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1981 · Plate
Victoria and Albert Museum
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Roger Tallon
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10
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19
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Roger Tallon was a French industrial designer and pioneer of postwar modernist product design. Working across furniture, lighting, and transportation, he synthesized functionalism with sculptural form, creating objects marked by clean geometry and innovative materials. His designs for railways, interiors, and domestic goods established a distinctly French approach to industrial modernism that bridged utility and aesthetic refinement. Tallon's work remained influential across European design practice from the 1950s onwards.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Victoria and Albert Museum
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