Charles Plumet was a French architect, decorator, and ceramist, and a leading figure of the Art Nouveau movement in Paris. In 1896, alongside Tony Selmersheim, he co-founded the Groupe des Cinq, which later became L’Art dans Tout, a movement advocating for the integration of decorative arts into architecture.

He designed numerous townhouses, shops, and apartment buildings in Paris, often incorporating reinforced concrete and collaborating with ceramists such as Gentil & Bourdet. Among his notable works are the above-ground metro stations Pelleport, Saint-Fargeau, and Porte des Lilas, built for Paris’s line 3 (now 3bis), adorned with ornamental ceramics.

Appointed chief architect of the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts, Plumet strongly opposed the functionalist approach championed by Le Corbusier, favoring instead a more decorative vision of architecture. He also designed the studio of sculptor Joseph Bernard, a building that leans toward classicism, featuring The Dance Frieze, one of Bernard’s major works.

Plumet was awarded the Légion d’honneur (knight in 1900, commander in 1926) and is buried in the old cemetery of Puteaux, beneath a stark concrete cube that reflects his modernist sensibilities.