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Nobilis

 Organization

Biography

Founded by Adolphe Halard in 1928, Nobilis was a Parisian wallpaper publisher. In the 1930s, the company collaborated with textile designer Suzanne Fontan and began to produce furnishing fabrics.



The following source(s) were consulted in the preparation of this biographical note:



Jackson, L. (2002). Twentieth-Century Pattern Design: Textile & Wallpaper Pioneers. New York: Princeton Architectural Press.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Joe Martin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: nysidar_2018_02
Scope and Contents The materials in this collection document the career of Joe Martin, textiles designer and interior renderer active in the mid-to-late 20th century who worked both in the United States and in Europe. The collection consists of textiles, renderings, magazine tears, editorials, and photographs. Martin’s textiles were produced by such companies as Falconetto, Arundell Clarke, Ltd., JOFA, Inc., Piazza Prints and Quiantaince. The collection contains two tubes of rolled fabrics, the...
Dates: 1940-1968, 2000