Biography

Alain Richard, France (1926-2017)

Alain Richard was trained by René Gabriel at the National School of Decorative Arts from which he graduated in 1949.

Settled in the Netherlands in the early 1950s, he worked in particular with Henri Salomson. In 1952, Alain Richard took part in multiple projects for Orly airport, the Crédit Agricole, the Banque de France and the RATP (he designed the Auber station in Paris) and founded his own agency with his wife, Jacqueline Iribe, daughter of decorator Paul Iribe. At the same time, he collaborated with André Monpoix and designed furniture produced by Tricoire & Vecchione (Meubles TV).

Alain Richard received the Grand Prize at the Milan Triennale and the René Gabriel Prize, among many other awards. He also received numerous commissions from the Mobilier national in the 1970s.

The 800 series received the gold medal from the Deutsche Handwersnesse in Munich in 1960.