Showing posts with label Lalique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lalique. Show all posts

23/05/2014

La cristallerie Lalique veut rayonner dans le luxe

3 Juin 2012

Des oeuvres exposées au musée Lalique à Wingen-sur-Moder, dans l'est[AFP/Archives]

Restructurée tambour battant depuis 2008, Lalique a renoué avec les profits. Ce fleuron de la cristallerie française, recentré sur ses terres alsaciennes, veut désormais faire rayonner sa griffe dans l'univers du luxe, des bijoux à la décoration d'intérieur.

Respect de la tradition d'un côté, modernisation de l'autre: l'usine historique de Wingen-sur-Moder, dans l'est de la France, tout près de l'Allemagne, d'où sortent chaque année quelque 400.000 pièces estampillées Lalique, incarne la stratégie menée depuis quatre ans par le nouveau propriétaire, le groupe suisse Art et Fragrance.

Dans l'atelier du "verre chaud", des hommes en sueur accomplissent une chorégraphie millimétrée pour actionner à la force des bras les manettes des moules. Au "verre froid", dans une ambiance plus feutrée, des mains expertes taillent, cisèlent, gravent, polissent et satinent le cristal refroidi.
"On peut passer une semaine de travail manuel sur certaines pièces", explique le responsable de la qualité, Olivier Grandval, tout en scrutant les effets de lumière sur des flacons, vases et autres statues, tout juste achevés.

Depuis son arrivée en 2008, le Pdg de Lalique, Silvio Denz, a restructuré en profondeur la cristallerie, n'hésitant pas à fermer dès 2009 un centre logistique en Seine-et-Marne, près de Paris. Les effectifs sont passés de près de 600 à moins de 400 salariés dans le monde.
"Mais je n'ai pas touché aux effectifs de l'usine de Wingen (230 personnes), c'était très important pour moi de garder leur savoir-faire", explique le Suisse, également président du conseil d'administration d'Art et Fragrance.

"Une grande marque Lifestyle"

Lalique a déjà investi plus de 13 millions d'euros, notamment pour améliorer la production. Un nouveau four électrique a été acquis et la logistique a été réinstallée en Alsace. "Aujourd'hui, on a besoin de faire 30% de chiffre d'affaires en moins pour être à l'équilibre", se félicite M. Denz.
Parallèlement, pour trouver de nouveaux débouchés, Lalique a multiplié l'an dernier les ouvertures de boutiques dans de grandes métropoles, en particulier à Hong Kong, Singapour, New Delhi ou encore Dubaï.

Car son chiffre d'affaires dépend encore beaucoup de son principal marché, l'Europe (53% pour Lalique Cristal), devant l'Amérique du Nord (20%). C'est en Asie (18%) et au Proche et Moyen-Orient (7%) que se trouvent les principaux marchés à conquérir.

Les efforts commencent à porter leurs fruits: en 2011, Lalique a enregistré sa deuxième année de bénéfices après dix ans de pertes et des difficultés qui avaient poussé le précédent propriétaire, le groupe Pochet, à s'en séparer. Le chiffre d'affaires a augmenté de près de 25%, à près de 50 millions d'euros, avec des prévisions pour 2012 à la hausse.

Depuis un an, Silvio Denz peut se consacrer pleinement à son grand dessein: faire de Lalique "une grande marque Lifestyle", dont la réputation ne se limiterait plus à celle de son cristal.
Des créateurs de bijoux, des architectes et des décorateurs d'intérieur ont été recrutés et des collections lancées dans chacune de ces branches. "Nous sommes capables aujourd'hui de proposer à un client une maison tout en Lalique", explique le Pdg.

La cristallerie multiplie aussi les partenariats: une enceinte développée avec le musicien Jean-Michel Jarre, à un millier d'exemplaires, un accord avec Bentley pour des voitures de luxe "Bentley by Lalique" ou encore des accords avec les stylos Montblanc.

