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Over the decades of modern design there are creators whose talents and vision linger through changing trends and the natural evolution of our design culture. I purchased my first pair of Agostini sconces sixteen years ago while completing the interiors of my Paris apartment. Since that moment I have introduced his stunning works to many of my clients and his amazing pieces have brought a refined spirit of modernism to my projects around the world. Organic, sculptural and unique, Agostini managed to create what can simply be described as jewelry for interiors. Ever true to his vocabulary, he...

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For the first time in 2013, Charles reproduced about twenty pieces by sculptor Félix Agostini (1910-1980). The enthusiasm with which this collection was received and the pleasure that the craftsmen and myself had working with his daughter, Dominique Kerguenne Agostini, was the driving force behind our desire to pursue this adventure. Now presenting the most beautiful of sequels: twenty-two bronze pieces, each one as prodigious and as timeless as the previous ones, confirming the genius of this exceptional artist. In this monograph, you will also discover four pieces by his companion and...

FÉLIX AGOSTINI FÉLIX AGOSTINI L’HOMME NE COMPTE PAS EN RESTER LÀ. HE WANTED TO SCULPT, TO BE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE MATERIALS, TO ENDOW THE BASES WITH LAMPSHADES. IL VEUT SCULPTER, ÊTRE AU PLUS PRÈS DES MATIÈRES, OFFRIR À SES SUPPORTS DES ABAT-JOUR. Drawing: That’s where it all began. Félix Agostini did not go through much hesitation, regret or Le dessin : c’est par là que tout a commencé. Félix Agostini n’a pas connu beaucoup de tergiversations, backtracking. His career paints a picture of a forward-moving career. Born in 1910 to a mother from the de regrets ou de retours en arrière....

Knowing the man, he could hardly leave it at that. He wanted to sculpt, to be as close as possible to the materials, to endow the bases with lampshades. His dream came true in 1943, at the launch of his boutique called Douce Lumière, first located in the 14th Arrondissement in Paris, in rue Boulard, then in rue de Vercingétorix, before relocating to the Rive Droite and the 8th Arrondissement, at 3, rue de Penthièvre, where his first ceramic, wood and wrought iron works were on display. Félix Agostini is prolific: floor lamps, sconces, table lamps, consoles, coffee tables, headboards, door...

Félix Agostini would hold an annual exhibition at the Cusin gallery in Mougins, France - which has since become the Aux Trois Étages restaurant. This “arrangement genius”, narrates Dominique, would travel with all the pieces created in the course of the year, his furniture perfectly arranged in his Oldsmobile. He seemed settled, willing and confident in himself. In reality, he was a puzzling man: he was as passionate as he was prone to arriving late for meetings and, as journalist Jacques Flamant beautifully describes in the October 1979 edition of Paris Tel, he was “capable of scorching...

FÉLIX AGOSTINI & CHARLES About twenty pieces signed Félix Agostini, have been produced, three years after the first collection, in Charles workshops. Borne of the hand-in-hand collaboration between Michael Wagner, President of the prestigious manufacturing firm, and Dominique Kerguenne Agostini, the sculptor’s daughter, they embody undeniable success. Those two were destined to work together. Their mutual respect has never waned with time. Quite to the contrary, a solid and conscientious friendship grafted itself onto their initial relationship. After her father passed away in 1980,...

FÉLIX AGOSTINI & CHARLES L’AVENTURE CONTINUE Une vingtaine de pièces signées Félix Agostini viennent, trois ans après la première collection, de voir le jour dans les ateliers de la Maison Charles. Fruit du travail, main dans la main, de Michael Wagner, président de la prestigieuse manufacture, et Dominique Kerguenne Agostini, la fille du sculpteur, elles représentent une incontestable réussite. Ces deux-là étaient faits pour s’entendre. Leur respect mutuel ne s’est en rien émoussé avec le temps. Au contraire, une amitié, solide et exigeante, est venue se greffer à leur relation première....

Michael Wagner possesses a treasure that he does not intend to sell Michael Wagner possède un trésor qu’il ne compte pas brader. Il mène off. His is a long-term undertaking: Saving Charles from filing for un travail de longue haleine : sauver Charles du dépôt de bilan, lui bankruptcy, restoring its status, then gathering all its creations for the redonner ses lettres de noblesse, puis réunir pour la première fois first time in a catalogue raisonné. It’s only once the various stages had toutes ses créations dans un catalogue raisonné. Ce n’est qu’une fois been completed that he turned to the...

Between Michael and Dominique, the dialog spread over a one-and-half Dominique Kerguenne Agostini and Charles have also decided to Entre Michael et Dominique, les conversations se prolongent pendant un Dominique Kerguenne Agostini et Charles ont également décidé de year period. She gave her definitive consent in 2012. A reproduction of reproduce, for the second collection, four sculptures by Denise Pietra an et demi. Elle donne son accord définitif en 2012. La réédition d’une rééditer, pour cette deuxième collection, quatre sculptures de Denise about twenty pieces by Félix Agostini followed...

TAUREAU This bull with its long, slender body exudes strength. This work by Félix Agostini has never been produced before. His granddaughter Lucile perfectly restored her grandfather’s original plaster bull, before entrusting it to Maison Charles. Like a cocoon, its semi-open lampshade by Félix Agostini, gives the animal a majestic aura. Ce taureau au corps élancé respire la force. Cette œuvre de Félix Agostini n’avait jusque-là jamais été éditée. C’est sa petite-fille Lucile qui a restauré à la perfection le plâtre original du taureau de son grand-père, avant qu’il soit confié à la Maison...