Travels and symbols of modernity

René Lalique and the Age of Glass

Embark on a journey with the emblems created by René Lalique.
Luísa Sampaio 16 Mar 2021 2 min
René Lalique and the Age of Glass

The master glassmaker was a man of his times and his works are associated with the symbols of modernity of the 1930s: the automobile, the train and the transatlantic crossing.

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René Lalique and the Age of Glass

René Lalique transformed glass, ‘the wonderful material’, in a completely innovative way. In this series of eight episodes, curator Luísa Sampaio presents the themes that characterise the long and illustrious career of the leading jeweller and master glassmaker of the Art Nouveau and Art Déco movements.

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