Jules Leleu (June 17, 1883 – 1961), was a French furniture designer.

Career

Born in

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, Leleu studied decorative painting and at the age of 26 succeeded his father in the family painting business. With his brother he began work in the Decorating field. After

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, Leleu specialized in furniture making. He opened a

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gallery, Maison Leleu, in 1924 and exhibited at the 1925 Exposition Industrielle et Arts Decoratifs, winning a grand prize at the exposition. Leleu designed the Grand Salon of the Ambassadors at the Society of Nations in Geneva and the French Embassies of several nations as well as the ocean liners '' SS Ile de France'' and '' SS Normandie''. Jules Leleu worked with Alice Colonieu, she performed for Jules leleu two beautiful ceramic panels for the Ocean liner ''Pierre Loti''.

External links

Mobilier national (France) : Jules Leleu

References

Leleu. Jules 1883 births 1961 deaths {{France-artist-stub