Jean Cocteau

Biography

Born in Maison Lafitte in 1889, he died in 1963 at Milly - la - Foret. Writer, poet and graphic artist, very well known as an illustrator of books, he worked as an interior designer, and since 1950 he has been dedicated to the art of ceramics. In 1954 on his advise the Centro Studi Pittori Arte del Vetro changed its name to Fucina degli Angeli. Between 1954 and 1962 he created a number of object for this firm.