Who was Hector Guimard? The all-but-forgotten French architect and industrial designer (1867–1942) is responsible for the instantly recognizable entrances Art Nouveau entrances to the Paris Métro, ...

This might make you do a double take. It looks like an entrance to the Paris Metro, but it’s located right in New York City, in the garden of the Museum of Modern Art. Guimard was an Art Nouveau ...

On a quiet residential street in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, the Hôtel Mezzara, a 4-story limestone ensemble designed in the art nouveau style both stands out and blends in. Built in 1910 as a ...

Today, Paris’ Art Nouveau Métro station entrances are iconic fixtures of the French capital. But when they were unveiled in the early 1900s, locals weren’t impressed. Many of the controversial designs ...

Montreuil, mardi 2 avril. Une équipe d’agents de la RATP œuvrent toute l’année à restaurer les entourages Guimard, les célèbres entrées de métro conçues dans le style Art nouveau par Hector Guimard.

Victoria, qui se situe entre le quartier international et la vieille ville. La station avait déjà reçu en cadeau de la Ville de Paris des éléments Guimard, mais ces derniers ne correspondaient pas ...

An Art Deco remnant of the Paris subway system has sold for $27,500 at auction. The cast-iron entrance rail of a Paris Metro stop from around 1900 was expected to bring only $9,000. More than 4 feet ...

Co-organized by Cooper Hewitt and the Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Chicago, this exhibition invites a new understanding of France’s most famous art nouveau architect, Hector Guimard (1867–1942).