Jean Prouvé furniture
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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Vitra
Standard Dining Chair Natural Oak
€727€855
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Tabouret Bois
From €679€905
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Guéridon Dining Table
€2,570
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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Deep Black
€3,010
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Standard SP Dining Chair Deep Black
€489€575
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Rayonnage Mural Wall Shelf
From €1,304€1,499
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Tabouret 307 Stool
From €604€805
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EM Table 240 cm
From €4,950
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Fauteuil Direction Armchair Deep Black
€1,981€2,330
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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Ecru
€3,010
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Tabouret Métallique Stool
From €650€705
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Fauteuil Direction Armchair Ecru
€1,981€2,330
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EM Table 200 cm
From €4,370
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Fauteuil Direction Pivotant Desk Chair Deep Black
€3,686
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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Blé Vert
€3,110
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Fauteuil Direction Armchair Japanese Red
€1,981€2,330
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EM Table 220 cm
From €4,560
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Fauteuil Direction Pivotant Desk Chair Ecru
€3,686
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Fauteuil Direction Armchair Prouvé Blé Vert
€2,066€2,430
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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Bleu Dynasty
€3,110
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Tabouret Haut Stool
€905
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EM Table 260 cm
From €5,400
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Fauteuil Direction Armchair Prouvé Bleu Dynastie
€2,066€2,430
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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Bleu Marcoule
€3,110
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Fauteuil Direction Pivotant Desk Chair Japanese Red
€3,686
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Fauteuil Direction Armchair Prouvé Gris Vermeer
€2,066€2,430
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Compas Direction Desk Natural Oak
From €2,825
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Fauteuil Direction Armchair Prouvé Bleu Marcoule
€2,066€2,430
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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Prouvé Gris Vermeer
€3,110
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Compass Direction Desk
€3,005
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Standard SP Dining Chair Warm Grey
€489€575
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Fauteuil de Salon Armchair Japanese Red
€3,010
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Table S.A.M. Bois Natural Oak
From €4,960
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Standard Dining Chair Dark Oak
€727€855
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Standard SP Dining Chair Basalt
€489€575
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Table S.A.M. Bois American Walnut
From €7,160
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Standard Dining Chair Black Pigmented Walnut
€727€855
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EM Table 180 cm
From €3,990
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Chaise Tout Bois Chair
€727€855
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.
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