page_title: Henri Hamm
hierarchical_section_title: Henri Hamm
caption_attribution_description: Drei Haarkämme
context_page_description: Henri Hamm was an arts and button designer and sculptor. Apart from buttons, for which he was best known in Paris, he also designed belt buckles, horn combs, decorative boxes, flasks and furniture. He created using multiple materials, like ivory, bone, celluloid, Bakelite, mother of pearl, wood. His designs include floral and geometric forms, and use sculpture as the main technique. The buttons from his workshop are usually in very rich colours.
  A huge collection of Hamm's buttons, designed between 1910 and 1920 were on display at Louvre special exhibition, Déboutonner a la mode.
  The catalogue from the exhibition can be purchased here.
context_section_description: Henri Hamm (1871–1961) was an arts and button designer and sculptor. Apart from buttons, for which he was best known in Paris, he also designed belt buckles, horn combs, decorative boxes, flasks and furniture. He created using multiple materials, like ivory, bone, celluloid, Bakelite, mother of pearl, wood. His designs include floral and geometric forms, and use sculpture as the main technique. The buttons from his workshop are usually in very rich colours. 
  A huge collection of Hamm's buttons, designed between 1910 and 1920 were on display at Louvre special exhibition, Déboutonner a la mode (10/02/2015 – 19 July 2015). 
  The catalogue from the exhibition can be purchased here.
caption: Henri Hamm haircombs
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