Travels and symbols of modernity
René Lalique and the Age of Glass
Embark on a journey with the emblems created by René Lalique.
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.
Series
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.