Biography of Eugene Printz

The French cabinetmaker and decorator Eugene Printz was born on June 1st, 1889 in Paris.
He joined Suzanne Reding in marriage. Printz was a designer most recognized for his antique timber cabinetry and seat furnishings. The combination of priceless woods with a controlled, energetic style that was at the forefront of advancement in the middle of the 20th century is what makes Eugene Printz’s work so extraordinary.
First of all, Printz learned how to replicate antique furniture in his father’s factory at 12 rue Saint Bernard in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Paris. His father instilled in him a love of furniture and brought home the bacon when he built replicas of antiques in a workshop. In Paris, Printz establishes his own workshop, L’Atelier 12 rue Saint Bernard., Paris.
Before gaining widespread notoriety in 1925 at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts with his distinctive pieces, young Eugene Printz worked in his father’s studio.
Eugene Print made an attempt at contemporary works in the 1920s. In collaboration with Pierre Chareau, he contributes parts of his creations to the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Arts and Industrial.
Eugene Printz began showing at salons the following year, in 1931: the Salon d’Automne, the Salon des Tuileries, the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs. He also debuted the Marshal Lyautey workspace at the International Colonial Exhibition.
The woodwork in the Rosa Abreu Foundation of Grenache salon at the Cité Internationale Universitaire in Paris was created by Eugene Printz. At the Rosa Abreu Foundation of Grenache salon held in 1932 at the Cité Internationale Universitaire in Paris. He participated in the Pavilion of Light and the Pavilion of Decorative Artists at the 1937 International Exhibition.
Eugene Printz had a large number of institutional clients, including the National Furniture and the City of Paris in the United Kingdom, as well as clients in North America, Belgium, and Mexico. Printz embellished Jeanne Lanvin’s Paris office and the apartments of the princess of La Tour d’Auvergne in the Chateau de Grosbois.
Eugene Printz’s Art Deco designs gained popularity among the European upper class. Notable accomplishments included dressing the mansion of Grosbois and the office of high fashion pioneer Jeanne Lanvin. and Madonna’s New York condo currently houses his artwork.
The title of Knight of the Legion of Honor was bestowed to him. Eugene Printz’s final exhibition was at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, where he displayed, among other things, four cozy chairs coated in a dark enamel.
By the end of the year, Eugène Printz steps down and gives over his workshop to Jacques Saint-Georges, who continues to run the seminar until Printz’s passing.

On March 26, 1948

Eugène Printz passes away from cancer. He left behind a will that stated that no further Printz furniture will be produced.