LALIQUE ART GALLERY

Lalique, the iconic French crystal house has opened its first art gallery in the world in an historic and prestigious London location in the heart of Mayfair. Situated in Mayfair’s Burlington Arcade, it will be the fourth retail space for the house in London joining its other boutiques in Burlington Arcade, Conduit Street and Harrods.

Lalique Art was founded in 2011 with the launch of La Victoire de Samothrace in collaboration with the Yves Klein Archives. Since then, it has worked with some of the world’s finest artists and architects, including Anish Kapoor, Arik Levy and Mario Botta.

The new gallery will showcase the Lalique Art collections including those with Damien Hirst, Zaha Hadid, Terry Rodgers, Han Meilin and Nic Fiddian-Green, as well as the new James Turrell x Lalique collaboration. The two limited edition perfume bottles, Range Rider and Purple Sage and limited-edition panels, named Crystal Light - will be exhibited for the first time in the UK together with an exclusive new limited-edition piece by the artist.

In the creation process of the art pieces, Lalique and its artist collaborators work hand in hand. The artists work closely with the artisans at Lalique’s sole factory in Alsace and with the Paris creative team headed by Lalique artistic and creative director, Marc Larminaux. Founded in 1888, Lalique has a history of artistic tradition and collaboration and celebrated 100 years of its factory in Alsace last year.

Frederick Fischer, UK managing director said, “We are delighted Lalique has chosen London to launch its first Art Gallery - the only space dedicated solely to Lalique Art and the first in the world of its kind. It is a space we can focus on Lalique Art in all its forms, creating custom curations that will be complementary to our boutiques that specialise in Lalique decorative items, furniture, jewellery and perfumes.” lalique.com | burlingtonarcade.com

From September 2023, the gallery will showcase a new collection in collaboration with the Magritte Foundation in which the work of René Magritte is captured in six crystal sculptures in this, the year that marks the 125th anniversary of the artist’s birth.