# Henri Samuel

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{{Short description|20th century French interior designer}}
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| birth_date = 1904
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| death_date = 1996
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| occupation = Interior decorator
| years_active = 1921-1987
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| known_for = Interior decoration
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'''Henri Samuel''' ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃ʁi samɥɛl}}; 1904–1996) was one of the foremost French [interior designers](/source/interior_designers) of the twentieth century, hailed by ''[Architectural Digest](/source/Architectural_Digest)'' as a "supreme master of progressive [historicism](/source/Historicism_(art))".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/samuel-article-012000|title=Design Legends: Henri Samuel - Architectural Digest|website=architecturaldigest.com|date=January 2000 }}</ref> He was a leading interpreter of le [Goût Rothschild](/source/Go%C3%BBt_Rothschild) after the Second World War and helped restore [Château de Ferrières](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Ferri%C3%A8res) and [Château Lafite](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau_Lafite_Rothschild) in the 1950s. His clients included several members of the [Rothschild family](/source/Rothschild_family), the fashion designer [Valentino](/source/Valentino_(fashion_designer)),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/valentino-garavani-paris-chateau-pigeonnier-article|title=Step Inside Valentino Garavani's Asian-Inspired Château Near Paris - Architectural Digest|website=architecturaldigest.com|date=October 2012 }}</ref> and the prominent collector [Jayne Wrightsman](/source/Jayne_Wrightsman).<ref>Rosamund Bernier. “Palm Beach Fable: The Private Wrightsman rooms.” House and Garden (May 1984): 118–135.</ref>

==Early life==
Samuel was born into a wealthy family: his father was a banker and his grandfather was an antique dealer. After a 2 year apprenticeship on Wall Street he decided to pursue design and in 1925 went to work for design firm, [Maison Jansen](/source/Maison_Jansen), where he assisted [Stéphane Boudin](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Boudin).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/samuel-article-012000|title=Henri Samuel|website=architecturaldigest.com|date=January 2000 }}</ref>

==Career==
Samuel worked for Jansen until he was hired by the firm Alavoine, one of Jansen's main competitors. He started his own firm in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1stdibs.com/introspective-magazine/henri-samuel/|title=Meet Henri Samuel, the Givenchy-Approved Designer with "Perfect Taste"|website=1stdibs.com|date=6 April 2018 }}</ref>

== Further reading ==
* Eerdmans, Emily Evans. [https://www.amazon.com/Henri-Samuel-Master-French-Interior/dp/0847861864 ''Henri Samuel: Master of the French Interior''. New York: Rizzoli, 2018]
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/86be2b70-6b2d-11e4-ae52-00144feabdc0|title=The enduring legacy of Henri Samuel, decorator to the wealthy|first=Jennifer|last=Krichels|website=Financial Times|date=November 21, 2014|access-date=2017-11-19|url-access=subscription}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.artsy.net/article/editorial-the-vibrant-influence-of-french-tastemaker-henri|title=The Vibrant Influence of French Tastemaker Henri Samuel on Parisian Design|date=2014-11-11|work=Artsy|access-date=2017-11-19|language=en}}

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