Lucien Falize
Lucien Falize (Paris 4 August 1839 – Paris 4 September 1897) was a French jeweller and writer in France who was responsible for pioneering and driving the Art Nouveau movement with his firm, Falize. He is known for his breathtaking and innovative designs for both public and private sales. Early years Lucien was a serious and diligent child who planned to attend the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures before his father, Alexis, announced he was to become a future partner in his relatively young firm, Falize. In 1856, Lucien began an apprenticeship with his father, where he quickly learnt enough to supervise the design and manufacture of the pieces created in the workshop. His studies continued quickly, as Lucien found his passion, and in 1869 at the exhibition held by the Union Centrale des Beaux Arts appliqués à l’Industrie, he was awarded a first class medal as a coopérateur. Two years later, at the age of 32, he was made a full partner and took over the firm in 1876. Marriage and children The same year he was made a partner, Lucien married Louise Clémentine Poulard (1850–1914), with whom he had three sons: André Alexis Eugène (1872–1936), Jean Henri