Orient Express signed by Lalique
A journey into luxury and a mythical past
The Orient Express, the mythical train for passengers, set of very famous stories and encounters dating back to the beginning of the century, will exclusively travel the Italian route Venezia-Roma.
Only four are the chances to get on board the legend: April 26, May 17, June 21 and October 11.
Besides the charm imbued with history that the Orient Express carries, passengers will have the chance to revive the atmosphere of the ‘30s while being cosily surrounded by the precious decorations of the train, signed by the Maison Lalique.
The private service Venice Simplon Orient Express, in fact carried over the antique splendour of some historic train-cars of the prestigious carriage. This involves 11 sleepers realized between 1926 and 1931 by the company that owned the Orient Express, the Compagnie des Wagons-lits, together with the restaurant car Côte d’Azur that comes back showing itself off featuring decorations realized by the French artist René Lalique.
The architects ordered him to freely decorate the restaurant car, and the result is a triumph of glass panels adorned with figures, inserted inside the boiserie in Cuban mahogany wood or in buttonwood, ornamental patters especially realized for the rapid Côte d’Azur Pullman Express in 1928.
On the pressed-glass panels set on silver appear female naked bodies surrounded by vine leaves and a man playing the flute; but also flower & leaves’ bouquets and a few images of blackbirds pecking at grapes, all rendered with extraordinary execution refinement and assembled as if they were parts of a single mosaic. The theme recalling nature is also portrayed on the elegant tulip-shaped abat-jours or in the realization of truly exceptional arm-chairs.
Nothing else is left to do than to book a ticket to dive into the exclusiveness of the Belle Epoque.
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Tags: Belle Epoque, Côte d’Azur, Lalique, Luxury vehicles, Orient Express
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