Jean Prouvé

Jean Prouvé was born in 1901 in Paris and is one of the most influential designers and architects of the 20th century. Prouvé is considered to have been an advocate of the modernist design movement...

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Standard Dining Chair Black Pigmented Walnut

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Standard Dining Chair Black Pigmented Walnut

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EM Table 260 cm

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Lampe De Bureau Deep Black

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Standard Dining Chair Natural Oak

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Petite Potence - Japanese Red

€852.00(RRP €959.00)

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Tabouret Haut Stool

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Standard Dining Chair Dark Oak

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Table S.A.M. Bois Natural Oak

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Tabouret Bois

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Standard SP Dining Chair Deep Black

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Wall Shelving

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Abat-Jour Lampshade

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Lampe de Bureau / Prouvé Bleu Marcoule

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Fauteuil Direction Chair

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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Japanese Red

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Compass Direction Desk

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Standard SP Dining Chair Basalt

€575.00

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Petite Potence, Prouvé Blanc Colombe

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Tabouret 307 Stool

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Fauteuil Direction Pivotant Desk Chair

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Lampe de Bureau / Prouvé Blanc Colombe

€295.00

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EM Table 180 cm

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Standard SP Dining Chair Warm Grey

€575.00

Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Blé Vert

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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Blé Vert

€3,110.00

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Petit Potence - Deep Black

€902.00(RRP €959.00)

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Chaise Tout Bois Chair

€855.00

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EM Table 200 cm

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Lampe De Bureau Japanese Red

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Tabouret Métallique Stool

€705.00

Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Bleu Marcoule

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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Bleu Marcoule

€3,110.00

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Table S.A.M. Bois American Walnut

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Potence, Prouvé Blanc Colombe

€1,509.00

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EM Table 240 cm

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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Bleu Dynasty

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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Bleu Dynasty

€3,110.00

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Hanger

€1,509.00

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EM Table 220 cm

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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Ecru

€3,010.00

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Guéridon Dining Table

€2,570.00

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Petite Potence, Prouvé Bleu Marcoule

€959.00

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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Deep Black

€3,010.00

Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Gris Vermeer

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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Gris Vermeer

€3,110.00

Jean Prouvé 1901 - 1984

Jean Prouvé was born in Paris in 1901 and became one of the most influential designers and architects of the 20th century. Considered a leading exponent of the modernist design movement, Prouvé began his career as an apprentice to various blacksmiths and metalworkers.

In 1924, he opened his own workshop and studio. In the 1930s, Jean Prouvé had a keen interest in rational construction and contributed a functionalist approach to design. Meanwhile, he began collaborating with Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier. Together with Le Corbusier, Prouvé steered French modernism towards the emergence of principled, democratic approaches to architecture and design.

In his design work, Prouvé was inspired by machines such as cars, trains and aeroplanes. Like other modernist pioneers, Prouvé strove for rational mass production. Unlike his contemporaries, however, he was a trained blacksmith and understood in a very different way how machines worked in practice. After the Second World War, Prouvé also began a career as an architect, having been commissioned by the French government to design new townhouses.

Today, Vitra produces a number of Jean Prouvé's popular pieces, including the Cit chair, the Standard chair and the Compas Direction desk. These are considered design icons and are as popular today as when they were designed.