Jean Gillon
Jean Gillon (1919, 2007, São Paulo) was a Brazilian designer and artist. He designed furniture, theatre sets, housewares, and tapestries. He is best known for the Jangada Chair (1968), named for a Brazilian fishing boat, and for his tapestries. He often worked in rosewood.<ref name=":1" />
Biography
Jean Gillon was born in , Romania in 1919.<ref name":1" /> He studied architecture and fine arts at George Enescu National University of Arts.<ref name":1" /> He took specialization courses at Vienna's Kunstgewerbschulle and at Leeds's Arts and Crafts School - where he later worked as visiting lecturer.
Gillon moved to São Paulo in 1956.<ref name":2" /> He founded his first company, Fábrica de Móveis Cidam () in 1961, which was later renamed WoodArt.<ref name":2" />
Biography
Jean Gillon was born in , Romania in 1919.<ref name":1" /> He studied architecture and fine arts at George Enescu National University of Arts.<ref name":1" /> He took specialization courses at Vienna's Kunstgewerbschulle and at Leeds's Arts and Crafts School - where he later worked as visiting lecturer.
Gillon moved to São Paulo in 1956.<ref name":2" /> He founded his first company, Fábrica de Móveis Cidam () in 1961, which was later renamed WoodArt.<ref name":2" />
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