Charles Catteau
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Charles Catteau was a French
Art Déco
industrial designer.
, Charles Catteau trained at the National Ceramics School in Sèvres
and followed a training course at the National Porcelain Factory
in the same town. In 1904, Catteau was hired by the German
Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory, near Munich
.
In December 1906 he moved to La Louvière
with his small family and started to work for Boch Frères Keramis, a Belgian earthenware factory located in La Louvière
since the 19th Century. It is unclear whether Anna Boch
introduced Catteau into the La Louvière
factory. The two artists knew each other since Munich. Catteau immediately became a member of Anna Boch
's "Kring Der Vrienden Der Schone Kunsten" (= Circle of Friends of The Fine Arts).
In 1907 he was appointed appointed head of the Decoration Department and Workshop of Imaginative Design, where he remained until 1948. He died at Cannes in 1966.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Art Déco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
industrial designer.
Biography
Born at DouaiDouai
-Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...
, Charles Catteau trained at the National Ceramics School in Sèvres
Sèvres
Sèvres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.The town is known for its porcelain manufacture, the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, making the famous Sèvres porcelain, as well as being the location of the International Bureau of Weights...
and followed a training course at the National Porcelain Factory
Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
The manufacture nationale de Sèvres is a Frit porcelain porcelain tendre factory at Sèvres, France. Formerly a royal, then an imperial factory, the facility is now run by the Ministry of Culture.-Brief history:...
in the same town. In 1904, Catteau was hired by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory, near Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
In December 1906 he moved to La Louvière
La Louvière
La Louvière is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. La Louvière's municipality includes the old communes of Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Saint-Vaast, Trivières, Boussoit, Houdeng-Aimeries, Houdeng-Gœgnies, Maurage, and Strépy-Bracquegnies...
with his small family and started to work for Boch Frères Keramis, a Belgian earthenware factory located in La Louvière
La Louvière
La Louvière is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. La Louvière's municipality includes the old communes of Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Saint-Vaast, Trivières, Boussoit, Houdeng-Aimeries, Houdeng-Gœgnies, Maurage, and Strépy-Bracquegnies...
since the 19th Century. It is unclear whether Anna Boch
Anna Boch
Anna Rosalie Boch was a Belgian painter, born in Saint-Vaast, Hainaut. Anna Boch died in Ixelles in 1936 and is interred there in the Ixelles Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium.-Artistic style:...
introduced Catteau into the La Louvière
La Louvière
La Louvière is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. La Louvière's municipality includes the old communes of Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Saint-Vaast, Trivières, Boussoit, Houdeng-Aimeries, Houdeng-Gœgnies, Maurage, and Strépy-Bracquegnies...
factory. The two artists knew each other since Munich. Catteau immediately became a member of Anna Boch
Anna Boch
Anna Rosalie Boch was a Belgian painter, born in Saint-Vaast, Hainaut. Anna Boch died in Ixelles in 1936 and is interred there in the Ixelles Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium.-Artistic style:...
's "Kring Der Vrienden Der Schone Kunsten" (= Circle of Friends of The Fine Arts).
In 1907 he was appointed appointed head of the Decoration Department and Workshop of Imaginative Design, where he remained until 1948. He died at Cannes in 1966.
External links
- École nationale supérieure de céramique industrielle (National Ceramics School), LimogesLimogesLimoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - Virtual Expo Charles Catteau : Collection of vases by Charles Catteau donated by Claire De Pauw and Marcel Stal
- Fondation Charles Catteau
- The Charles Catteau’s collection at the King Baudouin’s Foundation
- Royal Boch