Lalique - lord of the glass / Lalique. L'Homme de verre
Documentary (France, 2004)
Directed by: Alex Lorca Claude Tere.
Rene Lalique
- excellent goldsmith, a master of gold and silver case, a fine painter, a brilliant stylist, designer and master of arts Glass - belongs to the constellation of the best artists of his time. His works during his lifetime have become classics of XX century.
Rene Lalique (Rene Lalique)
About Rene Lalique still speak only in superlatives. The versatility of his talent is striking: he was a designer of unique and sophisticated businessman, exquisite goldsmith and master of the finest artistic glass. It without exaggeration be called a revolutionary jewelry. He was a bold experimenter in working with colored stones and enamels, and various metal alloys. In the history of jewelry name Rene Lalique is one Along with the renowned Russian master of Carl Faberge, the famous French jeweler Frederic Boucheron and Louis Francois Cartier, the renowned American artist and designer Louis Tiffany.
Probably, the fragility and radiance - these are the two most common words that for so many years of use Romantics, poets and fashion designers to describe the image of a gorgeous woman. Apparently, so women are so drawn to jewelry made of precious stones, which shine their faces sharpened more emphasize these two eternal qualities of beauty. But there is in our world, something that women with taste pose even greater treasures. Not surprisingly, this is - Lalique. 
lived at the end of XIX century in Paris, a young jeweler's apprentice with skilled hands and bold romantic fantasy. His name was Rene Lalique, and he became the founder of the dynasty, whose jewelry now listed along with works of art and worth at auction almost as much, and sometimes more. This man has done the impossible: he forced women to abandon diamonds and diamonds for the sake of ordinary glass. Fashion indeed all-powerful ...
Rene Lalique
still a quite unknown guy brought his sketches are already in those years at the zenith of fame Cartier and Boucheron, they eagerly bought them for a pittance and released on their basis of their new models. It was in the pictures the young man some amazing subtlety style, bordering on arrogance and naivete - that elusive sense of time and nature of women's mysteries, which makes and fashionistas of all ages willing to Facebook who will offer it to them. Renowned master at first hid the name of the true author of wonderful decorations, but for so long could not continue, he soon opens own a small boutique in the city center and instantly becomes a favorite as well as beautiful women and aristocratic and charming subretok and lionesses demimonde. Elegant Lalique bijous maiden win hearts and become familiar taste, charm and election: Rene Lalique was physically unable to provide his works all comers, and not particularly keen on this.
Figure suspension "Dogs and snakes in the leaves." Paris, around 1899-1900 years.
Figure decorations corsage for "grotesque". Paris, around 1894-1896 years.
Figure crest "Landscape". Paris, around 1899-1900 years. 
Comb "Landscape". Paris, around 1899-1900 years. Horn, gold, enamel. 
Pendant ate. " Paris, 1900-1902 gg.Zoloto, enamel, glass. 
Lalique skillfully combined in his works and poetry fashion while Verlaine and Rimbaud, and the soaring popularity of the style Art nouveaux, and even emerged in Europe, the fashion for Japanese contemplation of nature - his brooches and pendants, as if by magic, turn into tonkokrylyh dragonflies, graceful fish, frogs, mysterious and imponderable butterflies. In the little thing from Lalique inexplicably intertwined sensuality and chastity. Any woman, regardless of class, clothing even the most simple hairpin made hands Romance Rene Lalique, and became a beauty. Paris fell to the feet of the dreamer.
Necklace. Paris, about 1900 Gold, enamel, Australian opal, Siberian amethysts.
He made a real revolution in the Haute-Joallerie. Worst jewelers only diluted hands and wondered, but could not recognize his success - at the World Fair in Paris in 1900 he received just two top awards in France: the Grand Prix and the Order of Legion of Honor. His idea of beauty was like the most French of all beverages - champagne - lightness, clarity, playfulness, conviviality. Not for nothing is the favorite drink of women. Lalique has always felt the ideal woman - he gave them elongated thin lines of their ornaments, clear, though quivering with light winds Paris. Parisians like yourself, easily and rapidly flaniruyuschie on the embankments of his beloved Seine.
Brooch "Pansies." Paris, around 1903-1904 years. Glass, gold, diamonds, enamel.
Brooch Peacock. Gold, enamel, moonstones. 1897-1898 years. 
brooch-pendant "Four dragonflies.
Pendant "snakes". Paris, 1901 Gold, pearls, enamel. 
Pendant "Wood." Paris, around 1899-1900 years. Gold, enamel, glass, baroque pearl. 
Pendant "Peacocks." Paris, around 1902-1903 years. Gold, enamel, opal. 
buckle on a belt "Mac Alice Ledru. Paris, around 1894-1895 years. Silver, enamel. 
Diadem "Cattleya Orchid". Paris, 1903-1904. Ivory, horn, gold, diamonds, enamel stained glass, carving 
Pendant Anemone. " Gold, enamel, ivory bone. 1900-1902gg. 
Pendant "Winter Landscape". Gold, enamel, glass, pearls, 1899-1900 years. 
Pendant Princess Loynteyn. Gold, enamel, diamonds and amethyst. 1898-1899gg. 
