Person
Henri Sauvage
French architect and designer
Henri Sauvage (May 10, 1873 in Rouen – March 21, 1932 in Paris), is a French architect and designer in the early twentieth century.
He is one of the most important architects in the French Art nouveau movement, Art Deco, and the beginning of architectural modernism.
He is also a pioneer in the construction of public housing buildings in Paris.
His major works include the art nouveau Villa Majorelle in Nancy, France and the art-deco building of the La Samaritaine department store in Paris.