French crystal designs add glamour to Art Beijing

The French brand has a special connection with China. In the 1930s, its founder and French designer Rene Lalique fashioned several decorations for the historic Peace Hotel, seated at Shanghai's Bund area, and opened a boutique in the hotel's lobby.

Lalique's booth at Art Beijing also shows a series of designs in collaboration with renowned artists, such as Damien Hirst and Arik Levy, as well as the Yves Klein Foundation.

Levy, the Israel-born artist and designer known for his sculptures, worked with the brand to launch a crystal collection to reinterpret his "Rock" series of works, using four colors to represent the different powers of nature.