Roger Capron: Ceramist

A multifaceted character, Roger Capron was the only French ceramist of his time who both accomplished an important artistic work and founded a leading industrial company. After following the teaching of decorator René Gabriel, in 1946, together with Robert Picault, he created the Callis workshop in Vallauris, where he developed the emblematic shapes and decorations of his work: stylized characters, suns, branches and geometric patterns.

In 1952, with the purchase of a disused pottery studio, his industrial adventure began. He developed models whose decorations he renewed for the shows in which he participated each year. The enameled tiles that he made in the same patterns as his other pieces were used for the creation of occasional furniture and decorative panels. At the end of the 1950s, the commission for a 300-square-meter fresco for the Cannes maritime station introduced him to architectural ceramics. Three years later, he created the sandstone dance floor for the famous Byblos hotel in Saint-Tropez.

Expanded reissue; this work now includes an interview with Jacotte Capron.

ISBN: 9782376660569

Dimensions: 305mm x 230mm x 25mm

Number of pages: 200

Text in French only