 Gilbert Poillerat
(1902-1988) Poillerat attended the esteemed École Boulle where he trained as a metal chiseler and engraver. Upon graduation, he worked with Edgar Brandt for eight years. Creating his own style in the late 20’s Poillerat's work was (unlike other metalworkers) fluid, with complex intertwining of wrought iron in a 'calligraphic' style. Jewelry became an interest in the 30’s as he simultaneously refined his furniture designs. Tables and consoles were his specialty but he also created lamps, hanging fixtures, grilles and architectural elements. He was strongly influenced by historical architecture with elements of Rococo, Directoire and Louis XIV ‘written’ into each piece. His designs encompassed nature (branches, sun-bursts, corals, leaves, stars, shells and feathers) intertwined with twisted ropes of iron and tassels. In the 50's, Poillerat's designs, in keeping with changing tastes, became simpler and more severely rectilinear, relying more on proportions for dramatic effect. Poillerat remains an important figure in French design.
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