In my spare time, in addition to buying skin care products, the most tricky thing is to buy some bottles and cans for the family, and slowly accumulate a lot of various vases.
Fortunately, Mr. Lu did not say that I bought more, and Zimi and Sidi also cared for the decorations I bought, and never took and littered.
I have also always believed that the home needs to be decorated with care, especially for people like me who are at home all year round, the atmosphere in the home is really too important.
Sometimes, when you are tired of writing, looking at the beautiful flowers and exquisite vases is really relaxing, and you feel that life is motivated again.
Last spring, I took my family on a trip to Venice. On its glass island, I saw a very expensive, very expensive fruit plate, because I liked it too much, I bought it with a fierce heart.
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It was this fruit plate that completely inspired my love of crystal products. Recently, I bought Baccarat's crystal vase online, a yellow Lucasso.
In fact, I have been waiting at this vase for a long time. It is still very practical to buy back, very versatile, put on the table, desk is a scenery.
Small objects made of crystal always give people a dreamy feeling, especially the sunlight outside the window shines into the house, which refracts the brilliant light, like a shining gem. That's why I yearn for crystals.
Actually, this is not the first time I have bought Baccarat. I bought a set of candlesticks from Baccarat before, and during the Spring Festival, I used it to decorate the tabletop, and under the warm light, eating had a romantic feeling.
I also got a pen holder on my desk, with various writing pens. Every time I notice it, I exclaim that Baccarat's crystals are so dazzling that "it's worth it."
I have to say that Baccarat is really not cheap, its vase is completely a luxury, pick two pieces at least 1w to start. So even if I like it, I can't make my home a Baccarat palace.
Why is Baccarat so expensive?
About baccarat Baccarat
Old fans should know that I have already introduced Baccarat in the Crystal Cup article before. On the French luxury dining table, the crystal cup that is never absent, how much do you really know?
It can be said that the Baccarat brand was born with a "golden spoon". In 1764, King Louis XV of France commissioned Cardinal Louis-Joseph de Laval-Montmorency to open a glass factory in the town of Baccarat in the Lorraine region of France to produce glassware.
With the support of the royal family, Baccarat has not worried about eating, not worrying about wearing, making the crystal the icing on the cake, and not worrying about sales at all. Compared to several other French crystal brands, it is more prominent in the world.
Sometimes, I also feel that Baccarat is also an "Internet celebrity brand", but it is just an Internet celebrity brand that the world's aristocrats, rich businessmen, and celebrities like. The Indian royal family and russian Tsar Alexander II both customized ultra-luxurious crystal lamps in Baccarat.
In the living room of Marilyn Monroe's house, there was one work of art that was particularly striking – the Soleil Clock hanging on the living room wall, also baccarat's work.
Not only royal celebrities, but also luxury brands love Baccarat, such as my favorite Dior True Self Limited Edition perfume bottle made of Baccarat crystal.
Ultimately, quality is the secret of Baccarat's enduring life. Each of its workers has to go through 14 years of cultivation before they can enter the factory.
Moreover, each handicraft is made by hand, and some of the more complex processes require several workers to complete it together.
In the past and today, the French still love Baccarat, and whoever receives a gift from the brand will be overjoyed. If someone gave me a vase of Baccarat, I would probably be so excited that I couldn't sleep, it was too expensive.
Baccarat's vase is really expensive and heavy, and it is heavy in the hand. However, it is also true that it looks good.
Baccarat's vase also follows the luxurious temperament unique to their home, especially the eye vase.
This vase is characterized by a horizontal cut on the outside of the bottle and a vertical cut on the inside of the bottle, resulting in a beautiful halo.
In this series, if you want to say practical, it is absolutely white. It is the most low-key one, the most enduring, the most versatile one, it will not compete with the flowers, suitable for large bouquets with layered feelings.
In the same series, there is also a round red. The feeling is amazing, but the floral requirements for flower arrangers are relatively high. If it is used for collection, it should be very good.
In addition to the Brilliant series, the most classic is Baccarat's octagonal vase that imitates the way emeralds are cut.
Its design is inspired by the octagonal red crystal on the chandelier. People who understand, without any logo indication, as soon as they see the red crystal, they know that it is Baccarat.
It is also in line with the modern minimalist aesthetic, and the white octagonal vase, whether placed in a Nordic, Japanese or French style home, will not feel out of place.
Equally versatile and enduring, there is the Lukasso vase, which is the one I bought. Its design comes from the Egyptian pyramids, and if you look closely at the bulges on its surface, they are pyramids.
The round Lucasso is also one of my favorites, when I bought it, this one just didn't sell out, a little regret. The price in China is a little more expensive than that abroad, about six thousand.
In addition to Baccarat, there are several brands of vases that I also like, and some I have bought.
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LALIQUE
Price: from 6000 yuan
When shopping, you can always see LALIQUE's shop, just like other well-known French brands. Once, I accompanied a friend to their shop to smell the fragrance and perfume, but I was amazed by the crystals in the store.
