René Lalique, the Art Nouveau master glassmaker

To speak of René Lalique is to refer to a name that became synonymous with excellence and avant-garde artistic glassmaking in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This visionary master not only redefined the concept of glass, but elevated it from a functional material to an unprecedented expression of art and luxury. René Lalique’s contribution to design and the decorative arts was so profound that his legacy still resonates in the world’s most prestigious collections. He was one of the first artists to imagine everyday objects, such as perfume bottles, as authentic jewelry. For René Lalique, these pieces were