"On veut aussi travailler avec des artistes contemporains", explique l'entrepreneur. Lalique a ainsi réalisé environ 80 reproductions en cristal d'une sculpture du plasticien français Yves Klein.

Pour ce projet, la cristallerie a renoué avec le procédé de la cire perdue, une technique ancienne, utilisée jadis par René Lalique (1880-1945), qui installa sa verrerie en 1921 à Wingen-sur-Moder.

Le bijoutier, devenu maître verrier, avait connu la célébrité notamment pour ses luxueux flacons de parfum. Mais ce créateur éclectique, qui a marqué le mouvement de l'Art nouveau puis celui de l'Art Déco, a aussi signé des bouchons de radiateurs pour automobiles, ou encore décoré les wagons de l'Orient Express et la salle à manger du paquebot "Normandie".

"Je veux garder l'ADN de René Lalique", insiste M. Denz, pour qui la diversification de Lalique est une sorte de retour aux sources.

Source:  directmatin.fr

18/02/2014

Jarre Technologies® (PDF)

Jarre Technologies® is a cutting-edge brand for technological Lifestyle, home-entertainment products, embodying contemporary style, simplicity and optimal performance. 


                

04/04/2013

Bentley Magazine Interviews Silvio Denz, LALIQUE’s Chairman


As part of its Visionaries series, exploring the future of luxury, Bentley visits the famous glassmaker Lalique and speaks to owner and CEO Silvio Denz. Both boasting similarly high standards of expert craftsmanship and integration of cutting edge technology, the two firms have obvious synergies. Musician Jean-Michel Jarre and designer Lady Tina Green explain how the world of music, the arts and interior design impact on the future of luxury, extending expression beyond conventional boundaries.

PAGES:  64 - 69

               



01/03/2013

L’AeroSystem One de Jarre Technologies sublimée par Lalique

Le dock iPod/iPhone haut de gamme de Jarre Technologies, l’AeroSystem One, se voit doté d’une version exclusive élaborée en collaboration avec Lalique, célèbre bijoutier et maison d’architecture.


La célèbre maison de bijouterie en verre et cristal et d’architecture Lalique s’est associée à Jarre Technologies pour proposer une version exclusive de son AeroSystem One, le dock iPod/iPhone très haut de gamme.
L’AeroSystem One par Lalique se voit doté, sur sa colonne traditionnellement en verre, d’un cristal percé sur plusieurs endroits, d’où des jets d’eau perlés et scintillants s’écoulent. Un masque de femme, icône de la marque Lalique, orne l’enceinte Jarre Technologies. Pour réaliser ce chef d’oeuvre, 13 maîtres-verriers ont été sollicités. La puissance reste de son côté similaire à la version classique du dock iPod/iPhone.
Cette version exclusive de l’AeroSystem One coutera toutefois la bagatelle de 12 000 euros et ne sera disponible qu’à 999 exemplaires. L’AeroSystem One par Lalique sera commercialisée à partir du mois de mars sur les sites des deux constructeurs.







11/12/2012

Lalique's New Furniture - April 22, 2012







by Jean Bond Rafferty

April 22, 2012



Great glamour lifts the spirits. The revolutionary creativity of René Lalique, maestro of jewelry and glass, spanned the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries, combining both Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles into exceptional pieces that blurred the frontiers between craftsmanship and art. In the 1930s, the Art Deco splendor of the legendary ocean liner Normandie’s first class dining room glowed in the soft, satiny light of Lalique’s luminous sculpted panels. Now great glamour is again the byword of the prestigious crystal house, under its new owner and chief executive, the 54-year-old, Swiss-born, London-based fragrance entrepreneur, real estate developer and Bordeaux vineyard investor Silvio Denz.

