Many years ago, Mignon’s vases was knocked off a bookshelf by her young son. She held onto it’s broken pieces for decades. In this project we at last found its repairer, Peter Bowles. Though Peter was hesitant due to the repair’s complexity and the vase’s unusual kind of glass, he rose to the challenge and made use of every single shard. The once stunning Lalique crystal is now transformed into a stunning and unique pair of display glasses and earrings.

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Funded by the University of New South Wales Faculty of Art & Design and the Australian National University College of Arts & Social Sciences School of Art & Design. Facilitated with the support of the Australian Design Centre, Noosa Regional Gallery and Design Tasmania.

Chief Investigator: Guy Keulemans
Co-Investigator: Niklavs Rubenis
Filming, Editing & Photography: Kit Baker
Music: Oli Chang
Additional transcript editing: Tammy Brennan