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Prouvé
Jean

FRANCE

		1901 Paris (FR) 1984 Nancy (FR)
From 1919 to 1921 Jean Prouvé trained as a blacksmith and in 1923 he opened his first workshop in Nancy where he designed modern steel chairs. In the early fifties, he designed a series of furniture in wood and metal. 'Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé' attracted many young architects, who joined his factory. In 1950, he received the 'Légion d'Honneur' and many other awards. A few years later, he abandoned furniture design in favor of architecture. He collaborated with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret.

Ateliers Jean Prouvé
MoMA
MoMA - NY (25-Apr-08 - 30-Mar-09)
With all the excitement surrounding today’s digital manufacturing technologies, it is interesting to look at an earlier historical moment of workshop mass-production, as practiced by the great French architect and designer Jean Prouvé (1901-1984). This exhibition examines Prouvé’s collaborations within his Ateliers Jean Prouvé from idea to finished product. Equipped with a skilled creative team and the most advanced manufacturing technologies available, the Ateliers were laboratories where ideas were continuously refined and adapted to produce furnishings and prefabricated buildings on an industrial scale. The installation focuses on the evolution of the "Standard" Chair and includes other examples of furniture and buildings that demonstrate Prouvé’s approach to construction and his sensitive handling of materials-particularly his inventive applications of sheet metal.

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Courtesy Vitra

'Cité Universitaire' Armchair

D E S I G N E R
Jean Prouvé

P R O D U C E R
Vitra, Switzerland
1927

D I M E N S I O N S
Height: 33" (84 cm) - Depth: 37,5" (95 cm)


Red or black lacquered sheet steel frame - saddle leather strap armrests - 100% cotton upholstery.

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Courtesy 1900-1970 Gallery

'Compass' Desk

D E S I G N E R
Jean Prouvé

P R O D U C E R
Ateliers Jean Prouvé, France
1954

M A T E R I A L
wood
Round steel legs and formica inset top with an oak frame and oak drawer

Courtesy Olivier Biltereyst

'Compass' Table

D E S I G N E R
Jean Prouvé

P R O D U C E R
Ateliers Jean Prouvé, France
1948

M A T E R I A L A N D D I M E N S I O N S
wood + metal
180 x 80 x 71 cm