Carpet

This hand-knotted wool carpet is representative of French Art Deco, with its vibrant, abstracted floral design. It would have been sold through the 'La Maîtrise' interior decoration department of La Galeries Lafayette, a famous department store in Paris. In the 1920s Suzanne Guiguichon worked at 'La Maîtrise' under the direction of Maurice Dufrène. She designed furniture, clocks, lighting, fabrics, rugs, and accessories, usually anonymously, although she has signed this carpet with her initials. The design of the carpet is more in the style of Dufrène than the style normally associated with Guiguichon. After 1930, when she set up her own interior design studio in the rue de Clichy, Paris, Su

Carpet · Paris · 1925-1927. Hand knotted wool. By Guiguichon, Suzanne. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.