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Lalique Wall Calendar by David Kantor

Lalique Wall Calendar

Platinum A' Design Award Winner 2023

Pervasive lavender and cool violet hues suffuse David Kantor's Lalique Wall Calendar with an ethereal chromatic unity that transforms an architectural streetscape into a dreamlike tableau of refined elegance, where the dominant palette ranges from pale wisteria through deeper amethyst tones accented by passages of warm cream emanating from illuminated display windows and delicate coral-pink roses climbing the right edge of the composition. The compositional architecture employs a rigorous orthogonal grid established by the classical facade's horizontal cornice lines and vertical window mullions, creating a measured rhythm that grounds the fantastical scale manipulation of oversized crystal vessels displayed within twin shopfront vitrines. The left display window presents an elaborate ribbed glass vessel with spiraling fluted striations catching warm interior light, its translucent form creating complex refractive patterns, while an adjacent ovoid form with concentric ridged patterning rests partially outside the window frame upon the lavender-toned sidewalk pavers. The right vitrine showcases an immense spherical crystal orb of remarkable transparency, its curved surface reflecting and transmitting the ambient illumination with subtle rose-gold warmth visible through its crystalline mass. Architectural detailing demonstrates sophisticated understanding of classical vocabulary including decorative wrought-iron balconettes with scrollwork arabesques, dressed stone quoins, and a rhythmic fenestration pattern of three windows above the shop level. A contemporary bicycle rendered in complementary deep navy and cerulean blue provides a charming anachronistic counterpoint, its geometric simplicity contrasting with organic botanical elements of the flowering vine. The perspectival system maintains shallow depth with the facade functioning as a theatrical backdrop, while the oversized decorative objects transgress the boundary between interior display and exterior street, creating spatial ambiguity that enhances the surrealist undertones. Soft diffused lighting suggests twilight or an overcast atmosphere, eliminating harsh shadows while allowing warm incandescent glow from within the vitrines to create inviting focal luminosity. Surface textures range from the granular stucco of rendered walls to the smooth polished crystal of the featured objects, with the climbing roses introducing organic softness against architectural geometry. The overall atmospheric resonance evokes nostalgic reverie, a poetic meditation on luxury craftsmanship and urban beauty rendered with digital precision that recalls both Art Nouveau sensibilities and contemporary commercial illustration aesthetics.

Conceptual Calendar for French premium glass manufacture Lalique. Connecting the world of unique handmade glass production by a premium manufacturer and the world that is entirely handmade from paper. To create an amazing imaginary space in which the luxurious world of glass and visual art is combined. Together with perfect printing technology, large format, special effects and surface treatments, they form a breath-taking story that will entertain you all year long.Great attention was paid to every detail and also on extremely precise processing and the top-quality print result.