Charles Schneider, born on February 23, 1881 in Château-Thierry and died on January 7, 1953 in Épinay-sur-Seine (Seine), was a French master glassmaker of the Art Deco period, student of Jean Daum in Nancy and creator of the art glass label Le Verre français, with his brother Ernest Schneider (1877-1937).

Ernest and Charles Schneider grew up in Nancy. In 1903, Ernest Schneider (1877-1937) was hired by the commercial management of the Daum frères factory. He got his younger brother Charles, who had been trained in sculpture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Nancy and then in Paris, to propose vase and glass paste projects. This collaboration continued until 1911.

They founded their own company, Verreries Schneider, in Épinay-sur-Seine in 1913. The company's success continued after the end of hostilities in 1918. It had up to 500 employees in 1925 and sold its creations all over the world.

After 1918, the first pieces with enamelled decoration of flowers and landscapes were based on the studies drawn before the war as well as those of his friend Gaston Hoffmann. However, Charles Schneider soon became the sole creator of the pieces. Progressively moving away from Art Nouveau, he developed a very personal style, characterized by bright, powerful, contrasting colors and stylized naturalist motifs, perfectly symbolizing the Art Deco style of the inter-war period.