Max Ingrand

Max Ingrand was a renowned French master glassworker and decorator who served as Artistic Director of Fontana Arte for a decade from 1954. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and mentored by figures such as Jacques Grüber and Charles Lemaresquier, he created stained glass for churches, hotels and civic buildings, earning the French Legion of Honour. His work blends craft precision with clarity of form, using glass not only as a surface but as the substance of light.

During his tenure at Fontana Arte, Ingrand created enduring pieces that defined the brand’s language. The lamp first named 1853, later known simply as Fontana, remains a bestseller and a benchmark for luminous, functional sculpture in the home. Its lasting appeal lies in the restraint of the form and the way light permeates the material with quiet elegance.