Élisabeth Garouste (born 17 July 1946) is a French

interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordina ...

er. The daughter of

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n immigrants Salomon and Blima Rochline, she was born Élisabeth Catherine Rochline in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, was educated at the and studied interior design at the École Camondo. In 1970, she married painter

Gérard Garouste Gérard Garouste (born 10 March 1946) is a French contemporary artist having the primary field of work as visual and performative domain. Since 1979, he has lived and worked in Marcilly-sur-Eure in Normandy, where he founded an educational and s ...

. Garouste designed theatre sets for

Jean-Michel Ribes Jean-Michel Ribes (born 15 December 1946, in Paris) is a French playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, film maker and actor. Since 2002 he has been the managing director of the Théâtre du Rond-Point. Between 1982 and 1984 Ribes had directed ...

. She later went on to work with

Mattia Bonetti Mattia Bonetti (born 1952) is a Paris-based artist and designer. Bonetti was born in Lugano, Switzerland, and studied textile design at the Centro Scolastico per l’Industria Artistica. Bonetti moved from Switzerland to Paris, where he now lives a ...

to design furniture; their designs have appeared in museums including the

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, the

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, the and the

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, They were awarded the Prix Créateurs at the Salon International du Meuble in Paris. Garouste also has collaborated with other designers such as

Christian Lacroix Christian Marie Marc Lacroix (; born 16 May 1951) is a French fashion designer. The name may also refer to the company he founded. Lacroix's designs combine luxury and insouciance. He prefers artisanal trades, fringe, bead, and embroidery. He's ...

and Nina Ricci and designs glassware and wallpaper. Garouste received the in 1993.

External links

Mobilier national collection

References

1946 births Living people French interior designers {{France-artist-stub