MATHIEU MATÉGOT

MATHIEU

MATÉGOT

Designer Portrait

Mathieu Matégot (1910–2001) was a ver-

satile, independent and self-taught Hungar-

ian designer, architect and artist who spent

most of his life in his beloved Paris, where he

settled in 1931 after travelling to Italy and

the United States, studying at Budapest’s

School of Art and Architecture and gaining

experience in set design, window dressing,

fashion, and tapestry. In 1939, Matégot

volunteered for the French army but was

captured and held prisoner in Germany

until his escape in 1944. Matégot’s wartime

captivity was important to his later career,

as it was here that he first learned about the

techniques and potential of sheet metal while

working in a mechanical accessories plant.

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