Petit Palais in Paris is hosting the marvelous exhibition of the world’s most well-known and prestigious crystal manufacturer, Baccarat. I went to see the exhibition yesterday with my friend Petri.
The Petit Palais is an actual palace that was built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle (universal exhibition). It is located between Champs-Élysées and the river Seine.
The actual exhibition covers pretty nicely the history of the Maison Baccarat since it’s beginning in 1764 until the contemporary reinterpretations of Philippe Starck of today. However, the show is pretty compact and easy to walk thru in relatively short time. We got to the museum at the time of late Saturday lunch, so there weren’t too many people. But at times it felt a bit crowded, probably because of the transparent dividers that made you feel like you were all the time next to someone or something, even if they were in the other area that was separated only by these transparent walls.
But I have to say that I was impressed by the history of this legendary house of crystal. The attention to detail is just amazing and of course I am always mesmerized by shiny things.
As a designer, I was also very interested in seeing the original sketches and technical drawings from the 19th century.
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