Longwy celebrates 100 years of Art Deco

In 2025, Art Deco celebrates its centenary, recalling the creative impetus born in the 1920s. This movement, which left its mark on architecture, design and the decorative arts, has a particular resonance in Longwy, thanks to the famous enamels and earthenware produced in the Lorraine town.

From the interwar years onwards, Longwy's workshops distinguished themselves with their geometric designs, bold colors and pure shapes, emblematic of the Art Deco aesthetic. Heir to know-how handed down since the 18th century, Manufacture de Longwy has succeeded in combining traditional craftsmanship with artistic modernity, creating pieces sought after the world over.

These creations, exhibited at major international shows and found in many interiors of the time, embody the alliance of luxury, innovation and heritage.
A century later, they retain all their brilliance and continue to seduce collectors, museums and lovers of the decorative arts.

Art Deco signatures from the Manufacture

Among the designers who passed through the Manufacture during this Art Deco period were Paul-Maurice Chevalier and his famous Jungle ball, which won a prize at the 1931 Exposition Coloniale, Curetti and his portraits of women and transatlantic liners, and S.Olesiewicz, known as Jean Olin, and his bathers.
Stéphane Gisclard's more contemporary but highly inspired works are models of the genre, influenced by Cubism, from which Art Deco borrowed many elements.

Pierre Marie revisits Longwy's Art Deco shapes

For his Lemuriforme installation around an Art Deco dining room set, artist Pierre Marie, in collaboration with Manufactures EMBLEM (to which Manufacture des Emaux de Longwy belongs), has created designs based on 1930s shapes such as the toupie vase, the compotier, the calice vase, the soliflore or the boite feel, emblematic models of the historic earthenware factory.
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The centenary celebrations are a reminder of Longwy's major role in the world history of Art Deco and the importance of preserving this exceptional heritage.
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