Given that Swarovski are a glass manufacturer, I think not.
The glass making came first (along with the lead crystal stuff that glitters in the mantlepiece) then came the bins (something with a premium price to make with their glass) and their other businesses.
As came up recently on Birdforum they also make glass for reflective road signs and paints. Imaging driving over a Swarovski
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarovski
