The Geneviève Pons graduating class celebrates 80 years of history and creativity
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16/07/2024
To celebrate this major anniversary, the 5th year students wanted to pay tribute to Geneviève Pons by associating her name with their graduating class.
Geneviève Pons, born in 1924, benefited from the early teachings of the Camondo school, which at the time of its creation was known as the Centre d’art et des techniques. At the time, the school was part of a dynamic movement spearheaded by the Union centrale des Arts Décoratifs, which had been hosting the Société des artistes décorateurs at the Pavillon de Marsan since 1906.
Geneviève Pons was part of the inevitably mythical first graduating class of Camondo alumni, graduating in 1946, and soon joined the Atelier Primavera du Printemps, then run by Colette Guéden. She left in 1948 to travel to the United States, work in Canada and again in Denmark.
Recommended by Jacques Adnet, in March 1952 she joined the Maîtrise des Galeries Lafayette, which she managed from 1954 until 1972.
Discover the Geneviève Pons series on the library website:
