Right-hand page: Standard · 10 natural oak, with protective varnish · 14 Prouvé Bleu Dynastie powder-coated (smooth) ·
Jean Prouvé, 1934/1950 | Guéridon Ø 900 mm · 70 natural solid oak, oiled · Jean Prouvé, 1949
New colours and materials
Jean Prouvé
The colours Prouvé developed for the steel elements
of his furniture and his architecture drew on various
references – from his Blé Vert, which describes the
colour of young green wheat, to Gris Vermeer, which
alludes to the grey tones in the work of the painter
Johannes Vermeer. Yet according to Prouvé, who
believed in the ‘nature of a material’, only parts
in danger of corroding should be painted, which
is why he left wooden and aluminium elements
in an untreated state whenever possible.
