Rene Jules Lalique

Rene Jules Lalique

Rene Jules Lalique was born in Paris in 1860 and died in 1945.  He was  French glass designer know for his perfume bottles, jewellery and chandeliers. (Information from Wikipedia)

When Lalique was younger him and his family moved to a suburb of Paris and travelled around France during the summer.  This had a great influence on his designs as they were very naturalistic.




At a point Lalique was working as a freelance artist and designed some pieces for French jewelers Cartier and Boucheron.  in 1890, Lalique opened his own business and designed his own jewellery and glass pieces.  His designs formed part of the Art Nouveau movement.  He became one of the most famous in his field. 

Horse by Jules Lalique


He also became noted for his work in the Art Décor style.
Lalique was responsible for the lighted glass and colored glass columns found in the dining room of the Ss Normandie.

'Le Grand Salon' Ss. Normandie



Laliques style:

Lalique was very inspired my nature.  For this reason he formed part of the Art Nouveau movement.  The Art Nouveau movement was all taking natural forms and injecting them into the designers work.  Most of the time Laliques work included insect or animal figures.  The colours were usually very soft yet rich.

As mentioned before, Lalique was very influenced by the French countryside and also by Japanese art.  He incorporated many details typical of Japanese art into his designs.  He used various materials in his works like for example, pearls, enamel, ivory, semi-precious stones and glass. (Information taken from http://rlalique.com/rene-lalique-biography)

Today the works of Lalique can be found almost all over the world.  There are auctions constantly being held world wide, selling his works.  Exhibitions are also constantly being held and many of his works can be seen in various museums.  The works of Lalique still flourish in the public eye.  His works are also being sold on Ebay.  Collectors say that his works are the most sought after and are the most valuable.