Max Ingrand
Max Ingrand was born in 1908 and died in August 1969 in Paris. In 1925 he moved to Paris where he studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. He worked as a glass painter from 1927. He experienced with diverse glass acid-etching techniques and sand-blasting treatments.
After he married Paulette Rouquié in 1931, together with fellow glass painters, Ingrand founded companies and workshops dedicated to the artistic use of glass. Several church windows were designed at this time.
Between 1954 and 1967, Max Ingrand was art director at FontanaArte. He started to design light fixtures and created his first designer lights.
The Fontana table lamp, designed by Ingrand in 1954, is made of white blown glass. Because of its timeless elegance and clear shape, it is a still very popular designer classic which highlights living areas and hotel lounges. Max Ingrand became President of the French Lighting Association in 1968. In the same year he founded Verre Lumière, together with the Compagnie des Lampes Mazda and the Saint Gobain corporate group. Together with Ben Swildens as Art Director, Sabine Charoy as Head of the Creative Workshops and many high-qualified craftsmen, Max Ingrand turned Verre Lumière into a company praised for the creativity of its designs and outstanding technical skills. For his merits Ingrand was awarded with the French Legion of Honour.
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