Émile Gallé is made first president of…
1901 CE
His furniture designs, based on the Rococo period, continue the French tradition of emphasizing constructive points organically (e.g., corners of armoires finished in the shape of stalks or tree branches) and employing inlay and carving that are essentially floral in style.
Perhaps his most characteristic concept is his meubles parlants ("talking furniture"), which incorporates in its decoration inlaid quotations from leading contemporary Symbolist authors such as Maurice Maeterlinck and Paul Verlaine.
Both his glass and furniture are signed, sometimes most imaginatively.
He collaborates with many colleagues, most notably the French artist, cabinetmaker, furniture designer, and ironworker Louis Majorelle, who is one of the leading exponents of the Art Nouveau style.
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