At the age of sixteen, shortly after his father’s death, Rene, in all probability, steered by his mother, embarked upon his apprenticeship with Louis Aucoc, one of the leading Parisian jewelers of the day. His time there was spent helping Louis in the creation of the then popular Rococo styled jewelry and learning the tools, materials and techniques of his trade. He also took evening classes at the local school of decorative arts. Having finished his training, in 1878, Rene moved to the London suburb of Sydenham where he studied at The Crystal Palace School of Art, Science and Literature for a couple of years. During his stay in England, Lalique spent much of his spare time at London’s museums; he loved them.
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By 1880, Rene had returned home to Paris and took up training as a sculptor in his spare time whilst working as a wallpaper and fabric designer through the day.
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A year later, he had settled into working as a professional jewelry designer for Jules Destape, this would be his career for the next twenty years. In addition to holding down a full-time job he also took on freelance work for some of the larger Parisian jewelry houses.
By 1885, Rene was working for himself. Destape retired and ownership of his business was transferred to Lalique. Now, with a fully staffed workshop and free from the restrictions of working for someone else, he could fully concentrate on his own Art Nouveau designs. Which, featured heavily in the French jewelry trade magazine “Le Bijou” and were met with much admiration and imitation from his competitors. Lalique’s “magic” was in the way he steered clear of the usual precious metals and expensive gems-stones, instead, concentrating more on cheaper materials such as: translucent enamels, semi-precious stones and ivory etc.
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- By 1900, Lalique had reached the pinnacle of his jewelry career. He exhibited at the Exposition Universelle Internationale in Paris and won international praise for the way that he intertwined symbolism and naturalism. However, dismayed by the way that his work was constantly being copied, Rene’s attention began to drift away from his jewelry “art forms” and toward glassmaking.