The list of achievements of Olivier Gagnère (born 1952) is impressive.
Developing a very close relationship with artisans of art, he is as much at ease with the glassmakers as the ceramists, the bronziers and the ironworkers. A reference of typical French design, his style evokes a neo-classical spirit updated with elegance
1981: beginnings with Ettore Sottsass, as well as the Maeght gallery.
1985: Créations for the Galerie Néotu.
Then, his work is produced by En Attendant les Barbares, in particular for a collection of vases and cups taking up the traditional work called “filigram” Venetian, which he created in Murano, with their world renowned art glassmakers.
1993: collaboration with Porcelaines Bernardaud, a brand with which he developed a long collaboration.
1994: Design and furnishings of the café Marly, at the Louvre in Paris.
1998: Price “creator of the year” at Maison & Objet.
1999: At the request of the National Furniture, he designed the furniture for the office of the Minister of Culture.
2002: appointed Officer of Arts and Letters.
2006: Personal exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Shanghai revealed his work in China.
2008: Fittings and furnishings of Pierre Gagnaire’s restaurant in Seoul.
2014: Retrospective is devoted to him at the Picasso Museum and the Ceramic of Vallauris and a major monograph published by Norma Editions is devoted to him.