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Artist James Turrell created these perfume bottles for Lalique.
Lalique has introduced a collection of perfume bottles as well as light panels from American artist James Turrell.
Fascinated by Egypt and the stupa shapes found in Asia, Turrell used their architectural structure, monuments of high spiritual value in which light plays an essential role, as inspiration.
He started with two perfume bottles. The two flacons, Range Rider and Purple Sage, are inspired by Zane Grey’s ‘Riders of the Purple Sage’ and the artist’s desire to recreate the beauty of the American West. The striking result: prisms that diffuse and diffract the light.
Meanwhile, the 42 light panels, named Crystal Light, are inspired by an image of Turrell’s Aten Reign installation, exhibited at the Guggenheim in 2013. Originally planned in colors, the panel was finally produced in clear crystal. The rippling colors were then produced using a screen placed behind the work. The design offers a hypnotic visual effect between the third and second dimension – similar to a trompe l’oeil, with intriguing depth.
“The nature of my work is the shaping of light,” said Turrell. “Light is the material; perception is the medium. I knew of [Lalique founder] René Lalique, but I didn’t know the extent of his creativity. At the Lalique factory, when I watched the master artisans, I was fascinated by their technical virtuosity. They are truly artists.
“This is the first time I have designed perfumes and made crystal pieces. The olfactory sense elicits memory more so than any other sense and it was with Lalique and the perfumers, that I was able to do this. Creating a perfume is a bit like creating a world you have known.
“Like René Lalique, I seek light and will continue to seek it.”
Editor-in-Chief Allison Zisko first joined HFN in 1998 and spent many years covering the tabletop category before widening her scope to all home furnishings. In her current role, she oversees all aspects of HFN, including its print and digital products, and represents the brand at home and abroad through presentations, panel discussions and HFN’s podcast, The Inside Scoop.
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