Julien Hébert (August 19, 1917 – May 24, 1994) was a Québécois industrial designer, perhaps most famous for creating the

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. Formerly a student of philosophy, Hébert began his design education as a student of

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, continuing in 1947 in

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. Hébert later became a teacher himself, teaching

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and sculpture at his alma mater, the École des beaux-arts, and instructing in planning and design at the École du meuble. He went on to assist in the establishment of the École du design industriel at the

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Earlier in his career he was also active as a comics artist. His best known series was ''Mouchette''. In 1979, Hébert was awarded the

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by the Québécois Government.

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Expo 67

"Julien Hébert and the Emergence of Industrial Design in Canada" by M Racine, A Findeli - Design Issues, 2003 - MIT Press
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