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Emile Gallé (1846-1904) was born in Nancy, France and became the most creative and influential exponent of the art nouveau style in glass. He studied design, botany and mineralogy at Weimar and on returning to Nancy established his own glasshouse and pottery. Gallé’s ornamental glass was often given textures and colours using methods Gallé himself invented. By 1900 Gallé employed some 300 workers and he had influenced many other glassmakers in France and around the world. His London shop opened in 1904 and the factory remained in existence until 1935.