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Armand-Albert Rateau

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French designer and architect (1882-1938)

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Armand-Albert Rateau was a French furniture maker and interior designer. In 2006, The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts characterized him as "the most eminent of the ensembliers, the high-style designer-decorators" who worked with luxury materials for the socially elite.

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Spiral staircase designed by Rateau in the style of the 16th century, added to the south side of the Fountain Court of Leeds Castle.Spiral staircase designed by Rateau in the style of the 16th century, added to the south side of the Fountain Court of Leeds Castle.

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Armand-Albert Rateau was a French furniture maker and interior designer. In 2006, The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts characterized him as "the most eminent of the ensembliers, the high-style designer-decorators" who worked with luxury materials for the socially elite. In 2012, Architectural Digest described him as "one of the most exclusive interior designers of the 1920s." Two of his more notable achievements are the bronze furniture of his manufacture and the designs he assembled in decorating the apartment of Jeanne Lanvin.

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France
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1938 · aged 56
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