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Fauteuil de Salon, Jean Prouvé, 1939
Fauteuil de Salon joins simple planes into a unified architectural object
with a comfortable seat surface and backrest. Rediscovered in the archives
of the French engineer Jean Prouvé, the armchair has been updated in a
contemporary colour palette. With solid wood armrests and the designer’s
characteristic structural aesthetic, Fauteuil de Salon can be ideally combined
with other pieces in the Prouvé Collection.
Jean Prouve’s designs clearly reflect
the structural principles that guided his
creative process.
Original drawing of the Fauteuil de Salon
from the Archives départementales de
Meurthe-et-Moselle, Nancy, France.
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( 1 ) Fauteuil de Salon · 75 solid American walnut, oiled · 14 Prouvé Bleu Dynastie powder-coated (smooth) · Nubia,
05 cream/dark brown · Jean Prouvé, 1939 ( 2 ) Tabouret Bois · 75 solid American walnut, oiled · Jean Prouvé, 1941
( 3 ) Rayonnage Mural · 04 dark stained solid oak, with protective varnish · 06 Japanese red powder-coated (smooth) · Jean Prouvé, 1936
Photographed in the Villa Dollander, Le Lavandou, France; built in 1949 by Jean Prouvé (construction) and his brother Henri (architecture).
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