▁also ▁working ▁for ▁Gas co in . ▁L ec o q ▁and ▁Philipp on ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁that ▁would ▁last ▁until ▁Philipp on ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁During ▁their ▁long ▁career ▁they ▁often ▁showed ▁their ▁cre ations ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on ▁des ▁arts ▁m én agers ▁and ▁the ▁Sal on ▁des ▁artist es ▁dé cor ateurs . ▁Philipp on ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 7 2 . ▁They ▁participated ▁in ▁world ▁exhib itions ▁in ▁Br uss els ▁( 1 9 5 8 ) ▁where ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁grand ▁prize ▁for ▁their ▁" you ng ▁man ' s ▁room " ▁and ▁Montreal ▁( 1 9 6 7 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁they ▁received ▁the ▁René ▁Gabriel ▁prize . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁L ec o q ▁and ▁Philipp on ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁master s ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁des ▁artist es ▁modern es ▁( U AM ). ▁They ▁followed ▁Jean ▁Pr ouv é ▁in ▁using ▁contemporary ▁materials ▁and ▁industrial ▁techniques ▁to ▁design ▁good - quality ▁products ▁at ▁econom ical ▁prices . ▁At ▁first ▁they ▁met ▁resistance , ▁but ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁ins ist ▁on ▁creating ▁un comp rom ising ▁pieces ▁that ▁combined ▁function ▁and ▁art , ▁and ▁this ▁style ▁was ▁soon ▁accepted ▁by ▁young ▁people ▁who ▁wanted ▁modern ▁but ▁tim eless ▁furn iture . ▁As ▁with ▁others ▁of ▁the ▁U AM ▁they ▁preferred ▁materials ▁such ▁as ▁glass , ▁al umin um ▁and ▁Form