MODERN DESIGN - Brand: René Lalique
René Lalique
René Jules Lalique (French, 1860–1945) was a jeweler and glass designer, and a leading figure of the Art Nouveau movement. He also experimented with rock crystal, and became the leading advocate for the use of glass in architectural structures. René Lalique had begun to take a serious interest in glass, when in 1907 he met the famous perfumer François Coty. He began creating perfume bottles for specific perfumes. In 1913, René Lalique bought the Combs-la-Ville Glassworks, where he began focusing on techniques that allowed him to produce in large quantities, in order to reduce costs and make his creations more affordable to a wider population.