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Eric Schmitt

“My work is the consequence of the sculptor that I almost am, of the architect that I would have liked to have been and of the designer that I am not quite.”

Beginnings:

Eric Schmitt began by forging his own pieces at the frontiers of sculpture. Fabulous totems, tables decorated with motifs evoking witchcraft, tall candlestick with cabalistic ornaments, reflect an incandescent imagination and express an unbridled and assumed fantasy.
He worked, blowtorch in hand, on the walls of the first showroom of the Galerie En Attendant les Barbares, in the rue du Faubourg Montmartre, which he “peels” and scarifies as he pleases.
Then a meeting with Pierre Basse, the official iron-smith of the gallery, and ex-iron-smith of Diego Giacometti, will allow him to devote all his time to creation, and to produce only the prototypes, faithfully reproduced by this exceptional craftsman.

 

Consecration:

Over time, Eric Schmitt embarked on a brilliant career, punctuated by numerous exhibitions, in France, as well as in the United States, in Germany, and in England.
Prestigious decorators such as Christian Liaigre and Jacques Grange call on him for their projects.
However, during these decades, he continued to be faithful to the galerie En Attendant les Barbares.
In 2015, his creation “La Souche” was presented at the French Embassy in Rome, as part of the exhibition.
The same year, Norma editions published his monograph.
Always working with noble materials, such as wrought-iron and bronze, gold and marble, Eric Schmitt today considers himself a designer-sculptor.

Exhibitions:

2020: “Diego Giacometti Forever”, Galerie En Attendant les Barbares, Paris
2020: “HomeMade”, Galerie En Attendant les Barbares, Paris
2019: “Family Affair”, Galerie Ibu, Paris
2019: Galerie Dutko, Paris
2017: Galerie Ralph Pucci, New York
2016: “Filiations”, Galerie En Attendant les Barbares, Paris
2016: Design @ Farnese, French Embassy, ​​Palazzo Farnese, Rome
2015: “Masculin pluriels”, Galerie En Attendant les Barbares, Paris
2015: “AD Collections”, Quai d´Orsay, Paris
2013: Ibu Gallery, Paris
2013: Galerie Dutko, Paris
2013: Galerie Ralph Pucci
2012: Ralph Pucci, Los Angeles
2011: “On the Rocks”, Galerie Ralph Pucci, New York
2011: Ibu Gallery, Paris
2011: “Or (s)”, Galerie En Attendant les Barbares, Paris
2010: Valérie Goodman Gallery, New York
2010: “En Attendant 25 ans”, Galerie En Attendant les Barbares, Paris
2006: Personal exhibition at the Galerie Ralph Pucci, New-York
2005: “Artist’s Furniture” exhibition at the Chateauroux Museum
2004: Saint Pères Gallery, Paris
1996: Peter Goebbel Gallery, Stuttgart
1992: Galerie Neotu, Paris
1991: “The European Capitals”, Center Pompidou, Paris
1990: Galerie En Attendant les Barbares, Paris
1990: “The Via Years”, Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris
1987: Via Gallery, Paris
1986: First pieces exhibited at the En Attendant les Barbares showroom

Links :
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Le Monde

Eric Schmitt armchair in brown wrought iron, seat and back covered with green velvet
Eric Schmitt, Seating

Eric Schmitt – Ravello Armchair

Armchair Eric Schmitt Hand-wrought iron by Mr Pierre Basse, iron-smith of Diego Giacometti. Limited edition of 30 numbered examples by finish. Patinas : green, black, brown, gold or gilded with yellow or white gold leaf. Created for the exhibition Fantasmagories, 2022. In 2023, two console tables of Eric Schmitt have been selected for the office of the French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysée Palace                              

Eric Schmitt furniture, round side table, with a black lacquered metal top and three black wrought iron legs connected at the bottom by a circle, 2024
Eric Schmitt, Side tables

Eric Schmitt – Black Pablo Side Table

Side table Eric Schmitt. Black wrought iron tripod made by Pierre Basse, Diego Giacometti’s ironworker, who works exclusively for the gallery. Black lacquered metal tray. Created in the 80 ‘s, this side table has been featured in  the exhibition “Diego Giacometti Forever”.

