Born in 1949, he attended some of the finest decorative art schools in Paris. “I came across people who put me to work. I designed several fashion boutiques in the 60’s “la Gaminerie-Paris”, it was still day time. At night I also designed several night clubs: “Le Tiffany”, “La nuit des Rois”, “Le club Alexandre” in Montreal. I needed to eat well after all….and so I also designed several restaurants and bars in Paris Bastille. Then in 1985 I laid on the beach right next to Sergio Terzani, three tumbles later I was working in his workshop. I believed I designed lamps, I believed I had memory, I got lost in the past to come back to the light…”
Jean-François Crochet
