Magazine LALIQUE 2025

DECORATIVE OBJECTS

Tracing the flared lines of a vast volcanic crater, the vases, bowls, votives, and Caldera carafe were shaped by the master glassmakers of the Lalique factory in Wingen-sur-Moder, Alsace. In the cold glass workshops, expert hands spent hours tirelessly sanding, polishing, and satin finishing the pieces... the painstakingly precise final look was achieved through a confidential technique divided into seven specific steps. A special touch was added to the Caldera carafe, with a multi faceted stopper produced using an injection of molten crystal. The result is a volcanic play on contrast, with simply sublime eruptive light effects in the centre of the design. Inspired by the movement of tectonic plates and geological faults, the Magnitude vases shine with the House’s characteristic elegance, a jewel in the Terramineral collection. To capture the impression of fractured stone, Lalique’s artisans pressed molten crystal into a mould. In the cold glass workshops, the vases and Minéral candle – with a unique fragrance combining notes of wood, leather, and minerals – underwent a particularly meticulous process to make each furrow flawless. To the human eye, each ray of light that passes through the crystal draws with it an intense contrast. Through exclusive expertise, a limited edition collection of 45 Magnitude vases will find themselves adorned with 250 leaves of 22-carat gold, each inserted individually in the crevices of these precious faults using a brush. The artisans demonstrated superhuman patience for their sixteen-step process covering the preparation of the piece to the addition of protective varnish; in total, 45 hours of work went into this treasure.

Within this living landscape, fauna has quite naturally taken its rightful place. Perched on a rocky promontory, its skin clear or Persepolis blue, the ibex dominates this Lalique décor. At the same time, the elephant calf, prince of the wild expanses, dries off its leathery skin after a mud bath. This wise instinct allows the animal to keep cool and protect itself, in one of the eternal rituals still found on this Earth.

"I WORKED THE FAULTS IN THE EARTH, DIGGING THROUGH ITS RUGGED BRIGHTNESS THE EARTH CARRIES MEMORIES, A FRAGILE BEAUTY FORMED BY THE BREATH OF THE ELEMENTS AND SCULPTED BY THE TRICKLING OF WATER, FROM WHICH LIFE IS REBORN." MARC LARMINAUX

©Fabien Voileau

© Hubert de Castelbajac

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