18 Facts About Paul Follot

Paul Follot was a French designer of luxury furniture and decorative art objects before World War I He was one of the leaders of the Art Deco movement, and had huge influence in France and elsewhere.

Paul Follot's father was the wallpaper manufacturer Felix Follot, of the Societe Charles Follot.

In 1903 Follot was a founding member of L'Art dans Tout, a group of artists who strongly promoted French artisan work in the face of industrial products, particularly from Germany.

From 1910 Paul Follot headed his own decorating company, catering to a wealthy clientele, and gained a reputation for quality and elegance.

Paul Follot designed textiles for Cornille et Cie, carpets for the Savonnerie manufactory and silver for Christofle throughout his career.

Paul Follot taught a course on decorative art for the city of Paris.

Paul Follot became one of the leaders of the Art Deco movement.

Paul Follot had huge influence beyond France and his style was often copied.

In 1923 Paul Follot took charge of the Pomone decorative art workshop of Le Bon Marche department store, which made affordable, good quality furniture and decorations.

Paul Follot designed the symbol of the workshop, a tree laden with fruit.

Paul Follot resumed an independent practice as a decorator in 1931.

Paul Follot acquired a taste for wooden motifs and carvings from Grasset.

Paul Follot made well-upholstered pieces in gently curved and ornamented giltwood frames.

Paul Follot liked using rare materials, with inlays of contrasting colors and gilded bronze friezes.

Paul Follot's furniture became closer to the styles of Louis XVI or of the Empire than to contemporary Art Nouveau.

Paul Follot's dining room ensemble in sycamore, ebony and amaranth, exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in 1912, is considered to be one of the first examples of Art Deco.

Paul Follot was an Art Deco "purist", and saw his work as refinement of classical French design.

Paul Follot designed textiles and wallpapers in traditional and modern styles.