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Jean Prouvé Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

French, 1901-1984

Engineer and metalsmith, self-taught designer and architect, manufacturer and teacher, Jean Prouvé was a key force in the evolution of 20th-century French design, introducing a style that combined economy of means and stylistic chic. Along with his frequent client and collaborator Le Corbusier and others, Prouvé, using his practical skills and his understanding of industrial materials, steered French modernism onto a path that fostered principled, democratic approaches to architecture and design.

Prouvé was born in Nancy, a city with a deep association with the decorative arts. (It is home, for example, to the famed Daum crystal manufactory.) His father, Victor Prouvé, was a ceramist and a friend and co-worker of such stars of the Art Nouveau era as glass artist Émile Gallé and furniture maker Louis Majorelle. Jean Prouvé apprenticed to a blacksmith, studied engineering, and produced ironwork for such greats of French modernism as the architect Robert Mallet-Stevens. In 1931, he opened the firm Atelier Prouvé. There, he perfected techniques in folded metal that resulted in his Standard chair (1934) and other designs aimed at institutions such as schools and hospitals.

During World War II, Prouvé was a member of the French Resistance, and his first postwar efforts were devoted to designing metal pre-fab housing for those left homeless by the conflict. In the 1950s, Prouvé would unite with Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret (Le Corbusier’s cousin) on numerous design projects. In 1952, he and Perriand and artist Sonia Delaunay created pieces for the Cité Internationale Universitaire foundation in Paris, which included the colorful, segmented bookshelves that are likely Prouvé’s and Perriand’s best-known designs. The pair also collaborated on 1954’s Antony line of furniture, which again, like the works on 1stDibs, demonstrated a facility for combining material strength with lightness of form.

Prouvé spent his latter decades mostly as a teacher. His work has recently won new appreciation: in 2008 the hotelier Andre Balazs purchased at auction (hammer price: just under $5 million) the Maison Tropicale, a 1951 architectural prototype house that could be shipped flat-packed, and was meant for use by Air France employees in the Congo. Other current Prouvé collectors include Brad Pitt, Larry Gagosian, Martha Stewart and the fashion designer Marc Jacobs.

The rediscovery of Jean Prouvé — given not only the aesthetic and practical power of his designs but also the social conscience his work represents — marks one of the signal “good” aspects of collecting vintage 20th-century design. An appreciation of Prouvé is an appreciation of human decency.

Find antique Jean Prouvé chairs, tables, chaise longues and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Jean Prouvé
1956. Cabinet by Raymond Camus Et Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé, Raymond Camus
Located in Perpignan, FR
Pièce unique , réalisée par l'architecte Raymond Camus en 1956 pour le prototype de maison Marabout . Fabriqué par les Ateliers Jean Prouvé à Maxéville - Nancy . Plus d'informati...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood, Oak

Charlotte Perriand Storage Facade, Circa 1950s, France
By Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A wooden wall cabinet with the doors that designed by Charlotte Perriand and manufactured by Ateliers Jean Prouvé. The doors were originally used a...
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1950s French Vintage Jean Prouvé Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

1972. Charlotte Perriand Storages Boxes
By Charlotte Perriand, Guy Rey-Millet, Jean Prouvé
Located in Perpignan, FR
Storage boxes designed by Charlotte Perriand, jean Prouvé and Guy Rey-Millet for the mountain refugee "La Vanoise" French alpes. see pictures. Set include 10 boxes. 6 boxes...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Jean Prouvé, Bureau "Surveillant" Bois Métal Laqué Et Plateau Formica Noir 50's
By Jean Prouvé
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
jean Prouvé (1901-1984, France) : Bureau " Surveillant" Rare modèle du bureau "surveillant : structure des pieds à section carré en métal laqué noir, caisson bois plaqué et plate...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Metal

Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Ski Rack Locker, France, circa 1967
By Jean Prouvé, Guy Rey-Millet
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Ski rack locker, Refuge de la Vanoise, CAF, Les Arcs, France, circa 1967. Similar model: Atelier d'architecture en Monta...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Jean Prouvé, Coatrack, 1955
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Paris, FR
Bent sheet steel, wood and aluminum H. 150 x L. 221.5 x P. 57.5 cm H. 59.06 x L. 87.2 x D. 22.64 inches Provenance: CNET, Cité technique, Cachan, France.
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Mid-20th Century French Jean Prouvé Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Aluminum, Steel

Jean Prouvé, Cafétéria n°512 Table, a.k.a "Compas" Table, circa 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Paris, FR
Bent sheet steel and laminated wood top H. 68.5 x L. 130 x P. 70 cm H. 26.97 x L. 51.18 x D. 27.56 inches.
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1950s French Vintage Jean Prouvé Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Steel

Jean Prouvé Wall-Mounted Desk
By Jules Leleu, Jean Prouvé
Located in Stockton, NJ
Wall-mounted desk for Martel de Janville Sanatorium, Plateau d'Assy. Ateliers Jean Prouvé, France, 1936.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Steel

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Jean Prouve Compas Desk
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Jean Prouvé case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

Jean Prouvé case pieces and storage cabinets are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jean Prouvé case pieces and storage cabinets, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original case pieces and storage cabinets by Jean Prouvé were created in the mid-century modern style in france during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider case pieces and storage cabinets by Pierre Paulin, Le Corbusier, and Guy Lefevre. Prices for Jean Prouvé case pieces and storage cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $5,011 and can go as high as $62,535, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $16,274.

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