René Lalique (1860-1945) & Charles Bernel (1889-1956)

History

In 1925, the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs Industriels et Modernes opens its doors in the heart of Paris. René Lalique, the famous master glassmaker, participated in several projects and created his "Lalique Pavilion" in collaboration with Marc Ducluzeaud, architect.
Following the drawings of René Lalique, the exteriors are executed by Pinton & Nion, Lacroix for the cement; L. Maison for the metal parts of the doors; the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres for the ceramic degrees. The interior was designed and executed by René Lalique and includes a dining room, executed by Charles Bernel:
"The dining room, finally, blond and snowy harmony with its engraved mirrors where is registered the cheerful appearance of gushing fountains, with its boxes in the silver lacquered mouldings, its tendrils of vines and its bunches, its bas-reliefs of white marble, its biscuits de Sevres, its coverings of beautiful marbles of Saint-Biat where palpitates like a generous reflection of wine of Champagne, with also its glassworks of table, pure modern stylization of the antique flower of lotus. ..." in Gauthier (Maximilien), "Le Maître Verrier René Lalique à l'Exposition des Arts Décoratifs", La Renaissance de l'Art Français, September 1925, pp. 414 - 419.

This model was exposed in this dining room and matched the rest of the furniture.
Archive n°1: The Lalique Pavilion.
Archive n°2: The Dining Room