Marcel Giraud ceramic lamp

Ceramic lamps by Marcel Giraud - Vallauris - 1960s. Both rustic and elegant, this lamp can blend seamlessly into a chic country setting or a refined interior. It can be used as a table or bedside lamp and is glazed and decorated with geometric patterns. Total height 31 cm / Shade diameter 20 cm / Base diameter 16 cm. Signed. Marcel Giraud, born in 1927 in Vallauris, in the Mauruches district, was drawn to the world of pottery from a very young age. At the age of 13, he left school to undertake a rigorous four-year apprenticeship with the potter Blaise Rubino. To master the traditional technique of wood-fired kilns, he worked from 1944 to 1946 at Tiola, a company specializing in the construction of these kilns. Between 1956 and 1960, Marcel Giraud honed his pottery skills by working with various ceramicists. In 1960, he opened his own workshop on Rue François Donnet, where he primarily produced culinary ceramics. In 1975, he returned to his childhood home and resumed painting, a long-standing passion, while also learning stone and metal sculpture. These new disciplines revitalized his creativity, and he shifted towards a more sculptural style of ceramic production. In 1990, although retirement had arrived, Marcel Giraud did not cease his creative activity. After a brief hiatus, he resumed his artistic work with even greater fervor.