I have already made some posts about “art nouveau” buildings in Paris, Guimard, Lavirotte... and also about what you may call ceramic buildings (1, 2).
There is one ceramic building from 1903 at (number 2) rue Eugène Manuel in the 16th arrondissement, which is hardly mentioned anywhere, but which I think is remarkable. After a long research, I managed to find information on a blog called “Paris 1900”, which is an excellent source for all kinds of Paris 1900 architecture.
The architect is Charles Klein and he’s known for this building only. There is even a doubt whether he was an architect, or just the owner and the initiator of the building. Anyhow, there is a plate on the facade indicating that he’s the architect and Emile Muller the ceramist. References to Emile Muller are easier to find. He was collaborating with leading architects (including Guimard) and artists.
The theme for the decoration in glazed stoneware is obviously thistles!
The remarkable entrance door is created by a certain A. Dondelinger, who designed a lot of ironworks around Paris those days, including in collaboration with Lavirotte.
A bit further up on the street you can find some more ceramics on a building, but much more modestly. Between the different early 1900 buildings in the street, a - in my opinion - much less fortunate architecture has found its place. (What did they destroy?)
There is one ceramic building from 1903 at (number 2) rue Eugène Manuel in the 16th arrondissement, which is hardly mentioned anywhere, but which I think is remarkable. After a long research, I managed to find information on a blog called “Paris 1900”, which is an excellent source for all kinds of Paris 1900 architecture.
The architect is Charles Klein and he’s known for this building only. There is even a doubt whether he was an architect, or just the owner and the initiator of the building. Anyhow, there is a plate on the facade indicating that he’s the architect and Emile Muller the ceramist. References to Emile Muller are easier to find. He was collaborating with leading architects (including Guimard) and artists.The theme for the decoration in glazed stoneware is obviously thistles!
The remarkable entrance door is created by a certain A. Dondelinger, who designed a lot of ironworks around Paris those days, including in collaboration with Lavirotte.
A bit further up on the street you can find some more ceramics on a building, but much more modestly. Between the different early 1900 buildings in the street, a - in my opinion - much less fortunate architecture has found its place. (What did they destroy?)
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