Jean Prouvé Amphitheater Chairs (Set of 4)
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Historical Design
1953
'Blé vert' Painted Sheet and Tube Steel, Oak, Upholstery (Leatherette)
218 x 94 x 60 cm
85.8 x 37 x 23.6 in
Jean Prouvé has become a leading figure in the history of design and has worked a longside Le Corbusier, Perriand and Mallet-Stevens. Becoming famous for applying industrial technology and processes to architecture and interior design without sacrificing aesthetic qualities, he developed the technique of the flattened tube which increases the resistance of the structure of its seats in the places where the greatest effort is exerted and improves their solidity. With these Amphitheater Chairs in oak wood, tube steel and leatherette, made for the Letters Faculty in Lille, Prouvé used a cinema-style configuration, asserting his love for balance and purity. Their revolutionary style makes them an iconic work.
Literature:
P. Sulzer, Jean Prouvé, Complete works, Volume 3 : 1944-1954, Bâle 2005, pp. 244-245, 250-251.
Artist
Jean Prouvé
Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) was a French metal worker and pioneering architect. He played a major role in the development of systems of mass production in post-war modernism. He began designing in 1924 after working in metallurgy and built his own factory in 1945 in Maxéville. Prouvé taught at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Matières and was elected a member of the Academy of Architecture in 1972. He built the Musée des Beaux Arts du Havre from 1951 to 1962.