio-integrated cladding system, which grows algae and moss on building surfaces. The system absorbs carbon, purifies air, and cools urban spaces, turning everyday architecture into a living, climate-resilient solution. 

 Together, this cohort demonstrates that sustainable innovation comes in many forms—whether it’s housing, textiles, wearable tech, circular electronics, or green architecture.  

Each member is taking creative ideas and turning them into real-world solutions that make a tangible difference. Their work is proof that bold thinking, combined with purpose and design, can change lives and protect our planet.  

We are incredibly proud to celebrate the achievements of this year CFOF's graduates. Their graduation marks the beginning of the next chapter for their projects! The Swarovski Foundation, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnership as a member of the UN Fashion and Lifestyle Network, looks forward to seeing how they continue to push boundaries and inspire solutions for people and the planet.