The Musée des Arts Décoratifs has maintained close ties with Christofle since the second half of the 19th century. It is celebrating the goldsmith’s creations and expertise with the largest exhibition ever dedicated to this factory, which has a rich history spanning almost two hundred years.<\/p>\n
Since its foundation in the 1830s, this lineage of silversmiths, created by Charles Christofle and continued by Henri Bouilhet , has transformed the lines and decorations of silver to adapt them to everyday life. In collaboration with the greatest designers such as Luc Lanel, Gio Ponti, Andrée Putman and Karl Lagerfeld, Christofle is an artistic laboratory that revolutionizes traditional goldsmithing by renewing its uses and adorning it with unprecedented colors and decorations.<\/p>\n
The rich iconography of the exhibition catalog invites us to discover some of the most remarkable pieces. In doing so, it transports us into the splendor of great restaurants and palaces such as the Ritz, and legendary trains, liners and planes, such as the Orient-Express, the Normandie and the Concorde. Moreover, it brings us into places of political power, all equipped by Christofle, ambassador in France and abroad of the art of living and luxury “à la française”.<\/p>\n
Through thirteen thematic essays divided into four chapters, this book traces the extraordinary destiny of the House of Christofle. Sixty-one notes cover the history of the decorative arts through goldsmithing, from historicism to Japonism, from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, from 1950s design to the most contemporary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs, closely linked to Christofle since the second half of the 19th century, traces the 200-year history of this goldsmith’s and silversmith’s factory and presents its finest creations. Published to accompany an exhibition at MAD Paris, November 14, 2024 – April 20, 2025.
A history of heritage
\nChristofle, a heritage house
\nChristofle and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
\nTechnical excellence
\nThe technique: electrolysis, cutlery and electroplating
\nIn search of colour
\nMasterpieces of the Universal Exhibitions from 1851 to 1925
\nInternational emulation
\nProduction for every table
\nGoldsmiths to kings, emperors and presidents
\nThe conquest of the bourgeoisie
\nChristofle on land, at sea and in the air
\nA laboratory for artists
\n1830 – early 20th century
\nGallery rue Royale
\nFrom Art Deco to New Forms, 1920-1950
\nStar designers, 1960 to the present day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":52823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[21580],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-51626","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-decorative-arts","7":"author-edited-by-audrey-gay-mazuel","8":"publisher-musee-des-arts-decoratifs","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n