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1949

Jean Roger moves to Paris and acquires a small factory on rue de la Verrerie, where he begins creating promotional items.

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1950

He began to design his own models, influenced by the geometric style initiated by Picasso.

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Alesia vase
Created in 1950, reissued in 2017
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Pelican Pitcher
Created in 1950, reissued in 2022
1951

Colette Gueden, director of the art studio at Printemps and Primavera department stores, exhibits Jean Roger's creations for the 1st time, revealing his talent to the world of decoration.

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Medici vase 50
Created in 1950, reissued in 2009
1952

Birth of the Jean Roger style, inspired by the ambiance of the Folies Bergères: the tulip leaf, flame and artichoke become the studio's emblems.

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Flambeau
Created in 1950, reissued in 2018
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Tulip candlestick
Created in 1952, reissued 2018
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Artichoke vase
Created in 1952, reissued in 2018
1954

The studio's first vernissage. The critics hail the work as "simple, humble, but admirably thought-out", somewhere between function and poetry.

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1955

Jean Roger pays tribute to the exotic, creating the pineapple-on-pot for Christian Dior's first boutique on Avenue Montaigne, a combination of audacity and elegance.

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Pineapple-on-pot
Created 1955, reissued 2020
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Decorative Pineapple
Created 1955, reissued 2018
1956

First participation in Ateliers d'Art de France, later Maison et Objet. The press, including Maison et Jardin, regularly celebrates his unique shapes.

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Festoon cup
Created in 1956, reissued in 2020
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Tulipière
Created in 1956, reissued in 2020
1962

At the request of an American decorator, Jean Roger revisits a frog inspired by the Kangxi porcelain model. It became the signature model.

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Frog
Creation 1962, reissued 2018
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