DREAM GLASSWARE IN LIVING COLOUR

Christian Lacroix Maison’s Rêve de Cristal collection debuts

WRITTEN BY KATE BRYNN

An exquisite collection, mouth-blown and hand-cut, honouring the timeless artistry of Bohemian glassmaking

Christian Lacroix Maison turns the ordinary into theatre with Rêve de Cristal, a luminous new collection of hand-cut crystal glassware. After nearly 15 years of porcelain collaborations with Portuguese master Vista Alegre, the Maison now dreams in glass.

Creative Director Sacha Walckhoff imagined crystal not as formality, but as fantasy. The result is a collection that dances with light and colour, marrying Bohemian tradition with modern eccentricity. Tumblers, stemmed glasses, chalices and vases are mouth-blown, sculptural and playfully precise.

The “ Vie Parisienne ” tumbler, lined with jewel-toned crystal in lapis, agate, emerald or tourmaline, becomes a jewel at the table. The “Feria” red wine glass, with its incised white bowl and sapphire-coloured stem, flips into a liqueur glass when turned upside down. A twin silhouette appears in the “Suerte” white wine glass, this time standing on a pool of aquamarine.

The “Soir de Fête” chalice arrives with flair, anchored by a blown-glass foot and a lapislined bowl that catches the sun, like a gem. The “Vuelta” vase, available in lapis or tourmaline pink, finishes the story with sensuous curves and double-stacked whimsy.

For Walckhoff, crystal is less about formality and more about memory. Each piece in Rêve de Cristal invites the eye to linger and the hand to hold. It is glassware not for the cabinet, but for the moment.

Let's raise a beautiful glass to toast to colour, a bloom in motion, a dream made real. christian-lacroix.com

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