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Charles Catteau (Douai, 1880 – Cannes, 1966) was a French Art Déco ceramist and industrial designer.
[edit] Biography
Charles Catteau trained as ceramist at the National Ceramics School in Sèvres and followed a training course at the National Porcelain Factory in the same town. In 1904, Catteau was hired by the German Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory, near Munich.
In December 1906 he moved to La Louvière with his small family and started to work for Boch Frères Keramis, a Belgian earthenware factory located in La Louvière since the 19th Century. It is unclear whether Anna Boch introduced Catteau into the La Louvière factory. The two artists knew each other since Munich. Catteau immediately became a member of Anna Boch's "Kring Der Vrienden Der Schone Kunsten" (= Circle of Friends of The Fine Arts).
In 1907 he was appointed appointed head of the Decoration Department and Workshop of Imaginative Design, where he remained until 1948.
[edit] Bibliography
- Draguet, Michel (ed.) (2001). Catteau - Donation Claire De Pauw et Marcel Stal. Bruxelles: King Baudouin Foundation. ISBN 2872123571.
- Corrieras, Dominique (1991). L'homme de Kéramis - Charles Catteau (in French). Paris: Vivre son Temps. ISBN 2950597300.
- Pairon, Marc (2006). Art Deco Ceramics Made in Belgium. City: Fondation Charles Catteau. ISBN 9081024310.
[edit] External links
Douai, France
