Dragonfly Corsage, Rene Lalique

• Function


  • To be worn as a corsage
  • To be a display piece
• Target market/Audience


  • The upper class
  • Expensive (shows status)
  • Collectors
• Materials


  • Gold
  • Enamel
  • Moonstones
  • Diamonds
• Techniques

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• Style


  • Feminine
  • Geometric
  • Organic
• Colour


  • Natural
  • Harmonious
  • Blue
  • Greens contrast with the gold
  • Restricted pallet
  • Varied shades of green and blue
  • Rich and bold
• Fitness for purpose


  • Fit for purpose
  • Heavy for size
  • Not for everyday wear (events)
  • Formal
  • Delicate
• Influences and sources of inspiration

  • Japanese edo period art
  • Art nouveau
  • Art deco
  • The french countryside where he would go as a child
  • Started working as a gold worker at age 14