René Herbst
René Herbst (18 March 1891 – 29 September 1982 in Paris) was a French furniture designer and architect, best remembered for his advocacy of the industrialisation of furniture as a form of modern art. He co-founded The French Union of Modern Artists in 1929.
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- Full name
- René Henri Herbst.
- Born
- 1891 · 1st arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1982 · 8th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- designer · architect
- Languages
- French
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René Herbst (18 March 1891 – 29 September 1982 in Paris) was a French furniture designer and architect, best remembered for his advocacy of the industrialisation of furniture as a form of modern art. He co-founded The French Union of Modern Artists in 1929.
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René Herbst was recorded at birth as René Henri Herbst. The authorities additionally record the heading Rene Herbst. His recorded language was French.
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1891
René Herbst was born in 1891 at 1st arrondissement of Paris.
1929
Boutiques et Magasins Présenté par René Herbst, dated 1929, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1982
René Herbst died in 1982 at 8th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Delaporte, Gillemette. René Herbst: Pioneer of Modernism. Flammarion. 2004. 978-2-08-030467-4.
- 2.Goguel, Solange. René Herbst. Editions du Regard. 1990. 978-2-903370-56-5.
- 3.René Herbst MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art.
- 4.Woodham, Jonathan. A Dictionary of Modern Design. Oxford University Press. 19 May 2016. 978-0-19-251853-8.
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- Fiell, Charlotte. Design of the 20th Century. Taschen. 323. 2005. 9783822840788.
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