André Groult (27 August 1884 – 1966) was a French decorator and furniture designer.,[1] and one of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco style.[2] His work featured curving and organic shapes, and extremely rich materials. His work has been described as compromising between tradition and modernism.[3] 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.[4]
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In 1935, Groult designed the furnishings of the first-class cabins on the ocean liner SS Normandie.
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edit- ^ Marcilhac, Félix (1996). André Groult: décorateur-ensemblier du XXe siècle. L'Amateur. p. 280. ISBN 2-85917-232-7.
- ^ Duncan, Alistair, Art Déco, Thames and Hudson, (1988), p. 48-53
- ^ "André Groult, décorateur-ensemblier Du XXe siècle (review)". Ilab Lila. Retrieved 22 November 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "André Groult, Chambre de Madame, 1925". Art Deco Blog. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2008.