Lalique's black ebony Dragon Bar with crystal handles

As the owner of one of the world’s largest Lalique collections, Denz promised to re-gild the Lalique lily with new investment and design when he outmaneuvered an Indian rival to buy the business for €40 million in 2008.
And indeed he has. At Paris’s Maison & Objet decorative trade fair in January, even the most jaded observer’s eyes widened at the results of Lalique’s new artistic collaborations. French electronic music genius Jean-Michel Jarre’s limited edition AeroSystem One is an innovative speaker system and iPhone/iPod dock, housed in a polished steel column illuminated by Lalique’s famed crystal motif, Masque de Femme; producing it required the attention of 13 master glass blowers. Price: €12,000.

The modernist Orgue chandelier, whose crystal pipes echo those of an elegant organ, was designed by Olivia Putman, who has taken over her mother Andrée’s Studio Putman.
And the spectacular first edition of the new Maison Lalique furniture collection is a collaborative effort by designer Tina Green, the wife of England’s Top Shop tycoon, Sir Philip Green, and architect Pietro Mingarelli of Argent Design London.

The Art Deco-inspired array, in black lacquer or ivory ash, is a Lalique-crystal-enhanced universe: nesting and dressing tables, lamps, headboard, console table, sideboard, cabinet and bar, all decorated with crystal insets, pulls or panels with signature Lalique emblems—Masque de Femme, Reed Piper, Femme Bras Levés, Blackbirds and Grapes.


 It’s stunning. www.lalique.comwww.jarre.com

Originally published in the March 2012 issue of France Today

Source: francetoday

Lalique Maison, stunning creations dedicated to the interior design...




LALIQUE Maison, an enchanting collection of furniture and accessories seamlessly integrated into the most luxurious interiors. While trends are fleeting, each timeless piece will bridge the gap between vintage and contemporary.Drawing inspiration from the original designs by René Lalique, the collection is a masterpiece of exquisite handcrafted home accessories and bed linens.



While trends are fleeting, each timeless piece will bridge the gap between vintage and contemporary.Drawing inspiration from the original designs by René Lalique, the collection is a masterpiece of exquisite handcrafted home accessories and bed linens.

LALIQUE MAISON has emerged from the brilliant collaboration between LALIQUE and the internationally renowned designers, Lady Tina Green and Pietro Mingarelli who have created and designed the entire LALIQUE MAISON collection. This enchanting collection of furniture and accessories seamlessly integrate into the most luxurious interiors. While trends are fleeting, each timeless piece will bridge the gap between vintage and contemporary.

Drawing inspiration from the original designs by René Lalique, the collection is a masterpiece of exquisite handcrafted furniture and accessories. The magnificent ‘Grapes’ decorative panels adorn a sideboard, lamps and side tables. Each piece fashioned by hand by the best glassmakers, the sublimely limpid crystal perfectly at home in this refined and prolific magnificence, individually numbered and certified by LALIQUE.

Harmoniously combined with graphic shapes it stunningly captures light, drowning the eye in its depths and the mind in its poetry. Cashmere throws and cushions are embroidered in glass beads, illuminating sets with beautiful motifs, and characteristic of LALIQUE, such as Swallows, Coutard and Pearls of the famous ‘Woman Mask’, bringing together an entire soft furnishing collection for the home. Breathtaking designs from Lady Tina Green and Pietro Mingarelli are expressed through the precise craftsmanship of specialist artisans, the finest cabinet makers, craftsmen from Italy and France and the finest daring expertise of LALIQUE glass-masters whom ensure the esteemed “LALIQUE France” signature endures as a statement of authenticity, quality and luxury, respected and admired by discerning connoisseurs worldwide.






Shop online on the Official Lalique E-Boutique:  LALIQUE

AEROSYSTEM ONE BY LALIQUE: IPOD & IPHONE DOCK SPEAKER JEAN MICHEL JARRE’S IDEAL SOUND-SYSTEM




Driven by the continuous regression in the quality of our consuming of music, Jarre Technologies devised AeroSystem One with the aim to retrieve and restore the lost sound that has been so meticulously produced in state-of-the-art recording studios: it is time for home-entertainment to be true to the genesis of the initial emotion created by the musicians in the studio.

