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Marie Cuttoli
Marie Cuttoli (née Myriam Bordes; 1879 – 1973) was a French people, French entrepreneur, born in Tulle, and patron of Modernism, modernist tapestry. Career Cuttoli's original interests were in reviving carpet production in Algeria. Around 1910, she set up a workshop in her Algerian home to teach the trade to local women; their works were then sold to haute couture houses in Paris. In 1925, her works were displayed and well received at the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts. In the same year, she opened Maison Myrbor (an abbreviation of her maiden name), a gallery and design house in Paris on Rue Vignon designed by Jean Lurçat. The street included established art dealers, such as Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler. Maison Myrbor produced embroidered and appliqué dresses, some designed by Natalia Goncharova, offered a decoration department, and held major painting exhibitions for artists such as Salvador Dalí and Francis Cyril Rose. The Barnes Foundation ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulle, France
Tulle (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Corrèze, in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Tulle is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulle. Stretching over more than three kilometres in the narrow and tortuous Corrèze (river), Corrèze valley, Tulle spreads its old quarters on the hillside overlooking the river, while the Tulle Cathedral, Notre-Dame cathedral emerges from the heart of the town. Known sometimes as "the town on seven hills", Tulle rose to prominence through the development of its manufacturing sector. Geography Tulle is the third largest town in Limousin, behind Limoges and Brive-la-Gaillarde. It is situated in a very deep part of the river Corrèze (river), Corrèze valley, at its confluence with several of its tributaries, the Solane and the Céronne on the right bank, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
