LAUNCHING TODAY: THE LALIQUE ART GALLERY IN THE BURLINGTON ARCADE
May 2023
Limited Edition James Turrell X Lalique Range Rider with Box - 2022
Lalique, the iconic French crystal house, have officially opened their first art gallery, in Mayfair’s Burlington Arcade. This is the fourth Lalique retail space, joining its other boutiques in Burlington Arcade, Conduit Street and Harrods. The Lalique Art Gallery will feature impressive Lalique Art collections including those with Damien Hirst, Zaha Hadid, Terry Rodgers, Han Meilin and Nic Fiddian-Green.
The James Turrell x Lalique collaboration – two limited edition perfume bottles, Range Rider and Purple Sage and limited-edition panels, named Crystal Light – arebited for the first time in the UK today, with an exclusive new limited-edition piece by the artist.
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.
Lalique Art Gallery, Burlington Arcade - Crystal Architecture by Zaha Hadid
About Lalique Art
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.
In the creation 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 specialize in Lalique decorative items, furniture, jewellery and perfumes.”
Burlington Arcade’s Head Beadle, Mark Lord commented: “We are honoured to have been the home of Lalique’s UK boutique for six years, and we are excited to welcome Lalique’s first Art Gallery in the world to our historic retail destination. We look forward to continuing to be a part of the Maison’s history.”
Lalique has two other UK boutiques - at Bicester Village and in the heart of The Glenturret Whisky Distillery in Scotland, which is also home to The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant, awarded a Michelin star just seven months after opening in July 2021.
