Roger Capron Coffee Table

Nice living room table by Roger Capron. Roger Capron studied art at the School of Applied Arts in Paris, under the teaching of decorator René Gabriel. He kept the mantra 'Make beauty within everyone's reach', which he would apply all his life. After various attempts at decorating for the theater and creating advertising posters, he left the capital in 1946 for the village of potters of Vallauris. At first, he taught drawing and at the same time, he was introduced to ceramics in various workshops. It was at this time that he met Pablo Picasso in Madoura's studio. With his school friend Robert Picault (1919-2000), they created the Callis studio together, the trio was completed with Jean Derval (1925 -2010). The workshop operated until the end of 1949, following the departure of Robert Picault who decided to buy the Fournas factory. In 1952, Roger Capron bought a disused pottery to also embark on the industrial adventure, employing many turners like Baba and decorators like Gabrielle Mackiewicz. In 1957, more than 40 people worked to cast and enamel the pieces. The production was distributed in professional ceramics fairs, such as the Ateliers d'Art de Paris fair, and the Furniture fair and the Building. However, in 1946, with Robert Picault, Roger Capron organized the first exhibition of potters at the Nérolium, which thus enabled the ceramists of Vallauris to sell their productions to tourists and to make themselves known to Parisian and foreign gallery owners.