Lalique, Chinese known as Laili, is a family of glass art that began in 1888. In China, when LALIQUE is mentioned, its brand recognition is far less than that of some brands that take the mass route. If you also like crystal vases, don't overlook this super big name.
If I had to sum up LALIQUE's vase in one word, it would be "fairy". Baccarat's beauty is powerful, while Lalique's beauty is feminine.
It has won the praise of collectors around the world for its superb craftsmanship and ingenious design, whether it is its crystal fines or glass crafts, which are extremely restrained and elegant aristocratic.
First published in 1927, the Bacchus Priestess Vase, the god of wine, is lalique's most iconic work. The priestesses showed a plump posture and beautiful lines around the bottle, and the hazy translucent texture was accompanied by a sense of sculpture, making the bottle both classical and modern.
Each king-size Bacchus priestess vase was made by French craftsmen and comes with a numbered certificate, weighing 16 kilograms, and is the darling of collectors everywhere. The price is also quite expensive, even if it is a small size, it is about 30,000 yuan.
Such a delicate, delicate pattern is definitely not a level that can be achieved mechanically, and it requires the painter to paint it with a stroke of the brush, and there will always be some nuances, so each goddess vase is unique. Not a bad thing for collectors.
Plants are also an important creative material for LALIQUE. This one of the golden cherry blossoms is as beautiful as a work of art, and it is also one that I admire. Unfortunately, I can't afford to buy the price, around 100,000. But this is not its shortcoming, it is my shortcoming.
Look closely at the carved texture, I have to sigh that it is exquisite to the extreme. On the hard material, the flowers are vividly interpreted.
Such an expensive LALIQUE vase has clearly gone beyond the function of flower arrangement itself, but is comparable to a collectible work of art.
It is also carved, and I recommend the peony peony. Its crystal is not transparent, but hazy, giving people the feeling of fairy breath.
The trumpet is also very delicate and cute, take a look at its comparison with oranges. But it is not so far away, the price is below 10,000 yuan.
In addition to the gorgeous classics, LALIQUE also has some relatively minimalist styles, and the Muguet vase is one of them, and its design is inspired by the bell orchid. I especially like the green one, which smells of spring when I look at it.
This unique shape, swinging into the home, is easy to create a warm home environment, and make people think you have a lot of taste. However, it is still quite heavy, and the weight is 3.2kg. The price of about 20,000 can also be expected.
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Christofle Quentin
Price: 2000 ~ 10000 yuan
Christofle is a brand I follow a lot, and even if I don't have anything I want to buy, I always go in and take a look at it when I pass by its stores.
Christofle Kunting is an old French silversmith brand that, with its classic material, silver, leads the new art of living of the times.
What makes it popular all over the country is the mood egg, which is the luxurious tableware that many people yearn for. My favorite actress, Kris Jenner, has a set of gold ones.
Last year, I just wanted to buy a little Christoflo cutlery, but I brought back an extra vase. In fact, this vase is lake green, and the picture is not very visible.
It is a vase from the Constellation Collection, designed by Christoflo in collaboration with a Japanese studio. Inspired by constellations and cherry blossoms. At that time, I thought this pattern was very chic before I bought it.
Silver is Christofle's signature, so its design will more or less incorporate "silver" elements.
Silver is not as eye-catching as gold, and at the French table it can be luxurious; in our homes it is cold and modern.
The first thing you see is one of the club series. The bottle body is not mixed with a trace of variegated color, only a circle of small silver bumps are made at the bottom, which looks more luxurious and romantic.
In practical applications, it has a simple, unadorned sense of luxury.
Christofle doesn't like exaggerated designs, but instead highlights his personality through the texture of the metal itself, and the rounded Uni feels like that. Even the fiery rose has a kind of unapproachable sharpness.
The inside of the vase is not what we imagined, it is straight and straight, and the flowers are well placed.
The swollen bottle is suitable for some shorter flowers, and it can be used to make a secondary flower arrangement to transfer the flowers in the large vase that have not yet withered. Its price is not as expensive as Lalique and Baccarate, the large size is 5700 yuan, and the small size is 2700 yuan.
When silver and crystal are combined, it is a different story. I also like this vase from the Malmaison series. It is a silver base to support the crystal clear crystal, which looks very textured.
If you have to choose a crystal vase in their home, of course, it is the Madison series of diamond vases. The design of the crystal diamond grid makes it look more delicate, and it is not easy to slip when holding it.
It has three sizes of small, medium and large, and it is completely enough to buy a small size, and the price is about 4900 yuan.
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Rosenthal Luchentai
Price: 500~ 5000 yuan
Rosenthal is a brand I learned about from my mother-in-law.
My mother-in-law has a set of such tea sets at home, which usually appear on the table during the festival. So at first my impression of Rosenthal was "rich", a bit of a Chinese style feeling.
