Grids for the Paris Métro
The first metro line was opened in Paris on the occasion of the World Fair in Paris in 1900. Hector Guimard designed the first metro stations, using the formal language of Art Nouveau. He used industrial materials such as iron and glass to create filigree and transparent structures reminiscent of buds, stems and leaves. The cast-iron grids, which were located at almost all station entrances, are decorated with a vegetal designed shield. In the lower area, the curved, interwoven lines form a letter. The capital
Hector Guimard (1867 – 1942)
Discover Hector Guimard (1867-1942), a leading French Art Nouveau architect renowned for his iconic Paris Metro entrances & organic, flowing designs. Explore his buildings, furniture, and the legacy of this pivotal figure in early modernism.
Об этом произведении
- Название: Grids for the Paris Métro
- Художник: Hector Guimard
- Год: 1900
- Формат: Landscape
- Правовой статус: Общественное достояние
- Период творчества: Early Modern
- Контекст корпуса: early 20th-century design , city infrastructure art
- Цветовая палитра: Pastels
- Основной цвет: Gray
- Ключевые слова: grids paris metro , vegetal metalwork , 1900 parisian design

