Max Ingrand

When we look at 20th-century decorative arts, some people stand out because of the beauty of their work, but also because they were amazing with one particular material. Maurice Ernest Max-Ingrand, known simply as Max Ingrand (1908–1969), is one such essential figure. His professional life was a continuous, technologically informed investigation into the essence of glass, culminating in a career that bridged the centuries-old tradition of sacred artistry with the sleek, burgeoning demands of modern industrial design. For Ingrand, glass was not merely a substrate for decoration; it was, in his ...