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Suzanne Belperron (1900 – 1983) French Jewellery Designer

On: June 2, 2021

Tagged: Art deco, B, french designers, Jewellery Designer

Suzanne Belporren was a French jewellery designer. Her career flourished in the 1920s and 1930s. Belperron produced numerous designs of sculptured jewellery for René Boivin’s Paris shop. She subsequently opened her own Paris shop called Herz-Belperron. Her designs often featured glass encrusted with gemstones.Read More →

Francis H. Bacon (1856 – 1940) American Furniture and Interior Designer

On: May 25, 2021

Tagged: american, american design, american designer, american designers, B, furniture, furniture designer, furniture maker

He was a designer for furniture maker Herter Brothers, commissioned by the company to furnish the New York William H. Vanderbilt House, 1881-83.Read More →

Mario Bellini (1935 – ) Italy’s most versatile designer

On: May 19, 2021

Tagged: B, functionalism, industrial design, Industrial Designer, italian, Italian Design, italian designers, italian furniture, italy

Mario Bellini is one of Italy’s most versatile designers. Trained as an architect, he is known for his furniture and industrial design work. The new forms he developed for contemporary technology and furniture objects inspired designers internationally.Read More →