Roger Capron: Ceramist.
Norma Editions| N° d'inventaire | 28308 |
| Format | 23 x 30.5 |
| Détails | 200 p., illustrated, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782376660569 |
A multifaceted figure, Roger Capron is the only French ceramist of his time to have both produced a significant artistic oeuvre and founded a leading industrial company. After studying under the decorator René Gabriel, he founded the Callis workshop in Vallauris with Robert Picault in 1946, where he developed the iconic forms and designs of his work: stylized figures, suns, branches, and geometric patterns.
In 1952, with the purchase of a disused pottery, his industrial adventure began. He developed models whose decorations he renewed for the trade shows he participated in each year. The glazed tiles he made in the same patterns as his other pieces allowed, through assembly games, the creation of occasional furniture and decorative panels. In the late 1950s, the commission for a 300 square meter fresco for the Cannes ferry terminal introduced him to architectural ceramics. Three years later, he created the sandstone dance floor for the famous Byblos Hotel in Saint-Tropez.
This expanded reissue includes an interview with Jacotte Capron.
A multifaceted figure, Roger Capron is the only French ceramist of his time to have both produced a significant artistic oeuvre and founded a leading industrial company. After studying under the decorator René Gabriel, he founded the Callis workshop in Vallauris with Robert Picault in 1946, where he developed the iconic forms and designs of his work: stylized figures, suns, branches, and geometric patterns.
In 1952, with the purchase of a disused pottery, his industrial adventure began. He developed models whose decorations he renewed for the trade shows he participated in each year. The glazed tiles he made in the same patterns as his other pieces allowed, through assembly games, the creation of occasional furniture and decorative panels. In the late 1950s, the commission for a 300 square meter fresco for the Cannes ferry terminal introduced him to architectural ceramics. Three years later, he created the sandstone dance floor for the famous Byblos Hotel in Saint-Tropez.
This expanded reissue includes an interview with Jacotte Capron.