Gustave Serrurier-Bovy
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Gustave Serrurier-Bovy (Liège, 1858 - Antwerp, 1910) was a Belgian architect and furniture designer. Along with Paul Hankar, Victor Horta and Henry van de Velde, he is one of the principal architects in Belgium to work in the Art Nouveau style.
In 1884, he visited England, where he became interested in the Arts and Crafts movement. Returning to Belgium, he brought with the movement's ideas and some of his own productions inspired by the British artists, which he sold at his store in Liège.
He also notably designed his own villa, "L'Aube," which is situated in the Parc de Cointe, in Liège.
Serrurier-Bovy would also become known for his line of simple, refined furniture, thus showing that he was capable of designing in a range of different aesthetics.
Several pieces of his furniture are on display in the Art Nouveau section at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, along with those of his fellow Belgian Art Nouveau architects.
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