AeroSystem One is the result of four years research and development by Jean Michel Jarre and his team of sound engineers. Conceptualised in France, this powerful sound-system can accept all digital formats, from MP3, AAC, WMA, etc. AeroSystem One is compatible with all iPod and iPhone models and comes with an integrated USB 2.0 port, as well as a mini-jack port offering the possibility to connect the system to a laptop, a CD / DVD player, smartphones, hard-disk files, as well as a vinyl turn-table. AeroSystem One incorporates an electronic signal circuit, tailor-made to reproduce both the bass line and high notes with optimal precision.

AeroSystem One delivers a precise and enveloping sound thanks to its powerful box beam and two directional speakers.

The ultimately elegant design of the AeroSystem One, perfectly integrates into any interior, with its aesthetic ambition while privileging optimum audio quality, all at a most affordable price: a sound-system that appeals both to design and music-lovers.

LALIQUE crystal, which decorates this speaker, reveals sparkling jets of water which emerge from the intriguing Masque de Femme, an iconic motif of this prestigious crystal house. This Art-Deco style mask reveals the face of a mysterious woman, with subtle features, surrounded by aquatic wildlife. Like a fingerprint, the face seems perfectly captured in the crystal. To create this piece of work, 13 master glass-blowers blow, cut and polish crystal with their expert hands into a design that is so emblematic of LALIQUE.

The artisans from LALIQUE have managed to enhance and illuminate the speaker created by Jean Michel Jarre and to raise it to the rank of a true piece of contemporary art.



                Aerosystem Black






PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

MULTI FUNCTION BUTTON
Mute and volume control

PORTS
30-pin for iPod, iPod Touch, iPhone
Auxiliary input for mini-jack 3.5 mm
USB with WMA & MP3 decoder

AMPLIFIER OUTPUT POWER
Total power 120 W
1 subwoofer 60 W RMS
2 speakers 2 x 30 W RMS

IR REMOTE
iPod and iPhone functions

POWER INPUT VOLTAGE
200 V ~ 240 V - 50/60 Hz

DIMENSIONS
Height: 1085 mm (42.7 in)
Diameter: 115 mm (4.5 in)
Base external diameter: 260 mm (10.2 in)

MATERIAL
Stainless steel and Lalique crystal

This product is part of :
Limited Editions Art - Aerosystem by JM Jarre


    

                             



       Silvio Denz, CEO of Lalique : the worship of excellence


CEO of Lalique since 2008, Silvio Denz's vision is clear: make Lalique one of the most daring lifestyle of luxury brands. Lalique, French jewel of crystal shines around five pillars: perfume, jewelry, decorative items, interior decoration and art. For each of these activities, Silvio Denz wishes to continue the creative genius of its founder Rene Lalique.


Silvio DENZ was born on September 14th, 1956 in Basel. After business studies and various activities in the fields of finance, trade and marketing either in Switzerland or abroad, he developed, between 1980 and 2000, Switzerland’s greatest chain of perfumeries with more than 100 points of sale and 750 collaborators. In 2000, he sold his company in 2000 to the French perfumery chain "Marionnaud" to found ART & FRAGRANCE S.A.


Today, Silvio DENZ is the President and major shareholder of ART & FRAGRANCE, whose headquarter is located in Zollikerberg - Zurich. This public Group, listed at the the BX Bern eXchange in Switzerland, is devoted mainly to creation, the production and the international distribution of various brands of perfumes and cosmetics. As Art & Fragrance acquired Lalique SA in February 2008, Silvio Denz became Lalique’s CEO

As a wine amateur, Silvio DENZ founded the company Suisse Ermitage Holding S.A in 1999. Owner of the largest wine auction house in Switzerland "Les Grands Vins Wermuth S.A", he also holds two companies of wine trade in Zurich and the   “Clos d’Agon" vineyard in Catalonia. 


