Lot Essay
La collaboration entre René Coulon et les verreries Saint-Gobain, dans le cadre du programme de recherches de ces derniers, aboutit à l'utilisation du verre dans l'architecture et le mobilier. En 1937, à l'Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques, le pavillon Saint-Gobain - spectaculaire structure toute de verre et d'acier, sur des fondations en béton - est le plus innovant et le plus visité de l'exposition. René Coulon conçoit pour le meubler une série de meubles d'avant-garde en verre dans l'esprit de l'UAM, qu'il ne rejoindra pourtant qu'en 1944.
The collaboration between René Coulon and the Saint-Gobain glassworks, as part of their research programme, led to the use of glass in architecture and furniture. In 1937, at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques, the Saint-Gobain pavilion - a spectacular structure made entirely of glass and steel, on a concrete foundation - was the most innovative and most visited of the exhibition. René Coulon designed for the exhibition a series of avant-garde furnitures in tempered and curved glass in the spirit of the UAM, which he did not join until 1944.
The collaboration between René Coulon and the Saint-Gobain glassworks, as part of their research programme, led to the use of glass in architecture and furniture. In 1937, at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques, the Saint-Gobain pavilion - a spectacular structure made entirely of glass and steel, on a concrete foundation - was the most innovative and most visited of the exhibition. René Coulon designed for the exhibition a series of avant-garde furnitures in tempered and curved glass in the spirit of the UAM, which he did not join until 1944.