Galle Daum Lalique: The poets of glass.= Les poetes du verre.= Camin sairleri. [Exhibition catalogue]. Text by Niko Filidis, Sema Olcay, Nadja Inciyan.

New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (26 x 22 cm). In English, French and Turkish. 270 p., color and b/w ills. Galle Daum Lalique: The poets of glass.= Les poetes du verre.= Camin sairleri. [Exhibition catalogue]. Text by Niko Filidis, Sema Olcay, Nadja Inciyan. Émile Gallé, a French designer who was a pioneer and an important representative of the Art Nouveau movement, received an education of philosophy, literature, and botanics. The artist, who was working in the fields of glass art and furniture design, researched techniques of glass decoration and was a pioneer in new era glass art. Gallé, Daum, and Lalique glasses are outstanding products that reflect the spirit of this era. After the 1920s, there was a transition to Art Deco with a cubist influence, mysterious and ambiguous, to a style with sharp lines and geometry. At the beginning of the 20th century, the integration of personal creativity with the possibilities offered by science and technology, enabled the production of beautiful objects that made people happy, by expert artists and craftsmen. Production in the studio of the "one and only" was followed by a time period that moved towards serial production. This process resulted in the absolute victory of industrial production today. Art Nouveau and Art Deco objects, which were products of special and extraordinary design, have been receiving increased attention and demand. With this exhibition of 160 works, you will get an idea of the progressive sensibility in the glass art of Emile Gallé, who was an important representative of decorative arts. You will also have a chance to see various examples of the works by Daum Brothers, who were important representatives of École de Nancy, and by René Lalique, famous designer.