Goossens, Robert, 1927-

found: Maison Goossens, 2014:page 17 (Robert Goossens; one of 20th century Paris's most remarkable jewelry-makers) page 22, etc. (after working on small projects for the family business, in 1942 he became apprenticed to Bauer; he moved between ateliers as he completed a series of apprenticeships; his association with Coco Chanel began in 1954 and lasted until her death in 1971; up until 1960 he worked on his own and later employed numerous artisans; in 1974 he opened a shop on the Avenue George V)

found: Wikipedia, viewed February 27, 2015(Robert Goossens; born 1927 in Paris, France; in his younger years he served an apprenticeship in jewelry making; in his decades of creating fine jewelry, he worked for Coco Chanel, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Madame Grès and Christian Dior; after Coco Chanel's death, he collaborated with her successor Karl Lagerfeld throughout the 1980s and 1990s to create costume jewelry for Chanel's ready-to-wear and couture collections)