Edgar Brandt (1880 - 1960)
1880-12-24Paris, France1960-05-08Collonge-Bellerive, SwitzerlandFrance
Edgar Brandt
Edgar William Brandt was a French ironworker and prolific weapons designer. In 1901 he set up a small workshop at 76 rue Michel-Ange in the 16th arrondissement in Paris, where he began designing, silversmithing, and forging small items such as jewelry, crosses, and brooches. His business began to take off with special commissions such as the door of the French Embassy in Brussels, the Escalier Mollien stairs in the Louvre, and the stair and balcony railing for the Grand Theatre Municipal de Nancy.
Date and place of birt: | 24 december 1880, Paris, France |
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Date and place of death: | 8 may 1960, Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland |
Nationality: | France |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Metal cutter |
Art style: | Art Deco |