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Jacques ADNET was born on April 20th, 1900, in Châtillon-Coligny.After some years spent in the School of Auxerre, he and his twin brother Jean were allowed in 1916, at the Superior National School of the Fine art.At the end of his studies he worked for Tony Selmersheim with whom he perfected the techniques of the art of the piece of furnit...

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Jacques ADNET was born on April 20th, 1900, in Châtillon-Coligny.
After some years spent in the School of Auxerre, he and his twin brother Jean were allowed in 1916, at the Superior National School of the Fine art.
At the end of his studies he worked for Tony Selmersheim with whom he perfected the techniques of the art of the piece of furniture.
Afterward, he entered with his brother in the studio of the "Maîtrise des Galeries Lafayette " then managed by Maurice Dufrene which will become his mentor and his friend.
Both brothers exhibites their common works in the Salon of the Artists Decorators in 1923 and in the International Exhibition of the Decorative arts of Paris in 1925. They obtained numerous rewards and a real success in the various sections.
In 1927, both brothers leaved. Jacques decided to create furniture influenced by the architecture, the rationalism, the functionalism, the cubism whereas his brother Jean choosed to remained in the Galeries Lafayette as director of an important artistic service.
In 1928 Jacques became the director of the Company of the French Arts, based by Süe and Mare in 1919. Süe and Mare said "it consist in maintain a connection between the ancient styles and the modern". At this sentence Adnet substituted and proposed a new aesthetics.
For it he constituted a new team of artists among which Fernand Léger, Jean Lurçat, Raoul Dufy, Marc Chagall, Francis Jourdain, Charlotte Perriand or René Gabriel. His purpose was to advance the modern aesthetics by making the connection with the French tradition.
As a matter of fact he did a compromise betwen tradition and know and rationalism, modernity, elegance and moderate luxury.
After the war, his style evolved towards a return in a moderate ornamentation.
In 1959, he stopped his activity within the Company of the French Arts to take until 1970 the direction of the Superior National School of Decorative art.