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.

Roger capron ceramic trinket dish astray for monin france 1960s aworldofthings. 5 out of 5 stars 3 3 reviews 111. Favorite add to roger capron vallauris 1970 era jove ruelland picault designxxeme. The town of vallauris located along the cote d azur was widely known for its pottery production dating back to roman times.

Feb 15 2020 explore christine raquepaw s board roger capron on pinterest. 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. 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 1952 roger capron purchased an abandoned pottery in vallauris and opened a small ceramics factory with 15 workers.

See more ideas about capron ceramics mid century ceramics. 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. He was born on september 4 1922 in vincennes france and studied at the applied arts school in paris from 1939 to 1943.