Normandie: a ship designed to speak for France

The French Line held a design competition, then chose painters and sculptors to work with the ship’s constraints instead of copying historic styles. 🎨

For Christofle, Luc Lanel designed silver pieces for the liner. Here, tableware was part of the designed interior, not an afterthought. ✨

The 1937 brochure names precious woods, glass, marble, lacquer, enamels and leather, alongside inventive lighting and technical solutions. 🪵

The French Line called Normandie a “messenger of French quality,” linking France and America. Its ambition joined French art with engineering. 🇫🇷