Eric Schmitt, chair in black bronze with a small bird in bronze, and a seat covered with a panther fabric
Eric Schmitt, Seating

Eric Schmitt – Panther Falcon Chair

Chair Eric Schmitt. Black patinated bronze, upholstered with Le Manach Leopard. Other patinas: green, brown, gold, or covered with white marble. Limited edition of 30 examples each patina. Creation: 2020 for the exhibition “Diego Giacometti Forever“. In 2023, two console tables of Eric Schmitt have been selected for the office of the French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysée Palace.

Eric Schmitt, mirror surrounded by gold grids in wrought iron
Eric Schmitt, Mirrors

Eric Schmitt – Golden Love in a Cage

 Mirror , hand wrought iron, produced by by the ironsmith of Diego Giacometti. Limited edition of 3O numbered ex. Yellow gold leaf patina. Created for the exhibition ” Fantasmagories”, 2022. In 2023, two console tables of Eric Schmitt have been selected for the office of the French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysée Palace.

Eric Schmitt, low stool with a round shape, seat in yellow leather and base in brown bronze
Eric Schmitt, Seating

Eric Schmitt – Salammbô stool

Stool  Eric Schmitt . Brown patinated bronze. Other patinas : green, black or poli or (polished bronze), or gilded with yellow or white gold leaf. Limited edition of 12 numbered examples, in   all patinas.Created for the exhibition Fantasmagories, 2022. In 2023, two console tables of Eric Schmitt have been selected for the office of the French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysée Palace.

Eric Schmitt, low chair in black bronze, with a small bird at the top of the back, seat in blue fabric
Eric Schmitt, Seating

Eric Schmitt – Blue Falcon Chair

Low chair in black patinated bronze and fabric, in a limited edition of 30 numbered copies per patina. Other patinas: white, green, gold, brown. Created for the Diego Giacometti Forever exhibition, in tribute to Diego Giacometti in 2020. In 2023, two console tables of Eric Schmitt have been selected for the office of the French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysée Palace.  

Eric Schmitt, side table with a round pink marble top, and 3 curved legs in black bronze
Eric Schmitt, Side tables

Eric Schmitt – Onyx Side Table

Side table Eric Schmitt with a structure in black patinated bronze. Top in pink onyx. Limited edition of 12 numbered pieces. Created for the exhibition “Fantasmagories”, 2022. Two tables of Eric Schmitt have been choosen for  the office of  the French Republic President , at the Palais de l’Elysée, Paris.

Eric Schmitt, wall lamp in gold bronze with the shape of a funny face
Eric Schmitt, Wall lamps

Eric Schmitt – Gold Mask

Wall Light  in polished bronze. Created for the exhibition “Fantasmagories“, 2022. Also available with a black patina. Produced by the founder of Cesar, Arman and Lalanne.In 2023, two console tables of Eric Schmitt have been selected for the office of the French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysée Palace.

Eric Schmitt, round wall lamp in black bronze in the shape of a funny face, 2022
Eric Schmitt, Wall lamps

Eric Schmitt – Black Mask

Wall Lamp  with a shape of a mask, in black patinated bronze, alternative patina: polished gold bronze. Created for the exhibition “Fantasmagories“, 2022. In 2023, two console tables of Eric Schmitt have been selected for the office of the French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysée Palace.

Eric Schmitt mirror frame in patinated wrought iron with eight sculpted iron motifs around the oval frame.
Eric Schmitt, Mirrors

Eric Schmitt – Medusa Mirror

Hand wrought, patinated iron frame. 58 cms, by 49 cms. Choice of patinas: black, brown, white,”canon de fusil”, or gilded with gold leaf, yellow, white or pink. Limited edition of 30 numbered examples by patina.

Eric Schmitt, lamp, base in black bronze, round white lampshade
Eric Schmitt, Lamps

Eric Schmitt – Boules Lamp

Lamp in black patinated cast bronze, shade. Other patinas: green, gold, brown. Presented at the exhibition Diego Giacometti Forever, 2020. In 2023, two console tables of Eric Schmitt have been selected for the office of the French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysée Palace.

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