Creation PELLETIER

« Working and shaping the earth has always been a part of my life. I am a pure product of free expression. Modeling and enameling are natural and instinctive to me. »

Georges Pelletier was a French ceramicist and artist born in Brussels in 1938, who passed away on February 12, 2024. A graduate of the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d’art in Paris, before his passing, he passed on all his expertise to his son Benjamin, with the aim of seeing his art live on through him.

In 1961, he opened his first workshop in Paris, where he created his first unique pieces. Spotted by the Maison Bobois for his talent, he supplied them with pieces from 1961 to 1973. He then moved to Cannes, to a new workshop that he shared with his son until the end of his life.

His productions are imbued with his rich apprenticeship in the workshops of Fernand Léger and Claude Pantzer, where he also met the architect and designer Charlotte Perriand, with whom he exchanged ceramics.

His work is easily identifiable by the use of the ceramics as a sculptural material but also by his use of the solar form as a central motif. His works allow a soft light to pass through, transforming them into dreamlike objects.

For the Private Choice 2025 edition, a collection of mirrors, totems, floor lamps and sculptural lamps will be presented. These ceramic pieces display the same solar forms: the openwork light fixtures resemble candle holders and bathe the room in a soft light, while the mirrors topped with enameled ceramic rods reflect the desire to bring the sun's rays into an interior.