École Boulle

[2] The school was originally located on the rue de Reuilly in the heart of the historic district of the furniture trades, near the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris.

[2] In 1900, École Boulle presented objects influenced by the Art Nouveau movement at the Universal Exhibition in the pavilion of the city of Paris.

After some hesitation, during which the school reverted for a time to copying old styles, a decision was taken to direct part of the curriculum towards modernity.

Maurice Dufrène, a notable furniture maker and proponent of the Art Deco style, was hired to teach a course in decorative composition before the First World War.

[2] After the Second World War, the school adopted a more modern and technical positioning, offering courses related to interior architecture and layout.

Entry facade of the École Boulle
Buffet in the style of Napoleon III, produced at the École Boulle
Arm chair celebrating the victory of Allied forces in World War I. The gilded frame of the chair was produced at the École Boulle.