Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA: "Enchanted by Glass" - René Lalique
About 15 centimeters tall frosted glass horse head figure with metal ring on base, 1929
The Corning Museum of Glass is dedicated to the art, history and science of glass. It was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works and currently has a collection of more than 45,000 glass objects, some over 3,500 years old.
I was very lucky to visit the museum when they were having a special exibition of the work of René Lalique (France, 1860─1945). As a successful jeweler Lalique experimented with glass in his designs, which eventually led to a career in which he fully embraced the material. His aesthetic choices in his designs informed the styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco in France, and the objects he created have become iconic reflections of these periods. Lalique also embraced industrial innovations, like mass production, allowing luxury glass to be placed in more and more households around the world.
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA: "Enchanted by Glass" - René Lalique
About 15 centimeters tall frosted glass horse head figure with metal ring on base, 1929
The Corning Museum of Glass is dedicated to the art, history and science of glass. It was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works and currently has a collection of more than 45,000 glass objects, some over 3,500 years old.
I was very lucky to visit the museum when they were having a special exibition of the work of René Lalique (France, 1860─1945). As a successful jeweler Lalique experimented with glass in his designs, which eventually led to a career in which he fully embraced the material. His aesthetic choices in his designs informed the styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco in France, and the objects he created have become iconic reflections of these periods. Lalique also embraced industrial innovations, like mass production, allowing luxury glass to be placed in more and more households around the world.