THE ARCHIVES IN A FRIDGE

This exceptional mirror is a reinterpretation of the prestigious Sun Clock created by Georges Chevalier, inspired by the Sun King's emblem adorning the gates of the Château de Versailles. When Baccarat opened its first boutique in New York in 1948, the Horloge Soleil shone in all its splendor. Dazzled by this creation, Arthur Miller chose it in the 1950s for the Manhattan apartment he shared with his wife Marilyn Monroe. The famous actress also owned Baccarat candlesticks created by Georges Chevalier, as well as Malmaison flasks.

Mixing tradition with poetic provocation, Philippe Starck transfigures the Harcourt glass, the brand's icon, transforming it into a cult object. The cut black crystal is a challenge for Baccarat's glassmakers, who manage to produce only one perfect glass in six attempts. This is due to the complex chemistry of the black composition and the fact that imperfections, bubbles, strings... are only revealed once the glass has been cut and polished, due to its opacity. Presented in a box on which Jean Cocteau's quotation “A l'impossible je suis tenu” is inscribed, like a challenge, “Un parfait” plays on imperceptible imperfection as an added luxury, the value of a unique object. Among 6 black crystal Harcourt glasses, he presents a perfect Harcourt glass, according to Baccarat's criteria of excellence, set on a red silk cushion.