Biography

Verre Lumière is a French lighting company founded in 1968 by master glassmaker Max Ingrand, in partnership with Saint-Gobain and Compagnie des Lampes Mazda. After Max Ingrand's death in 1969, Jacques Vidal developed the company with a new generation of designers and architects, including Ben Swildens, Michel Boyer, Pierre Paulin, Michel Mortier, and Sabine Charoy. In the 1970s and 1980s, Verre Lumière became a major player in French architectural lighting, while also producing limited-edition lighting collections.

Literature

Demisch Danant, exhibition Lumiere Glass — 20 Years of French Lighting 1968–1988 ; archives of the Mobilier national dedicated to Verre Lumière editions and orders; Verre Lumière commercial documentation, 1970s.

Institutional reference

The Mobilier national preserves and documents several light fixtures produced or manufactured by Verre Lumière. Its archives notably mention Pierre Paulin's requests for light fixtures for the Élysée Palace starting in 1972, as well as Verre Lumière's projects for presidential commissions in the 1980s. Mobilier national — Élysée wall lamp by Pierre Paulin, Verre Lumière edition.

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Pair of wall lights 20620, circa 1975 · lamppost 10507, circa 1978. DIZAGN Expertise.