Michel Mortier
Michel Mortier | |
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Born | 1925 Paris, France |
Died | 22 May 2015 |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Designer |
Michel Mortier (1925 – 22 May 2015) was a French furniture designer, interior designer and architect who was known for his modern designs.
Life
Michel Mortier was born in Paris in 1925. He was admitted to the École des arts appliqués à l’industrie (School of Industrial Art), where he studied under René Gabriel and Louis Sognot.[1] He joined the Studium-Louvre in 1944, the workshop for modern decorative art run by
Mortier won the gold medal at the Milan
Mortier became artistic director of the store La Maison Française 55, and designed many products for leading manufacturers including chairs for Steiner and lights for Disderot and Verre Lumière. In 1959 Mortier founded his own interior design agency, the Habitation esthétique industrielle mobilier. He moved to Canada where he was introduced to graphisme in Montreal and taught at JM Blier Furniture & Design.[7] He also worked as a freelance journalist in his spare time.[8] In 1963 he won the
Self-taught, Mortier designed several elegant private homes in the 1970s, and in 1977 obtained a diploma as an architect from the Île-de-France regional architecture council.[7] He taught interior design at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, the École des arts appliqués and the École supérieure d’arts graphiques Penninghen.[2] He became a painter towards the end of his life.[6] Michel Mortier died on 22 May 2015 at the age of 90.[2] He was survived by his children Christine Taïeb, Richard Mortier and Charlotte Mortier.[1]
Work
Mortier was among the young post-war designers who rejected Art Deco and the popular neo-Louis XVI and Louis XIII styles.[2]
The work of the three young designers in ARP was unusual for the time, leading to truly modern concepts.[6]
Mortier developed a child's room in the 1970s that was considered very avant-garde at the time, with flat colored surfaces that define the different uses of the built-in units: storage, work and play.
His creations, with elegant lines influenced by Danish design, drew wide praise from the press.[6]
His best known product is the Lampe 10576 produced by Verre Lumière.[7]
His work is held in major public collections including the
Publications
- ISBN 978-0-85458-480-2.
- Michel Mortier (1972). Décor et couleurs. J. Tallandier. p. 58.
Notes
Sources
- "Décès de Michel Mortier". Archicréé. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- "Gascoin, Marcel (1907-1986)". BnF. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- La galerie Pascal (2015-06-03). "Décès du designer français Michel Mortier" (in French). Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- Lorelle, Véronique (2015-06-04). "Michel Mortier, designer de la modernité, est mort". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- "Michel MORTIER" (in French). Galerie Alexandre Guillemain. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- Prodhon, Françoise-Claire (May–June 2006). "PIERRE GUARICHE". Intramuros (124). Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- Tournemire, Lara (2015-06-04). "Le designer Michel Mortier est décédé". Connaissance des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- Zamboni, Agnès (2015). "Hommage à un grand designer français: Michel Mortier". Maison.com (in French). Retrieved 2015-08-14.