Biography

Pol Chambort (1906 – 1983)

Pol Chambost was born in 1906 in Saint-Etienne. He trained at the School of Applied Arts in Industry in Paris but also took evening classes at the School of Decorative Arts.

At 26, he turned to ceramics and began culinary and decorative production. He is the first in France to use a large capacity electric oven.

In 1942, he was awarded the Gold Medal at the Salon des Artistes, Applied Arts section. At that time, his workshop in Ivry sur Seine had 5 employees. Production is divided between decorative earthenware and utilitarian earthenware. He already works with department stores such as Bon Marché, Les Galeries Lafayette and Printemps.

From 1944, he collaborated with numerous ceramists such as Pierre Fouquet, Paul Pouchol, Georges Jouve, Louise-Edmée Chevallier and Pierre Roulot, in 1949. It was he who supplied advertising ashtrays to the major brands of the time : Simca, Cinzano, Dubonnet, Dop-L’Oréal…

From 1948, he participated in the Salon des Arts Ménagers for several years. The 50s will be synonymous with success! His workshop grew, the clientele became more international, he participated in numerous trade fairs including the 1st Salon Commercial des Ateliers d’Art which later became the Salon Maison et Objets. His production is flourishing and he deposits numerous models and techniques because Pol Chambost is an artist but also an outstanding technician.

He died in 1983.