Necklace La Princesse Au Sabbat. Gold, enamel, glass, pearls, in 1899 
Decoration corsage "Jasmine." Paris, 1899-1901 gg.Zoloto, glass, diamonds, enamel. 
His fast start copy, a sign of real success. His glory is on everyone's lips, he receives orders from all the royal courts of Europe, from museums, from famous collectors. This would seem to peak. But the dreamers do not like to stop there, is not it?
Why Lalique decided to do it is crystal and glass? There is a beautiful legend that explains the passion of the master to these materials. They say that in childhood Renee loved to draw and could represent almost everything. The only thing he could not capture on paper - a cloud. He saw their transformation, their imagery, but he could not "stop a moment." And now, years later, he found something that helped him realize the beauty of clouds. It was a crystal.
he has a new passion - glass. He focused all his attention on it, finally abandoning the use of precious stones in favor of this, almost alchemical, fascinating material compliant, alternately hard and brittle. Parisians have decided that it was a disaster. But Rene quickly calmed them by promising that its new models will have no less chic than the former. And they believed, how could you not believe the magician? In 1912 he gave a farewell exhibition of jewelry by submitting your best opals, pearls, enamel. They say her most sensitive person crying. Lalique but quickly reassured his fans, has developed and released jointly with his friend Francois Coty series of perfume bottles. Each of them was unique and each was a work of art! The capital of the fashion world once again lost head, finding his idol in his new capacity. Almost immediately, all the major manufacturers of spirits to sign him - and the world was filled with new masterpieces; each of them instantly became a rarity. Incidentally, today the exclusive right to the unique glass of the House of Lalique has only Nina Ricci, in particular, in such a vial produced fragrance L'air du temps. In 1922, Lalique acquires plant for the production of glass products and develops skills of the manufacturer.
Vase Big bowl of ivy "
glass charms, fixed on the radiator are called mascottes. Especially for the prince Gallics Lalique has made great figure in the form of a galloping greyhound, and for the famous model Renee Citroen Citroen 5CV - figures of five horses. Lighting system made it possible to change color during the trip - this was considered an incredible style. Throughout the world we know only 30 of these little masterpieces, and collectors buy them at the price of gold at a minimum. 
Mascot "Cinq Chevaux", 1925 
restaurants transatlanticheskogo liner "Normandie" - otdelka Lalique
table glass of Lalique, 1935
Rene Lalique Architectural projects also contributed to its success. His understanding of harmony and balance combined with great skill in working with glass allows it to carry out the monumental projects.
His first work in this area date back to 1902. In During this time he was engaged in furnishing her home in Paris, on the street Cours la Ren (Cours La Reine), 40 - today it is a street Cours Albert Prize (Cours Albert Premier), built by architect Hairdryer (Feine). One of the main elements of the decor has become the front door, made of carved glass plates on which were depicted spruce branches - a reminder about the avenues in the estate of Lalique in Klerfontene. The hall was located another door, also of carved glass panels depicting athletes. 
As it often happens with these masters, his art has continued to live after the death of the Rene Lalique in 1945. His father's business continued by his son Mark, no less talented. Worthy continuing the traditions of his brilliant father, he preferred crystal, loved him for a special ringing and strength. The famous "horse head" of Mark became a symbol of the minimalist 50's. He entered the family business of new technologies. Only when the crystal has cooled completely, always at room temperature and no sooner than 200 hours can proceed to the final grinding, grinding and polishing products. And to give jewelry company color "antinea" required more complex operations, which are due to give an incredible mix of shimmering green shades. It's funny, which is achieved it's just by adding a molten glass mass of bone muki.Tak somehow favors from Lalique began to sparkle with new faces, one of which - Warranty superkachestva. Since the foundation of the company and to this day all the operations for the production of glass at the factory in Alsace performed manually. If at least one air bubble will be seen in the transparent mass, the finished product is ruthlessly break. I must say that the profession glassblower and grinders, as well as the family of the founder Dynasty, there are inherited. 
"Head of horse". Designed by Marc Lalique, 1953 
Marie-Claude Lalique
Silk scarves Lalique
Today, every house of Lalique produces at least three collections, and they all rackupayutsya already in the manufacturing process. Many models are limited series of 99 copies. After the cast last masterpiece, the form is destroyed - a catalog of companies and write: "topic has been exhausted." Such a model can be bought except at auctions.
Lalique today - it's not just fun and decorative favors, but also wine glasses, decanters, stylish dining appliances, elegant and comfortable bottles for bathroom, humidors for expensive cigars, ashtrays, coasters for books, vases and goblets - all this is a delight only their views, not to mention the sound functionality. In the year 2000, Lalique was first released Wristwatches: remeshek alligator, with ornaments of crystal and the mechanism of one of the oldest watch houses in Switzerland. And no wonder: a logical step, continuing desire to constantly move Rene Lalique forward and explore new areas. Moreover, that the art of the goldsmith-romance, to unravel the secret of the Beautiful, continues to remain fresh and relevant, time has no power over him ... 
LINKS: 
Official Website of Lalique
http://rlalique.com/
Rene Lalique: Exceptional Jewellery 1890-1912
exhibition "The Art of Rene Lalique," the Kremlin
- a lot of pictures
Exhibition Catalogue "Rene Lalique: Jewelry 1890-1912" Lalique, Art Glass and Perfume Bottles
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