In March 2005, Silvio DENZ acquired “Château Faugères”, “Grand Cru” of Saint-Emilion, owned by the Guisez family since 1823 and which extends on 80 hectares. The wines of Château Faugères count among the best wines of Bordeaux are regularly noted between 92 and 96 out of 100 by Robert Parker. 


Summer 2007, Silvio DENZ acquired the “Château de Chambrun” in the Lalande-de-Pomerol region of France and a significant participation in the Montepeloso vineyard in Tuscany.


Since 2002, Silvio DENZ lives in England where he actively participates to the real estate business in London. Beside architecture, one of his passions is art. His collection includes masterpieces from various periods. 


But its greatest passion as an Art Collector is for RENE LALIQUE. Silvio DENZ has been collecting his works for nearly 20 years, mainly perfume bottles but also vases and jewelry. All the pieces he owns are first-rate works of art. Iin particular, he acquired the world’s three largest collections: that of Glenn and Mary Lou Utt, that of David Weinstein and that of Marie-Claude Lalique. 


Today, Silvio DENZ’s collection of René Lalique’s works is probably the most complete and most important of all.


                                 INVITATION  ON  A  JOURNEY
                       THE WORLD OF JEWELLER RENÉ LALIQUE

 
A journey through the history of a man:
A fi gure in Art nouveau and Art Deco,
Creator of jewelry, in glass and crystal,
A poet, father of a timeless heritage
An avant-garde genius of his time.
A return to the origins of life:
Of myths and symbols,
Of the elements: Water, Earth, Air and Fire
The origins of nature: fauna and fl ora
Meticulously explored.
Exploring the fi nest craftsmanship:
Alchemic transformation
The sketching motion, vivid lines
Gems, metals, enamels, crystals
Heated and cooled: into living jewels.
Discovering a jeweler of emotion:
The poetic recreation of the world
Into an «enchanting cosmogony»
Of which women: nymphs, goddesses, fairies
Are the eternal guardians.



LALIQUE - The jewelry collection "l'Odyssée du Feu Sacré" 


31/10/2012

LALIQUE inaugurates their new shop on Rue Royale in Paris



2012 October





Last September 6, LALIQUE inaugurated a historic new boutique on Vogue Fashion Night, the “must” event for key players in the worlds of fashion and design.

On 6 September 2012, over 500 guests joined LALIQUE CEO Silvio Denz at a glamorous Paris address:
11 Rue Royale. Also on hand were famous French musician Jean-Michel Jarre, English designer Lady Tina Green and renowned global wine expert James Suckling, celebrities with whom the LALIQUE brand has exclusive partnerships while maintaining their own distinctive and exceptional know-how.

One of the highlights of the evening was the unveiling of the Limited Edition Black Aerosystem. Developed with Jarre Technologies, this limited series of just 999 premium speakers combines the finest crystal craftsmanship with the latest in technical innovation. Also spotlighted was the “100 points”, an exceptional wine glass that is as gorgeous as it is functional. Created with wine expert James Suckling.

A new collection of “Venice” theme decorative objects echoing the baroque architecture of the Italian city, were admired by collectors of this outstanding traditional brand.

The jewelry collection “l’Odyssée du Feu Sacré” blazed and sparkled in all its glory, drawing gasps of wonderment from all those present.









Source: NEWS ARCHIVES

Intriguing Masque de Femme - LALIQUE




The Masque de Femme panel created by Rene Lalique in 1935 to adorn a fountain embodies the imaginative power of its creator who was fascinated by women and nature. Both vintage and avant-garde, the Masque de Femme box reinterprets this piece of art Which reveals the face of a mysterious woman with delicate features, surrounded by aquatic fauna. Its graphic lines and the purity of its crystal highlighted by black lacquered hand made wood display style and minimalism.




