Jean Gillon
Jean Gillon (1919, Iași – 2007, São Paulo) was a Brazilian designer and artist. He designed furniture, theatre sets, housewares, and tapestries.[1][2][3] He is best known for the Jangada Chair (1968), named for a Brazilian fishing boat,[3][4][5] and for his tapestries. He often worked in rosewood.[4]
Biography
Jean Gillon was born in Iași, Romania in 1919.[4] He studied architecture and fine arts at George Enescu National University of Arts.[4] He took specialization courses at Vienna's Kunstgewerbschulle and at Leeds's Arts and Crafts School – where he later worked as visiting lecturer.[citation needed]
Gillon moved to São Paulo in 1956.[2] He founded his first company, Fábrica de Móveis Cidam (Portuguese for Cidam Furniture) in 1961, which was later renamed WoodArt.[2]
Design
Gillon's designs have been called 'wild' and 'sweeping'.[6] A retrospective of Gillon's work was held in São Paulo in 2015.[7] A São Paulo furniture designer has recreated a version of the Jangada chair.[8]
References
- ↑ "Jean Gillon". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (in português). Instituto Itaú Cultural. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2020-07-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jean Gillon" (in português). Apartamento 61. Retrieved 2020-07-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jean Gillon (1919–2007)" (in français). La Galérie brésilienne. Retrieved 2020-07-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Jean Gillon" (in português). Loja Teo. Retrieved 2020-07-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Snyder, Michael (2019-09-26). "A Modernist Sanctuary That Overlooks the Trancoso Jungle". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
… the Romanian-born Brazilian furniture designer Jean Gillon's 1960s Jangada chair — a wooden frame hung with hammock-like netting and thick leather cushions …
Unknown parameter|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tarmy, James (2016-01-15). "Why Brazil's Midcentury Modern Furniture Is a Steal". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2020-07-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Cella, Luisa (2015-08-14). "Retrospectiva celebra a obra de Jean Gillon". Casa Vogue (in português). Retrieved 2020-07-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Moore, Susan (2016-04-29). "How Brazil's design scene has developed its own distinct beat". Financial Times. Unknown parameter
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Sources
- Bienal de São Paulo: Catálogo (São Paulo: Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, 1963)
- Museu da Casa Brasileira. Cadeiras brasileiras: Museu da Casa Brasileira de 13 de dezembro de 1994 a 31 de janeiro de 1995 (O Museu, 1995).
- Teixeira, Maria Angélica Fernandes. Mobiliário residencial brasileiro: criadores e criações (Uberlândia: Zardo, 1996).
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