History & Timeline:
Jean Daum (1825-1885)
Auguste Daum (1853–1909)
Antonin Daum (1864–1931)
1878 : Fondation of Daum by Jean Daum with his first Son Auguste Daum (1853-1909) specialise in the pâte de cristal.
1885 : August become the leading director of the company Daum &Brothers.
1887 : The joining of Antoine who had just graduated from the l'École centrale des arts et manufactures de Paris.
1889 : The establishment of an artistic department which was entrusted to Antonin.
1893 : The recruiting of imminent Jacques Grüber he was entrusted with the creation of pieces to appear at the Universal Exhibition in Chicago.
1897 : Creation of « drawing school » Ecole de Nancy trained its own decorators and engravers In particular, Émile Wirtz, Charles Schneider, and Henri Bergé.
1900 : Daum awarded a “Grand Prix” medal in the Universal Exhibition.
Daum vase, circa 1900.
1901 : The statutes of the School of Nancy were officially established.
1906 : Daum revived glass paste, an ancient Egyptian method of glass casting.
1909 : Antoine played an important during the international exhibition of the East of France which marks the end of the School of Nancy.
1918 : Adjusting the company to new production conditions, maintaining the the quality, technique and aesthetic orientations.
1920 : Direction to new path Art Dec.
Major exhibitions :
1921 : The autumn fair.
1923 : Barcelona.
1925 : International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris.
1931 : Colonial Exhibition in Paris.
1950 : Daum produced pieces entirely in clear crystal .
1965 : New crystal brilliant promotes the creation of pieces with thick and flexible shapes.
1968 : Daum collaborating with contemporary designers, such as César, Roger Tallon or Salvador Dalí.
1976 : Pierre de Chérisey, grandson of Antoninus, was the last president of the Daum family to head the company.
1982 : the company decides to sell part of its historical collection.
1983 : The Daum and the musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancysign a sponsorship agreement, allowing the donation of works.
1985 : The crystal factory left the Daum family bought many times.
2009 : The company was bought by the Algerian-French financier Prosper Amouyal.
