Henri Hamm
Henri Hamm (1871–1961) was an arts and button designer and sculptor.[1] Apart from buttons, for which he was best known in Paris, he also designed belt buckles, horn combs, decorative boxes, flasks[2] and furniture. He created using multiple materials, like ivory, bone, celluloid, Bakelite, mother of pearl, wood. His designs include floral and geometric forms, and use sculpture as the main technique. The buttons from his workshop are usually in very rich colours.
A huge collection of Hamm's buttons, designed between 1910 and 1920[3] were on display at Louvre special exhibition, Déboutonner a la mode (10/02/2015 – 19 July 2015).[4]
Biography[edit]
Henri Hamm was born in 1871 in Bordeaux, France. He became famous in the early 20th century for his Perfume bottles designs. In 1897, when he was 26 he founded the Societé d'Art Moderne de Bordeaux. At the age of 54, in 1926, he became a professor at L'Ecole des Arts Appliqués. Throughout his life he worked with numerous designers, of which especially Jacques Doucet deserves a mention.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Jared Goss (30 September 2014). French Art Deco. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-300-20430-8.
- ^ "Henri Hamm 1919 Art & Decoration, Combs, Buttons, Boxes, Flasks.. 6 pages illustrated article photography by – non-identifié – – original fashion print". hprints.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Une visite à l'expo "Déboutonner la mode" à Paris – Soanity". Soanity (in French). 20 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Déboutonner la mode". Les Arts Décoratifs – Site officiel. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ the-saleroom.com. "HENRI HAMM (1871–1961)RARE ART NOUVEAU CARVED FRUITWOOD PERFUME BOTTLE STAND, CIRCA 1900. of tall". the-saleroom.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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