André Groult (27 August 1884 – 1966) was a French decorator and furniture designer., and one of the most prominent figures of the
Art Deco style. His work featured curving and organic shapes, and extremely rich materials. His work has been described as compromising between tradition and
modernism. For the
Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in 1925, he designed a woman's bedchamber with a pink and gray palette. The room featured tended walls of
Soie stitching. The furniture in the room was rounded and covered in natural
Galuchat
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Etymology
The word derives from the French ''chagrin'' and is related to Italian ''zigrino'' and Venetian ...
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In 1935, Groult designed the furnishings of the first-class cabins on the ocean liner ''
SS Normandie
The SS ''Normandie'' was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line ''Compagnie Générale Transatlantique'' (CGT). She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat, transatlantic crossi ...
''.
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References
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1884 births
French furniture designers
Art Deco artists
1966 deaths
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
Date of death missing
French cabinetmakers