Max Ingrand (1908-1969) was a renowned glassmaker, designer and interior decorator, known for his innovative spirit and unmistakable creativity.<\/p>\n
Born in 1908, he attended the \u00c9cole nationale sup\u00e9rieure des Arts D\u00e9coratifs
\nIn 1927 he worked at the atelier of the famous glassmaker Jacques Gruber.
\nIn Paris in 1931 he opened a studio with his first wife, Paule Rouquie, signing their works Paule and Max Ingrand.
\nOne of their first works of great renown was the interior design of the salons of the ocean liner Normandie.
\nSoon their work in glassmaking was noticed by Gio Ponti, who dedicated an article to them in the magazine \u201cDomus.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the war, he divorced and remarried Marie Alberte Madre Rey, moving to Neuilly sur Seine.
\nFrom 1945, he became particularly interested in lighting, mirrors with thick crystal and tables with luminous tops, as well as decorative panels conceived as works of abstract art.<\/p>\n
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In 1954, Gio Ponti chose him as the heir to Pietro Chiesa and appointed him artistic director of Fontana Arte, a position that proved to be very fruitful because of the marked improvements in production.
\nWorking between Paris and Milan, Ingrand modified production choices, bringing them up to date with the new market needs, while maintaining the typological and qualitative qualities that had made the company famous.
\nAlthough few models explicitly bore his signature in the official catalogs, such as the sculpture lamp No. 2533 and the lamp with opaline glass base and shade No. 1853 (still in production), his imprint was evident in all the objects produced after his arrival.<\/p>\n
Greatly increased the lighting sector with new avant-garde models, characterized by bold lines and novel solutions.
\nHe made skillful use of crystal, often colored, combining it with metals such as brass and aluminum (sometimes lacquered), and gradually abandoning wood.
\nThe mirrors were distinguished by thick crystal elements, sometimes cut like gems or with \u201ctorn\u201d edges to enhance their reflective qualities.
\nLarge “Dahlia” chandeliers with curved crystal elements and muted hues became a leitmotif of luxury furnishings in the 1950s and 1960s.
\nHe was also in charge of Fontana Arte’s image, directing the renovation of the two stores in Milan (on Via Montenapoleone) and Rome in 1955.
\nAmong his most notable interventions for Fontana Arte was the large luminous fountain erected in the garden of the Villa Reale in Monza for the International Furnishing Exhibition in 1961<\/p>\n
Max Ingrand was president of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des artistes d\u00e9corateurs.
\nHis Paris studio grew to over fifty collaborators, working on church stained glass, interior architecture, theater, and industry.
\nHe collaborated with the Saint Gobain factory, creating exhibition displays and advertising installations, and designed the reception hall of the new Saint Gobain headquarters in Neuilly in 1962.
\nIn the 1960s, he turned to interior architecture, with such notable works as the RTF entrance hall, the Peugeot Palace in Paris, the swimming pool of the ocean liner France, and the fountains of the Rond Point on the Champs Elys\u00e9es.<\/p>\n
His collaborative relationship with Fontana Arte ended in 1967.
\nHe continued his work with his Paris studio and founded the new company \u201cVerre Lumi\u00e8re,\u201d in partnership with Saint Gobain and the Mazda lamp factory.
\nMax Ingrand died in Neuilly on August 25, 1969.<\/p>\n
The entrance hall of RTF (Radio\/T\u00e9l\u00e9vision Fran\u00e7aise).<\/p>\n
The Peugeot Palace on Avenue de la Grande Arm\u00e9e in Paris,<\/p>\n
The swimming pool of the ocean liner France and the Normandie furnishings<\/p>\n
The fountains of the Rond Point on the Champs Elys\u00e9es.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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