ROGER TALLON (Paris, 1929-2011). Floor lamp "Erco". 2 points of light, one of them with Osram Concentra bulb. Measurements: 142 cm (height) x 28 cm (base diameter). The Erco floor lamp is composed of an adjustable top piece that resembles a microphone and produces a diffused light through the slits. In this case it is mounted on a vertical pole with a circular flat foot. Roger Tallon is considered the father of French industrial design. In fact, his extensive career includes major railway projects such as the TGV and the Eurostar. Trained in engineering from 1944 to 1950, he later joined Caterpillar France and Dupont de Nemours. Years later, he joined Technès, the technical studies and aesthetics office founded in 1949 by Jacques Viénot, one of the pioneers of industrial aesthetics, and Jean Parthenay. A teacher since 1957 at the Ecole des Arts Appliquées in Paris, he organized the first design course in France. In 1963 he created the design department of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Among his main projects: motorcycle for the Derny brand, domestic robots for Peugeot or a slide projector for Kodak. He designed the helical staircase for MoMA in New York, the TS Folding Stool and the 3T dinnerware set. Throughout his career he has received important awards, including the "iF Industry Forum Design Auszeichnung" prize in 1977, the grand prize for national industrial creation awarded by the Ministry of Culture in 1985 and the insignia of Commander of Arts and Letters received from the President of the SNCF in 1992.