Roger Capron Ceramics

Exemplary mid century modernist designer the mid century ceramic art of roger capron embodied the vibrant spirit and verve of vallauris and the cote d azur.

Roger capron ceramics.

5 out of 5 stars 3 3 reviews 111. In 1946 capron moved to vallauris in the south of france and co founded the atelier callis ceramics workshop along with ceramists robert picault 1919 2000 and jean derval 1925 2010. See more ideas about capron ceramics mid century ceramics. In 1952 roger capron purchased an abandoned pottery in vallauris and opened a small ceramics factory with 15 workers.

Roger capron was an influential french ceramicist known for both his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs such as stylized branches and geometrical suns. Roger capron ceramic trinket dish astray for monin france 1960s aworldofthings. The town of vallauris located along the cote d azur was widely known for its pottery production dating back to roman times. Feb 15 2020 explore christine raquepaw s board roger capron on pinterest.

In 1946 roger capron moved to vallauris where he founded a ceramics workshop known as l atelier callis contributing to the renaissance of ceramics in vallauris. Favorite add to roger capron vallauris 1970 era jove ruelland picault designxxeme. He took over an abandoned pottery studio at the age of 24 in vallauris france where he worked with robert picault and then jean derval.