Another major figure of the Art Nouveau period was architect Hector Guimard. He designed many buildings but today visitors to Paris will know his work from a number of the art nouveau metro station entries commissioned by the City of Paris for the 1900 Universal Exhibition.
From 1903 the wealthy businessman Léon Nozal commissioned him for several projects.
For the marriage of his daughter Caroline-Madeleine, Nozal ordered the bedroom furniture which can now be seen at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs.
The moulded and sculptured pear wood set was originally placed in the mansion Guimard designed for Nozal.
