Jean Puiforcat
Known Jean -Émile Puiforcat, sometimes called Jean Elisée Puiforcat, (* August 5, 1897 in Paris, † October 20th 1945 in Paris) was a French gold and silversmith, manufacturer of cutlery, sculptor and designer.
Life
Puiforcat is the heir of a gold -and silversmith company, which began in the eastern Marais district of Paris in 1820. In 1918 he took over the management of the family business, he was in the interwar period to the most famous designers, the softcover and metal in its design pieces. One example is a made from silver plated metal and marble clock, which was finished in 1930 at the Paris manufacturer Hour Lavigne Puiforcat and was auctioned in March 2011 at an auction of the Collection Laurent Negro by Christie's in Paris' Palais de Tokyo. Some of his creations have found their way into the collections of the Louvre. Further works are an enameled Ziboriumin the Notre Dame in Rocamadour in the Lot department in southern France and the Office of the Cross Abbot of Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight off the English south coast. The chapel of the French passenger liner Normandie, which was put into service in 1935, was equipped with equipment for the service of the company Puiforcat.
Puiforcat was a member of the Paris Association of architects and designers Union des Artistes Modernes since 1929. During World War II Puiforcat lived with the family since 1942 in Mexico City.
Company Puiforcat
The company is a member of Jean Puiforcat founded in 1954 association of manufacturers of luxury goods, the Comité Colbert. The Belgian goldsmith Nedda El- Asmar worked in 2012 for the company.