Jacques Adnet ( 1900-1984 ) renowned architect and designer of modern interiors and furniture, is best known for his Art Deco creations. After studying at the École de design and the École des Arts Décoratifs, where he worked with architect Charles Genuys, he founded the J.J. Adnet company with his brother Jean. He was well received by critics at the Salon D’Automne and at the Decorative Arts Exhibitions, where he was recognized as an emerging designer. In 1928, he became director of La Compagnie des Arts Francais, a renowned company founded by Louis Süe and André Mare. Although the primary aim of La Compagnie des Arts Français was to promote a modern use of traditional furniture forms, when Adnet took over, he rejected the idea and introduced modern, avant-garde designs. He quickly became known for his simple, elegant forms, emphasizing utility above all else and refusing any excess of decorative elements. Through his use of leather, brushed metal and precious woods, he was one of the first artists to incorporate metal and glass into the structure of his work. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Adnet collaborated with designers such as Francois Jourdain, Charlotte Perriand, Georges Jouve and Gilbert Poillerat; he also received many important commissions. In 1948, he became president of the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, a position he held for a year. Adnet also designed leather-covered furniture, developing a unique style that endured into the 1950s. He decorated the home of Frank Jay Gould, the studio of the President of the French Republic at the Château de Rambouillet, the private apartments of President Vincent Auriol at the Palais de l’Élysée, and many liners such as the Ferdinand de Lesseps (1952). When La Compagnie des Arts Français closed in 1959, Adnet became director of the École des Arts Décoratifs, where he worked for 10 years.