Jean Picart le Doux (1902-1982) was born in Paris and became an important designer of tapestries. In 1940 he met Jean Lurcat who both has a passion to renew the art of tapestry weaving as an art form.He also worked with the celebrated furniture and interior designer Leleu . He showed his work at the important Salon d`Automne and the Union des Arts Plastiques.His work was that of an artist using graphics and also stylised flowers and herbs and still lifes.