Jean-Michel Frank was perhaps the most influential designer and decorator of the Parisian haute-monde of the 1930s and 40s. Various contemporary French designers such as Andree Putman and Bonetti and Garouse have cited Frank as a spiritual teacher and inspiration.
Born into the wealthy European Frank clan (Anne Frank was a distant cousin), Jean-Michel came to interior design after being inspired by the artistic circles of Paris and Venice. Frank immediately established his reputation and his signature look with the design of the Paris apartment of the Vicomte Charles de Noailles and his wife, Marie-Laurie. The Noailles were leading progressives of their day and patrons of the major painters of Paris. Frank's style of understated luxury - vellum-sheathed walls, bleached leather, lacquer and shagreen - perfectly complemented the Picassos and Braques on the walls. Frank's spare, rectilinear details were inspired by the architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, while the subtle use of rich, unexpected materials was purely Jean-Michel Frank. His blocky, rectangular club chairs and sofas have been endlessly copied and produced by many admirers and he is credited for the design of the modern Parsons table, a stark form that Frank would embellish with the most luxurious finish.
The look that Frank created, admiringly called by the French as "le style Frank," continues to exert its influence through the powerful combination of the simplest forms and the most exquisite materials to produce objects that are noble and utterly modern.
American artist. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 22, 1960. With a Haitian-American father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat's diverse cultural heritage was one of his many sources of inspiration. A self-taught artist, Basquiat first attracted attention for his graffiti under the name "SAMO" in New York City. He sold sweatshirts and postcards featuring his artwork on the streets before his painting career took off. He participated in his first group show in 1980 and had his first one-man exhibition in Milan, Italy, the following year. Basquiat collaborated with famed pop artist Andy Warhol in the mid-1980s, which resulted in a show of their work. He became an internationally known artist, receiving critical acclaim for the fusion of words, symbols, stick figures, and animals found in his work.
Basquiat died of a drug overdose on August 12, 1988. He was 27. Although his art career was brief, he has been credited with bringing the African-American and Latino experience in the elite art world.
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