Emile jacques ruhlmann biography of christopher

French interior and furniture designer Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann established a interior design firm, in partnership with Pierre Laurent, that is the embodiment of French Art Deco style.

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About His Life

Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann was born in Paris in 1879 into an Alsatian family in the general decorating business.

Then, when his father died in 1907, he took over the family firm. In 1919, he founded an interior design company with designer and friend Pierre Laurent, the Établissement Ruhlmann et Laurent, which specialized in luxurious home goods, including furniture, wallpapers, lighting and bronze artefacts.

By this time, Ruhlmann made formal elegant furniture using exotic woods and inlays of ivory, lacquer, precious metals, and scrollwork. Then, by 1927, Ru