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Henri Bergé
Henri Bergé (October 14, 1870 – October 26, 1937) was a French designer and illustrator part of the Art Nouveau movement. Biography The son of a lace manufacturer, Henri Bergé received an artistic education at l'École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy, France, Nancy, France, where he was a student of the painter Jules Larcher. In 1897, he joined Daum (studio), Daum, a crystal studio based in Nancy, and became a leader in decorative glass. Bergé became head decorator, replacing Jacques Grüber, Jacques Gruber. He is mostly known for his ''Floral Encyclopedia,'' which brought together his studies of plants for the Daum (studio), Daum's manufacturing of art glass and crystal objects. École de Nancy Henri Bergé was long associated with the École de Nancy, also named "the provincial alliance of the industries of art", which was born from the collaboration of the main actors and promoters of Lorraine decorative arts. Émile Gallé was its president, while Louis Majorelle, Antonin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Designer
A designer is a person who plans the form or structure of something before it is made, by preparing drawings or plans. In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, products, processes, laws, games, graphics, services, or experiences can be referred to as a designer. Overview Historically, the main area of design was regarded as only architecture, which was understood as the major art. The design of clothing, furniture, and other common artifacts were left mostly to tradition or artisans specializing in hand making them. With the increasing complexity in industrial design of today's society, and due to the needs of mass production where more time is usually associated with more cost, the production methods became more complex and with them, the way designs and their production are created. The classical areas are now subdivided into smaller and more specialized domains of design (landscape design, urban design, interior design, industrial design, furniture d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
