Hirondelles Chandelier, Clear Crystal, Chrome Finish, Large Size

Celebrating the 130th anniversary of the Maison, the new collection takes us to the heart of the immeasurable heritage built by its founder. Through his work, René Lalique explored the decorative possibilities of flora, fauna and the female form. Among fauna, the swallow particularly inspired him, which he then made the centrepiece of many jewels and decorative objects. Directly inspired by a creation of René Lalique’s, this chandelier depicts the beauty of swallows taking flight. With grace and lightness, they spread their wings with finely chiselled feathers. Trained as a jeweler at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Paris in the late 1880's, Rene Lalique gained recognition as an independent designer for some of the era's great jewelry houses including Cartier and Boucheron. Eventually, he turned to glassmaking, and his techniques were a triumph for the Art Deco movement. Every piece of Lalique is finely detailed and produced by hand in Alsace, France.