Lalique

American  

[lah-leek] / lɑˈlik /

noun

1. René Jules 1860–1945, French jewelry and glassware designer.

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Lalique British  

/ lalik /

noun

1. René ( Jules ) (rəne). 1860–1945, French Art- Nouveau jeweller, glass-maker, and designer: noted esp for his frosted glassware

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Example Sentences

The golden color of Chanel No. 5, which could be seen through the simple square-corner glass bottle — designed to contrast with the ornate cut crystal vessels made by Lalique and Baccarat at the time — was almost as important as its bouquet.

From New York Times

Fixtures by Lalique, Mr. Boulud’s new partner for the décor and some of the glassware, light the refreshed bar and lounge.

From New York Times

The third-generation jeweler Henri Vever of Maison Vever, who in the late 1890s commissioned from Lalique a three-inch-high chrysanthemum brooch with elongated river pearl petals — which remains perhaps the ultimate emblem of Japonisme — became one of the world’s pre-eminent collectors of ukiyo-e, with about 8,000 works, which later went to the Tokyo National Museum.

From New York Times

For more than 40 years, it inspired the furthest reaches of the design world: tea sets by Hermès, silver and cloisonné centerpieces by Boucheron, embellishments for the trunk maker Louis Vuitton, lacquer dressing screens by the Irish-born, Paris-based architect and designer Eileen Gray, jeweled brooches by Lucien Gaillard, glass by René Lalique and wallpaper designed by the legendary Art Deco interior designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann.

From New York Times

No media were on hand at the Italian shipyard to ooh and ahh over exquisite design features like bespoke Lalique panels in the French restaurant or handcrafted Savoir beds in the top suites.

From Seattle Times