Henri Rapin

Henri Rapin
Henri Rapin
	Henri Rapin
Born	24 February 1873; Paris, France
Died	30 June 1939 (aged 66); Paris, France
Occupation	Painter, Illustrator, Interior Designer
Known for	Design work for Sèvres and Moynat
Notable work	Interiors of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo

Henri Rapin (24 February 1873 – 30 June 1939) was a French painter, illustrator and designer known for his Art Deco inspired contributions in various media including porcelain, leather goods, lighting and interior furnishings.

Early life and career

Born in Paris in 1873, Rapin studied under neoclassical artists Jean-Léon Gérôme and Joseph Blanc at the École des Beaux-Arts.[1]

in 1925 Rapin was responsible for the planning and design of a number of pavilions at the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, a landmark Paris event that highlighted the rise of streamlined classicism and geometric styles, later identified by the term, "Art Deco".

Rapin's work at the exposition and cooperative relationship with artists such at Rene Lalique, Max Ingrand, and Raymond Subes, also directly led to a commission to lead the interior design of a new private residence in Tokyo for Prince Yasuhiko Asaka. Completed in 1933, the residence is now open to the public and known as the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum.[2]

Creative Director at Moynat

From 1905 to 1930 Rapin was the artistic director at Moynat, the oldest established French trunk maker. At the 1925, International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, Rapin’s design for a red Morocco leather trunk, was awarded the “Diplôme d'Honneur” and contributed to Moynat’s reputation as the leading luxury luggage producer of the era.

Ceramic work

Applique light fixture produced for Sèvres

From 1920 to 1934 Rapin also contributed as an aesthetic advisor to porcelain manufacturer Sèvres. Ceramic blanks for lighting fixtures proved commercially successful, enabling in 1927 Sèvres to reduce its financial dependence on the French state.[3]

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gollark: Assuming you can switch the light on and off pretty fast, and the magic can respond quickly, you might actually get decent data rates out of it.

gollark: Well, in that case I guess you could do automatic Morse code (or some variant), and if you could make a bright enough light (and maybe focus it on the receiving tower with mirrors or something), that might be longer-range than having to actually see the individual semaphore arms.

gollark: Oh, right. Hmm.

gollark: You probably could do an actual Morse code light, but I think if you can only move things around and heat them instead of actually generating light directly it would be more efficient to do the movable arms thingy.

References

"Architects and designers". Tokyo Metropolitain Teien Art Museum. Tokyo Metropolitain Government. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
Liddell, C.B. (24 November 2014). "A modern annex for an old favourite". The Japan Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
Goss, Jared (2014). French Art Deco (First ed.). New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-58839-525-2.

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[1] "Architects and designers". Tokyo Metropolitain Teien Art Museum. Tokyo Metropolitain Government. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

[2] Liddell, C.B. (24 November 2014). "A modern annex for an old favourite". The Japan Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

[3] Goss, Jared (2014). French Art Deco (First ed.). New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-58839-525-2.