About the Author

Patrick Favardin is an art historian and critic. His work focuses mainly on research and writing on the decorative arts of the second half of the 20th century and exhibition curatorship. He is also the author of a number of books on artistic movements and emblematic figures of the decorative arts. He has authored and published with Éditions Norma: Les Décorateurs des années 50, Les décorateurs des années 60-70, La lampe Gras, Jean-Michel Frank. Un décorateur dans le Paris des années 30, Jean Derval, céramiste et sculpteur, Kristin Mckirdy céramiste.