- Lalique perfumes and colognes:
Country:France
Main activity:Jewelry
Brand website:link
Parent company:Lalique Group SA
Laliqueis a renowned French glassware design house founded by artist, master ceramist, and jewelerRené Lalique. Born in 1860 in the small village of Ay and raised in both Paris and Ay, young René developed a profound fascination with the natural world—an obsession that would later define his artistic oeuvre. He formally studied art at Collège Turgot but was forced to leave following his father’s passing. At age 12, he began an apprenticeship with a Parisian goldsmith, attending evening classes whenever possible, and later furthered his education at Sydenham Art College in London.
Upon returning to England, he worked as a freelance artist while designing jewelry for esteemed houses like Cartier and Boucheron. In 1885, he launched his own business. At the time, jewelry design prioritized the quantity of precious stones over artistic vision, but Lalique revolutionized the industry with nature-inspired pieces depicting animals and the female form. One of the most celebrated (and frequently plagiarized) jewelers of the Art Nouveau period, he eventually shifted his focus to glassware, achieving even greater acclaim.
Lalique partnered with François Coty to create innovative vessels for perfume and cosmetics—a revolutionary concept at the time. Perfume was typically sold in ordinary glass vials, requiring buyers to purchase expensive decanters separately for display. Lalique designed iconic containers and labels for some of Coty’s early successes, such asL’EffleurandAmbre Antique. His genius also lay in developing a manufacturing process that enabled mass production, reducing costs and making the products more accessible.
This concept of marketing perfume in artful vessels gained rapid popularity. Lalique went on to design bottles for Roger & Gallet, Guerlain, Molinard, d’Orsay, Worth, and others. One of his most iconic creations is the dove-shaped flacon for Nina Ricci’sL’Air du Temps.
Glass became Lalique’s primary medium for the rest of his life. His work extended beyond perfume bottles to architectural installations and hood ornaments for luxury automobiles.
Lalique died in 1945, but his artistic legacy endured. In 1992, his granddaughter Marie-Claude, a glassmaker herself, revived his tradition by launching her own perfume line, collaborating with Art & Fragrance. Since 1994, the company has released luxurious limited-edition scents each year in sculptural bottles.
The designer Lalique features 101 perfumes in our fragrance base, ranging from the earliest edition (1992) to the latest (2024). These fragrances were created in collaboration with renowned perfumers, including Michel Almairac, Mylène Alran, Beatrice Piquet, Max Gavarry, Emilie Coppermann, Jean-Claude Ellena, and many others.
