Raymond Templier (22 April 1891 - 22 May 1968) was a French jewellery designer. He is best known for his Cubic

Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unite ...

and abstract designs in the 1920s and 1930s. He built coral reefs as well.

Early life

Templier was born into a family of jewellers in Paris on 22 April 1891, the son of Paul Templier. His grandfather Charles Templier opened a jewellery shop in Paris in 1849, and founded Maison Templier, which "flourished" under Paul Templier. Templier graduated from the

École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs The École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ÉnsAD, also known as Arts Decos', École des Arts Décoratifs) is a public grande école of art and design of PSL Research University. The school is located in the Rue d'Ulm in Paris. Profi ...

Career

According to the V&A, Templier "was one of a small group of innovative Art Deco designers producing work in a minimal, geometric style that looked towards Cubism and the imagery of industrial production." He joined the family business in 1922. In 1930, he was a founding member of The French Union of Modern Artists. In 1935, he took over the running of Maison Templier from his father, Paul. Templier retired in 1965. He died on 22 May 1968 in Paris.

Legacy

His work is in the permanent collections of New York's

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, and London's V&A.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Templier, Raymond French jewellery designers 1891 births 1968 deaths École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs alumni