Jean Prouvé

Vitra - Standard SP Chair
  • Grey
  • Black
Vitra
Standard SP Chair
in Stock
€ 565,00
Vitra - Standard Chair
  • Brown
  • Beige
  • Black
Vitra
Standard Chair
in Stock
€ 845,00
Vitra - Tabouret Solvay Prouvé Stool
  • Brown
Vitra
Tabouret Solvay Prouvé Stool
in Stock
from € 749,00
Vitra - Potence Wall Lamp
  • Black
  • Beige
Vitra
Potence Wall Lamp
4-6 weeks
€ 1.495,00
Vitra - Petite Potence Wall Lamp
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Blue
Vitra - Lampe de Bureau Table Lamp
  • Red
  • Black
  • Beige
  • Blue
Vitra - Fauteuil Direction Armchair
  • Black
  • Blue
Vitra
Fauteuil Direction Armchair
in Stock
from € 2.220,00
Vitra - Chaise Tout Bois Chair
  • Brown
Vitra
Chaise Tout Bois Chair
Estimated in stock: 2024-11-15
€ 845,00
Vitra - Guéridon Dining Table Ø 90cm
  • Brown
Vitra
Guéridon Dining Table Ø 90cm
4-6 weeks
from € 2.300,00
Vitra - Guéridon Bas Coffee Table
  • Brown
Vitra
Guéridon Bas Coffee Table
4-6 weeks
from € 2.345,00
Vitra - Guéridon Dining Table Ø 105cm
  • Brown
Vitra
Guéridon Dining Table Ø 105cm
4-6 weeks
from € 2.540,00
Vitra - EM Table Prouvé Table 220x90cm
  • CopperCopper
Vitra - Tabouret Métallique Stool
  • Black
  • Beige
  • Red
  • Blue
Vitra - Fauteuil de Salon Prouvé Armchair
  • Grey
  • Beige
Vitra
Fauteuil de Salon Prouvé Armchair
4-6 weeks
from € 2.840,00
Vitra - Table Solvay Table 180x90cm
  • Brown
Vitra - Rayonnage Wall Shelf
  • Brown
  • Black
  • Blue
Vitra
Rayonnage Wall Shelf
4-6 weeks
€ 1.490,00
Vitra - Potence Lamp Shade
  • White
Vitra
Potence Lamp Shade
4-6 weeks
€ 349,00
Vitra - Tabouret N° 307 Stool
  • Black
  • Brown
Vitra
Tabouret N° 307 Stool
in Stock
€ 799,00
Vitra - Table Solvay Prouvé Table
  • Brown
Vitra
Table Solvay Prouvé Table
4-6 weeks
from € 5.290,00
Vitra - Cité Armchair
  • Grey
Vitra
Cité Armchair
10-11 weeks
€ 3.750,00
Jean Prouvé was born in Paris in the year 1901. He completed an apprenticeship as ornamental blacksmith and opened his own workshop in Nancy, France, by 1924.There he created numerous designs, for which Jean Prouvé is still known today.

One of his most famous designs is the Standard Chair. The tables Guéridon, Trapèze and Solvay prove his autodidactic talent for construction. Jean Prouvé was in contact with Le Corbusier and Pierre Chareau, with whom he would swap ideas about innovative design.

His workshop grew into an industrial design factory with more than 200 employees. After disputes with stockholders Prouvé decided to leave his company in 1953. Henceforth, he worked as a design engineer on important building projects in Paris.

As a juror he was able to shape the direction of modern architecture: Jean Prouvé actively supported Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano in 1971, whose bold, technology-oriented façade won the competition for the Centre Pompidou.

Jean Prouvé’s impressive repertoire included lighting as well as furniture and even entire houses. The city of Paris presented him with an architectural award in 1982. The designer died in Nancy in the year 1984. Since 2002 Vitra has been selling Jean Prouvé’s designs as re-editions.