Jean Gillon
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Jean Gillon was a Brazilian furniture designer. Born in Iaşi
, Romania, he studied fine arts in Iaşi and took an architecture degree in Bucharest
in 1942. He moved to Brazil in 1956, and in 1958 he founded Italma / Wood Art, a firm which produced furniture and household objects from local Brazilian hardwoods.
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
, Romania, he studied fine arts in Iaşi and took an architecture degree in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
in 1942. He moved to Brazil in 1956, and in 1958 he founded Italma / Wood Art, a firm which produced furniture and household objects from local Brazilian hardwoods.