Lalique Woman Mask Box, Black

Also see the Woman Mask Box in White, or the Woman Mask Panel, or view the entire Masque de Femme Collection.








The iconic beauty of Rene Lalique's Masque de Femme has been interpreted in a deep red votive candle holder.

A rich warm color that awakes the senses, red has strong symbolic meanings: love, life, spirituality, energy, powerful emotion, “joie de vivre” and optimism.
Evoking images of the femininity and love, using flowers, this delicate collection reflects the intensity, passion and heady atmosphere of the garden of Eden with its forbidden fruit.

Developed in “Rouge à l’Or”, a deep and captivating crimson red, which is the result of a secret mixture of pigments and gold powder, this collection leads us into a strange world where Pleasure, Temptation and Boldness combine to create a unique and bewitching sensation.


View the entire Rouge Collection,



 
Facts about Lalique:

René Lalique became synonymous with French Art Nouveau decorative arts. René Lalique was born in 1860 and first began designing fine jewelry in Paris in 1881. Lalique pursued increasingly more innovative experimentation in glass commencing around 1883. Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model. Then, the wax is melted and molten glass is poured into the mold. Lalique glass was made in this manner until approximately 1905 at which time the factory was redesigned for a larger production.

As such, the individual uniqueness of each example of Lalique glass came to an end with the end of the one-time only molding technique around wax models. The success of this venture resulted in the opening of his own glassworks at Combs-la-Ville in 1909. During the art nouveau period, Lalique was well known for a wide variety of objects including perfume bottles, vases, inkwells, decorative boxes, and bookends.

Lalique glass is lead based, either mold blown or pressed. Favored motifs during the Art Nouveau period were dancing nymphs, fish, dragonflies, and foliage. Characteristically the glass is crystal in combination with acid-etched relief. In addition to vases, clocks, automobile mascots, stemware, and bottles, many other useful objects were produced. While not well known, Lalique also experimented with bronze and other materials as well.

Crystal Classics is one of only a few authorized Lalique retailers online.


MASQUE De FEMME


HISTORY OF RENE LALIQUE GLASS
 
René Lalique became synonymous with French Art Nouveau decorative arts. René Lalique was born in 1860 and first began designing fine jewelry in Paris in 1881. Lalique pursued increasingly more innovative experimentation in glass commencing around 1883. Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model. Then, the wax is melted and molten glass is poured into the mold. Lalique glass was made in this manner until approximately 1905 at which time the factory was redesigned for a larger production. As such, the individual uniqueness of each example of Lalique glass came to an end with the end of the one-time only molding technique around wax models. The success of this venture resulted in the opening of his own glassworks at Combs-la-Ville in 1909. During the art nouveau period, Lalique was well known for a wide variety of objects including perfume bottles, vases, inkwells, decorative boxes, and bookends. In 1921 a larger factory was established at Wingen-sur-Moder in Alsace-Lorraine. By the '30s Lalique was world renowned as the most important designer of his time.

Lalique glass is lead based, either mold blown or pressed. Favored motifs during the Art Nouveau period were dancing nymphs, fish, dragonflies, and foliage. Characteristically the glass is crystal in combination with acid-etched relief. Later some items were made in as many as ten colors (red, amber, and green among them) and were occasionally accented with enameling. These colored pieces, especially those in, black, are highly prized by advanced collectors. During the '20s and '30s, Lalique designed several vases and bowls reminiscent of American Indian art. He also developed a line in the Art Deco style decorated with stylized birds, florals, and geometries. In addition to vases, clocks, automobile mascots, stemware, and bottles, many other useful objects were produced. While not well known, Lalique also experimented with bronze and other materials as well. Most glass was clear or opalescent glass and signed via engraving or in the mold "R. Lalique". The R. Lalique signature was only used until 1945 with the death of René. At that time, René Lalique's son Marc took over the company. Production of many pieces produced prior to 1945 ceased following René's death although some are still in production albeit with a different marking. The firm is still in operation today.






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