At the beginning of the twentieth century, France-Lanord & Bichaton played an active role in the development of the Nancy School, an Art Nouveau movement. Using innovative methods and cutting-edge techniques, such as the use of reinforced concrete from 1895, the company produced most of the masterpieces of the Nancy Art Nouveau movement together with talented artists and architects such as Louis Majorelle, Joseph Hornecker, Emile André and Lucien Weissenburger.

France-Lanord & Bichaton participated in all of the exhibitions of the architect and designer Jean Prouvé, who was also from Nancy. In 2009, as part of the Prouvé Year, the company collaborated with the École Nationale Supérieure d’Art de Nancy to create a giant-sized wooden version of one of Prouvé’s iconic chairs, which is now at the Iron Museum in Jarville.

In 1999, the company supported the commemoration of the Nancy School’s centenary, and more recently it supported the event entitled “Renaissance, Nancy 2013”, through the “Smart Loukoum” project run by the École d’Architecture de Nancy.

YESTERDAY,
PATRON OF THE NANCY SCHOOL.

2009 – Placing of the large stone pillars of the gate on Jules Dorget Square. The gate, which was created by Emile André, was initially positioned at the entrance to Saurupt Park at the beginning of the 20th century.

TODAY,
AN ACTOR IN CONTEMPORARY CREATION.

2009 – Creation for Jakob and MacFarlane of a “Christmas Tree” for the “One architect / One company” prize awarded by the Maison de l'Architecture de Paris