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Henri Lancel (1912 – 1976) was a French decorator and furniture designer. He worked professionally in Paris.
Jean Dunand, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, and Pierre Legrain of Groupe des Cinq were among his friends. Between 1928 and 1930, he worked in exotic woods in South America and Cuba.
Between 1930 and 1940, he resided in Belgium. He returned to France in 1945. He designed furniture for MAF (Mobiliers et Ameublement francais), including a chest of drawers and an articulating mirror for the ocean liner France in 1961.
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Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing. https://amzn.to/3ElmSlL
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