PAULE MARROT

Marrot was one of the first women, who was brave enough to introduce a new colour palette for the automotive industry. After she had written a letter to the chairman of Renault, Pierre Lefaucheux, demonstrating that the streets of Paris were dreary due to the colours of the cars, Lefaucheux created a space for her in the Dauphine design team in 1953. Marrot was given a position that was unique at the time in the car industry – in charge of the co-ordinating body colours and interior trim.
During her time with Renault, Marrot selected lighter, uplifting colours for the Dauphine model. She made sure her fabrics and patterns were robust and the paintwork on the car kept its long-time lustre. The Dauphine was launched everywhere and marketed as an attractive, pretty car.
Marrot’s approach was copied widely across Europe and changed the way the automotive industry designed cars for their market.