It is a German porcelain brand founded in 1879. In Germany, it is also a century-old brand, and many people will buy their tableware and vases to give to their relatives and friends.
However, its vase surprised me, very chic, a little maverick, and a little niche sense of luxury.
The first time I saw this porcelain kraft paper vase, I didn't know it was from Rosenthal, I just thought it was novel, I had never seen such a design. Initially it was only white and brown.
It is actually shiny, and the folds on it also make it look light and dark. Looking closely at its workmanship, it is also very careful, and it also made a circle of small gears at the mouth of the bottle. Get tired of sending flowers, try this little vase, definitely surprise your friends.
In 18 years, 3 macaron colors were added, which is very suitable for creating a warm small space in the bedroom.
This vase, which is often seen in the rooms of French bloggers, is called FAST, and it really lives up to its name. It's like a camera taking a fast-running athlete, leaving a blurry afterimage on the photo. Even if there is no flower arrangement, it is a beautiful work of art as a decoration.
Walking in the same dynamic style is Squall, which looks like a constantly rotating tornado, which is spectacular.
These strange shapes are all based on life, but they are expressed in white porcelain, which is more playful.
For example, broken vases and squashed cans are all expressed through the imperfection of reality, which is a bit of the meaning of the goddess Venus.
Don't think about the intricacies in the art of flower arrangement, a simple single flower is also beautiful.
Or take inspiration from architecture and use angularity to express personality. But always pay attention to the overall coordination.
In addition to these novel styles, there are many simple and attractive styles. What I like mainly is its warm white ceramic, its "white" is a layer of white, there is a sense of indisputable high-grade.
Tapio wirkkala is a streamlined design, the bottle is full and feminine. The most unique is the bottle mouth, unlike other bottle mouth vases, it has an oblique curvature.
This vase from the Lenox series depicts a spring with butterflies, dragonflies, and flowers that have bloomed. The three-dimensional butterfly is the finishing touch of this vase, and the corners and corners are gilded.
The two large vases of the Mumby State series are 21cm on the left and 17cm high on the right. The floral pattern on the top, a bit of Chinese charm, but also some French style, suitable for enlarging the bouquet, giving people a very atmospheric feeling.
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Holmegaard
Price: about 1000 yuan
Speaking of Holmegaard, as a woman, I really admire its founder, Countess Henriette. In order to fulfill her husband's last wishes, in 1825, she founded the Holmegaard brand alone with 7 children on a swampy land.
Henriette
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Countess Henriette, Holmegaard has changed from a small mill that could only produce green bottles to a large brand familiar to Denmark and a representative of Danish glass craftsmanship.
Not long ago, a glass art exhibition was held in Liaoning. In addition to admiring its beautiful glasswork, you can also see the production process behind it on the spot.
Although the countess was born noble, the vase she produced did not take the luxury route, but had a cool temperament.
The philosophy of its products is that elegant design should not only be enjoyed by people, but also easy to use in everyday life. Therefore, the price is not expensive, about 1,000 yuan.
Holmegaard's signature is an "old English vase" created in collaboration with floral master Claus Dalby, which is shaped from the flower beds in the English garden.
The tightened neck and rounded bottle body are suitable for folding large bouquets of flowers, as well as loose flowers, no matter how they are arranged, they are delicate, elegant, elegant and fashionable.
Flora series is my own favorite series, the bottle bottom is wide and the bottle mouth is small design, so that the vase itself has a very good sense of balance, single or small bunch, just put it in the vase, it will be beautiful to suffocate.
One thing I love about Holmegaard is that it gives us more creative possibilities. The Boy in the picture can be a bowl for fruit or a vase for growing plants.
The full and rounded shape also has a little British classical beauty. The price of the official website is 64.95 euros.
A little chic, it must be Cross, the cross-shaped design that allows the flowers to spread out in all directions, no matter from which angle, it is beautiful!
Glass also has a certain thickness, but it is bright and clear when viewed through light. The price of more than sixty euros on the official website can be completely won.
The Premula series is more cute, bulging, a bit like a pumpkin. Tall, short, fat, thin, there is always a size that suits your home.
Don't be afraid of such a vase is difficult to match, take two and plug them in, simple!
It also has a combination vase, Cado. The inside is cherry blossom powder, and the outer ring is transparent. Can be taken apart as two vases or combined together.
It is more suitable for friends with high flower arrangement technology to create more novel and chic floral shapes.
Holmegaard's vases are lead-free, contain few impurities, are more crystal clear, and have higher ornamental and collectible value.
Lu Lu said,
Flowers need to be replaced every three to five minutes, but the vase is not needed, so it is especially important to choose a vase you like.
The vase is a taste placed on the façade, and it is also a preference that can be seen.
A beautiful vase, even without any flower decoration, just placed in the corner of the room, is a landscape.
A woman who lives exquisitely will not forget to get a sense of happiness from life itself. For me, it is these humble little details in life that bring me a lot of joy!
Happy Wednesday to all!