Georges Jouve (1910-1964) was born in Fontenay-sous-bois in 1910 to decorator parents. He turned to a career in art, studying at the Ecole Boulle. In the thirties, after graduating and getting married, war broke out and he was taken prisoner. After taking refuge in Provence, he learned the art of fire in Dieulefit, creating traditional-style pottery. In 1944, he moved to Paris, where he met artists such as Paule Marrot, André Arbus and Jacques Adnet, the latter president of the Compagnie des Arts Français, who encouraged him to take part in the exhibition La céramique contemporaine dans la décoration, showing pieces in the style of the period. In the years that followed, Jouve exhibited and participated in shows and salons in France and abroad. The ’50s were rich in commissions and collaborations with architects and decorators, including Jeannette Laverrière and Mathieu Matégot. Today, he is considered one of the most important French ceramists of the post-war period.