Whenever I see a chair designed by Jean Prouve I think:”Hm, sturdy but not very elegant”, but this fauteuil de grand repos (or lounge chair) is an exception. It is made by the German Tecta company and has been sold at an auction of the Munich, Germany based, auction house Von Zezschwitz. The Hammer Price was Euro 900,00 or $ 1,269.00 on April 15, 2011.
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CPDE Office Chair by Jean Prouvé
A CPDE Office Chair by Jean Prouvé for sale at Phillips (de Pury & Co)
ESTIMATE $6,000-8,000
sold for $73,000
Moved here from ChairBlog | Tumblr on October 29, 2009
Standard Chair by Jean Prouvé
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair Chairs take the most strain on their back legs, where they bear the weight of their user’s upper body. Prouvé took this into account very succinctly in Standard Chair. Tubular steel piping is enough for the front legs that take relatively little strain, whereas the back legs are made of voluminous hollow sections and pass the strain on to the floor. Materials: powder-coated sheet steel and round steel frame. Seat and backrest in untreated oak or oak with dark stain, varnished for natural wood effect. Dimensions: 420 – 488 x H 813 mm Design: Jean Prouvé Manufacturer: Vitra Jean Prouve designs
via Bonluxat
Jean Prouvé in London
Jean Prouvé at the Design Museum in London.
The Design Museum in London is currently showing an exhibition on the French designer Jean Prouvé titled “Jean Prouvé: the poetics of the technical object”. The exhibition is the UK’s most comprehensive look at the designers influential work. It features both furniture and architecture projects explored through drawings, films and photographs. To accompany the exhibition, the design museum will be opening Maison Tropicale, a prototype house design by Prouvé on February 5th. originally designed in the 1950ies for Colonial West Africa. The house will be installed on the grounds of the Tate Modern. The exhibition will continue running until march 23rd, while the Maison Tropical will be on show until April 13.
Via Designboom (photos by: luke hayes)