Line Vautrin

Private Collection, Belgium

In the 1950s, artist Line Vautin developed a material that she coined and patented ‘Talosel’. It comprises layers

of cellulose acetate that she carved, gouged, molded, and encrusted with colored mirrored glass. This new material enabled her to expand her repertoire to include larger objects, like the mirrors for which she is best known today. The objects that she created with it, like this Talosel Necklace, are unlike any others — original, exuberantly modern designs that carry the aura of ancient, time-worn relics.