Ilias Lalaounis (1920-2013) 18k gold on Tigers Eye Easter Egg

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Ilias LalaounisFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchIlias LalaounisLH OMRIIlias Lalaounis in 1920.jpgIlias Lalaounis in 1990Born 4 October 1920Athens, GreeceDied 30 December 2013Athens, GreeceNationality GreekAlma mater University of AthensOccupation JewelerSpouse(s) Lila AltitzoglouChildren 4 daughtersIlias Lalaounis (4 October 1920 − 30 December 2013) was a pioneer of Greekjewelry and an internationally renowned goldsmith.[1] He is especially known forhis collections inspired by Greek history.[2] In 1990 he became the only jewelerever to be inducted into the Académie des Beaux-Arts.[3][4]

Contents1 Early life2 Career2.1 1969-1970s2.2 1980s–1990s3 Museum4 Personal life5 Honors and awards6 ReferencesEarly lifeIlias Lalaounis was born on October 4, 1920 in Athens, Greece.[3][4] He was afourth generation jeweler whose family originated from Delphi.[4] He graduatedfrom the University of Athens, where he studied Political Science and theLaw.[3][4]

Career

Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum.Lalaounis started his career working for the jewelry business of his uncle,Xenophon Zolotas.[4] In 1940 he took over the administration of the firm, whichhe managed and designed all jewelry for until 1968.[3] He founded the GreekJewelers' Association and exhibited his first collection, the ArchaeologicalCollection, at the Thessaloniki International Fair in 1957. It was inspired byClassical, Hellenistic and Minoan Mycenaean art. In 1969 he started his ownfirm, Greek Gold - Ilias Lalaounis S.A..[4]

1969-1970sLalaounis provoked a sensation with his collection Blow Up (1970), draping thehuman body in gold jewelry inspired by Minoan civilization.[5] The followingyear he organized an international exhibition of jewelry in Athens, joined byVan Cleef, Bulgari, Rene Kern and Harry Winston. In 1976, he had one of his mostimportant commissions which would prove to be one of the most inspiring for hisportfolio. Empress Farah of Iran commissioned Lalaounis to create a collectionof jewelry and objects inspired by Persian art, which went on display at theImperial Palace in Tehran.[6]

Between 1970 and 1978 Ilias Lalaounis opened stores in most European countries.He opened his first international store in Paris at 364 rue Saint-Honoré, nearPlace Vendôme and produced a short film explaining the sources of inspirationfor the jewels on display. Since then, he regularly produced short films toillustrate his collections, such as: Aube of Art, Byzantine Arcs in Gold,Choreography, The Shield of Achilles, Ilion - The Treasure of Troy, Art andGold, The Common Roots of the Creator Man, Treasures of the Holy Land.[3] In1979, Lalaounis opened a store in New York on the corner of Fifth Avenue and57th Street. A year later, the Smithsonian Institution invited him to give alecture on his art and to exhibit his collection The Achilles Shield at theNational Museum of American History.

1980s–1990sIlias Lalaounis continued to create innovative collections and expand the brandto international markets during the 1980s. On the inauguration of the Lalaounisstore in Tokyo, he created a jewelry collection inspired by Japanese art. Thesame year, he opened a store in Hong Kong where he presented a collection ofjewels inspired by the drawings of the Greek geometric period, very similar tothe geometric designs of Chinese art. A second store was opened in Hong Kong in1982.[3] Lalaounis exhibited his Helen of Troy collection at the Penn Museum inPhiladelphia as well as in Houston, Texas, where he was made an honorary citizenby the mayor.

In 1984, he published Metamorphoses, a book in which he presented nineteen ofhis collections by analyzing his philosophy on the nature and function ofjewelry. The jewel, for Ilias Lalaounis, is not a simple decorative object,rather it carries a message, is an expression of inner life, a link with thedistant past, a symbol and a memory.[3] He received the Thorlet Award (PrixThorlet) for the book from the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Subsequently, aretrospective exhibition of his creations was presented in the Sorbonne Chapel.For his contribution to the arts, Lalaounis was made Knight of the Order of Artsand Letters (Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et Lettres) by the French governmentand Commander of the Order of Academic Palms (Commandeur des PalmesAcadémiques). He was also elected as a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts ofthe Institut de France, the only jeweler ever to be inducted.[3][7] TheAcademicians' swords (épées d'Académiciens), given to members on theirinduction, were originally designed by Salvador Dali, and when Dali became toofrail to continue, he named his close friend Ilias Lalaounis to continue hiswork.

In November 1987, Lalaounis was invited by Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem, topresent his collection Treasures of the Holy Land, in an exhibition speciallyorganized by the Israel Museum and subsequently shown in New York, London andParis. The following year he presented Arabesques, a collection of gold andsilver creations set with precious and semi-precious stones. The Minister ofForeign Affairs of Turkey invited him to exhibit Arabesques, as well as anothercomplementary collection, Soleiman the Magnificent, at the Islamic Art Museum ofIstanbul.[8] He launched Ameridians in New York, a collection inspired by theart of North American Indians and in 1991, opened his store on Madison Avenue inNew York, where he presented his collection inspired by Celtic art.

MuseumIn 1994, he founded the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum, located under theAcropolis, in the center of Athens. The permanent exhibition displays jewelryand micro-sculptures from forty-five collections, designed by Lalaounis in theperiod 1940-1992.[9] Some special commissions are also kept on permanentdisplay, such as the Olympic torch, designed by Ilias Lalaounis, used to startthe Olympic torch rally before every Olympic take the time to examine all of the photos which should show the measurements of the item and typically it will be shown on a scale in one of the photos. I am offering very clean pre-owned estate fresh jewelry. These are curated collections from the Estate Fresh Austin website where we only offer the top 5% or so of what goes through our hands. Thank you for looking and considering. I am extremely grateful for you taking the time to look at and consider my items, but again please know your size and look at our pictures that show the size before ordering as returns are a really big deal.
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