Louis Majorelle Salon
While staying at Le Macassar we suggest that you enjoy the Louis Majorelle salon. Majorelle was a celebrated decorator and furniture designer and one of the outstanding designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style. After 1901 he served as one of the vice-presidents of the École de Nancy.
He worked closely with other designers such as Emile Gallé who inspired him to take his production in new directions. Beginning in the 1890s, Majorelle's furniture, embellished with inlays, took their inspiration from nature: stems of plants, waterlily leaves, tendrils, dragonflies. He worked in wood, metal and glass. Majorelle often collaborated on lamp designs with the Daum Frères glassworks of Nancy and helped make the city one of the European centers of Art Nouveau. At the apogee of the Belle époque, during the 1900 Paris World's Fair Majorelle's designs triumphed and drew him an international clientele. By 1910, Majorelle had opened shops for his furniture in Nancy, Paris, Lyon, and Lille. His work is now featured in museums around the world.
