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Jean Prouvé, armoire, circa 1950. Photo: Galerie Jacques Lacoste.
Jean Prouvé, armoire, circa 1950. Photo: Galerie Jacques Lacoste.
Jean Prouvé, façade porthole panel, designed for the Bouqueval school, Bouqueval, 1949. Photo: Phillips.
Jean Prouvé, façade porthole panel, designed for the Bouqueval school, Bouqueval, 1949. Photo: Phillips.
Jean Prouvé, Demountable entry lodge, from Ferembal, Nancy, circa 1943-1944. Photo Phillips.
Jean Prouvé, Demountable entry lodge, from Ferembal, Nancy, circa 1943-1944. Photo Phillips.
After World War II, the Ateliers Jean Prouvé reinvigorated their research into “demountables,” a new type of assembly-required chair akin to what we might call “flat pack” today.
After World War II, the Ateliers Jean Prouvé reinvigorated their research into “demountables,” a new type of assembly-required chair akin to what we might call “flat pack” today.
Jean Prouvé, Maison Metropole (ca. 1949), metal, aluminium and wood, 8x12m, Collection Laurence and Patrick Seguin © Galerie Patrick Seguin.
Jean Prouvé, Maison Metropole (ca. 1949), metal, aluminium and wood, 8x12m, Collection Laurence and Patrick Seguin © Galerie Patrick Seguin.
Jean Prouvé, Sécurité Sociale du Mans, 1952. Photo Galerie Patrick Seguin and Ivory Press.
Jean Prouvé, Sécurité Sociale du Mans, 1952. Photo Galerie Patrick Seguin and Ivory Press.
Jean Prouvé, demountable house, Architecture Department Meurthe-et-Moselle, Fonds Des Ateliers © SCE Jean Prouvé.
Jean Prouvé, demountable house, Architecture Department Meurthe-et-Moselle, Fonds Des Ateliers © SCE Jean Prouvé.
“Never design anything that cannot be made,” Prouvé once said.
“Never design anything that cannot be made,” Prouvé once said.