Roger Capron Ceramics

Exemplary mid century modernist designer the mid century ceramic art of roger capron embodied the vibrant spirit and verve of vallauris and the cote d azur.

Roger capron ceramics.

The town of vallauris located along the cote d azur was widely known for its pottery production dating back to roman times. Roger capron and mathieu mategot mid century modern white ceramic ashtray 1950 roger capron tile coffee table vallauris france 1960 roger capron large ceramic dish with stylized mermaid vallauris 1950s ceramic coffee table by roger capron 1970s. In 1946 roger capron moved to vallauris where he founded a ceramics workshop known as l atelier callis contributing to the renaissance of ceramics in vallauris. He took over an abandoned pottery studio at the age of 24 in vallauris france where he worked with robert picault and then jean derval.

Feb 15 2020 explore christine raquepaw s board roger capron on pinterest. Roger capron was an influential french ceramicist known for both his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs such as stylized branches and geometrical suns. He was born on september 4 1922 in vincennes france and studied at the applied arts school in paris from 1939 to 1943. 5 out of 5 stars 169 169 reviews 51 85.

See more ideas about capron ceramics mid century ceramics. Roger capron ceramic trinket dish astray for monin france 1960s aworldofthings. In 1946 capron moved to vallauris in the south of france and co founded the atelier callis ceramics workshop along with ceramists robert picault 1919 2000 and jean derval 1925 2010.