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Jean-François Oeben, or Johann Franz Oeben, was a German ébéniste (cabinetmaker) whose career was spent in Paris. He was the maternal grandfather of the painter Eugène Delacroix.
Enrico Prampolini was an Italian futurist painter and sculptor.
Enrico Prampolini published his manifesto Scenografia e coreografia futurista (Futuristic scenography and choreography) in 1915; in the same year he began working as a theatre artist and theatre costume designer.
In 1925 Enrico Prampolini was awarded an honorary diploma at the World Exhibition in Paris, the second most important award in the class of theatrical art.
When Mussolini came to power in Italy, Enrico Prampolini, like many other futurist artists, supported the new regime. In 1932 he, together with Gerardo Dottori and Mario Sironi, leads and implements in a futuristic style the decoration of the grandiose "Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution" (Mostra della Rivoluzione Fascista) in Rome.
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.
Jean-François Oeben, or Johann Franz Oeben, was a German ébéniste (cabinetmaker) whose career was spent in Paris. He was the maternal grandfather of the painter Eugène Delacroix.
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.
