Born in 1906, Lucien Rollin entered the prestigious Ecole Boulle in 1919 at the age of thirteen, and was one of the youngest students to do so. In 1923, he joined Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann's studio as a draftsman. He worked with Ruhlmann on the design of the Hôtel du Collectionneur at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, before continuing his training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He spent two years in the office of architect Michel Roux-Spitz, before opening his own studio in 1928 as an architect-decorator. Every year, he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, asserting his status as an independent designer.
In 1933, the French government sent him to the "Century of Progress" exhibition in Chicago. This trip convinced him to launch his career on both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States, Lucien Rollin was a resounding success, embodying modern decorative art and French creative genius. His success was confirmed by the Grand Prix he won at the 1937 Paris International Exhibition. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Lucien Rollin received a number of prestigious commissions, including furniture for the cabins of the Normandie liner, decoration for the Aubusson town hall, as well as the Mobilier National order for the official offices of Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny at the Hôtel des Invalides and for the Élysée Palace. These official commissions are a real achievement, testifying to the high quality of his work.