Lalique expert will discuss the influence of nature on a master of Deco design

Tuesday, November 3 Nicholas Dawes Rene Lalique to give a lecture on the New York Metropolitan Glass Club, entitled "Rene Lalique and the natural world." Lalique presentation will examine the relationship to nature and how it has been the main source of inspiration for a lot of work.

Since the Studio Glass was so totally focused on a revolutionary breakthrough in the art of glass material, beginning with Harvey Littleton's Workshop 1962 Toledo, previous efforts of sculptural forms and design of glass generally deemphasized. While René Lalique employee works up to 600 people, and did not personally manufacture of glass in innovative designs, which have been at the forefront of the Art Deco between World War I and II, it take advantage of the unique qualities of glass.
Creating a fountain and lighting ornaments entire car hood deluxe, Lalique's designs are equipped with stylish clean lines of classical Greek sculpture, some concerns about that as primitivism of Modern Art . He helped promote Art Deco elements borrowed from several major art movements including cubism, futurism, art nouveau, and constructivism, put them in a stylish and elegant blend, which was the largest fashion and luxury.

Currently a consultant with Heritage Auction, Dawes is a former director and auctioneer, and Phillips and Sotheby's. Perhaps the most famous official expert, the television program Antiques Roadshow, Dawes is the author of Lalique glass (Crown, 1986), which is generally regarded as one of the last works of Lalique (perhaps the most important book on Felix Marcilhac now out of - and a printed catalog raisonne entitled simply Rene Lalique, and published in 1989). Dawes is a member of the faculty of the Parsons School of Design in New York since 1983, where he teaches American history and European courses and marketing of luxury.

New York Metropolitan Glass Club meets the first Tuesday of each month (October-May) in Manhattan, usually in the St Michael's Church at Amsterdam Avenue and West 99: E. Street. St. Michael's is a country marked the Church, whose interior was designed by Tiffany Studios. Annual membership fees range from $ 25 (student rate): $ 75 (family). Participation in a single payment based on $ 10 per person. Club welcomes two new members and visitors.