Louis Gigou
Louis Gigou (* 19th century in Paris ; † 20th century ) was a French art locksmith who was known for his fittings on doors and furniture as well as his light objects in the Art Deco style .
life and work
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Gigous ornamental locksmith art for apartment doors, in chased and silver-plated bronze, 1927.
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Gigou attended the Paris School of Arts and Crafts École Boulle , where he trained as a decorator and carpenter . Then he learned the locksmith trade in his father's workshop.
He designed a series of fittings , such as door handles , keys , door scouts and Castle fenders made from embossed bronze , wrought iron and steel with copper deposits , which in doors and furniture in the style of Art Deco were used. Between 1903 and 1938 Gigou created more than 4,000 locking devices. His work also includes desk lamps and a number of other decorative lights in Art Deco design.
Gigou exhibited regularly at the Salon of the Société des artistes décorateurs . From 1932 he experimented with stainless steel and showed the results at the Paris World Exhibition in 1937 in the pavilion of the Société des artistes décorateurs , where he presented matt, sandblasted and polished steel parts with a new decorative shape and effect.
His work was also successful at international exhibitions, for example he received an honorary diploma at the World Exhibition in Milan in 1906 and the Franco-British Exhibition in London in 1908 as well as a Grand Prix each at the World Exhibition in Turin in 1911 , the World Exhibition in Ghent in 1913 and the Paris Colonial Exhibition in 1931 . He was a member of the juries at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern Paris 1925 and the World Exhibition in Paris 1937 , as well as secretary of the jury of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France , which is held every four years .
literature
- Rapport présenté par M. Jean Fressinet, au nom du Comité des Constructions et des Beaux-Arts, sur M. Louis Gigou, décorateur-ciseleur et serrurier d'art. In: Bulletin de la Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale, Volume 137, January – February 1938, pp. 103–105.
- Denise Salleé: Portrait Louis GIGOU. In: Les amis de Bourron-Marlotte. Table analytique des bulletins index pat auteurs du n ° 1 (janvier 1977) au n ° 58 (Année 2016) , p. 47.
- Louis Gigou. In: La Renaissance de l'art français et des industries de luxe, edition 7, 1927, p. 48.
- Leon Deshairs (ed.): Library of the Central Union L'art Française depuis vingt ans. Le travail du metal. Bibliothèque de l'Union centrale des Arts décoratifs, 1921, pp. 17, 46, 110.
Web links
- Wall lamp made of bronze and alabaster. In: christies.com, example of a Gigou luminous object with a picture.
- La Chesnaie, Rambouillet. In: coldwellbanker.fr
Individual evidence
- ^ L'Amour de l'art, February 1927. In: Gabriel Englinger. Articles de presse, revues.
- ↑ a b c d Rapport présenté par M. Jean Fressinet, au nom du Comité des Constructions et des Beaux-Arts, sur M. Louis Gigou, décorateur-ciseleur et serrurier d'art. In: Bulletin de la Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale, Volume 137, January – February 1938, pp. 103–105.
- ↑ a b Alastair Duncan : Encyclopedia of Art Deco. William Collins, Sydney 1988, ISBN 0-7322-0013-X , p. 71.
- ^ Alastair Duncan : Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting. Thames and Hudson, 1978, ISBN 0-50023-285-7 , entry Louis Gigou .
- ^ Pavilion Société des artistes décorateurs. Exposition universelle de 1937. Société des artistes décorateurs, nombreuses illustrations noir & blanc, publié à l'occasion de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris 1937.
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| SURNAME | Gigou, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Art Deco locksmith |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |