BERNARD-ALBIN GRAS WAS A FRENCH DESIGNER, WHO ALSO CREATED A CAREER AS AN ENGINEER. GRAS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IMPORTANT NAMES OF MODERN EUROPEAN DESIGN, AND HIS MOST FAMOUS WORK WAS UNDOUBTEDLY THE LAMPE GRAS LAMP COLLECTION, WHICH HAD A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON THE FUNCTIONAL DESIGN OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

GRAS WAS A FAVORER OF MINIMALIST AND INDUSTRIAL STYLE, AND HIS DESIGNS GAINED POPULARITY IN PUBLIC SPACES, HOMES AS WELL AS IN THE PROJECTS OF MANY NOTABLE ARCHITECTS - FOR EXAMPLE THE FAMOUS FRENCH DESIGNER LE CORBUSIER USED GRAS'S LAMPS IN NUMEROUS PROJECTS. BESIDES BEING A DESIGNER, GRAS WAS ALSO AN INVENTOR, WHO OFTEN AIMED HIS PASSION TO IMPROVING THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF ORDINARY LABORERS.