$4,711
H 17.72 in W 16.54 in D 19.69 in
Jean Prouvé, Standard Chair Vitra G-Star RAW, Design Limited Edition 2011
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Krefeld, DE
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair, Vitra × G-Star RAW, limited edition, 2011.
Steel
$1,460 / item
H 32.25 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair in Natural Oak and Deep Black for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé 'Standard' chair in Natural Oak and Deep Black for Vitra.
Steel
$1,460 / item
H 32.25 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair in Natural Oak and Japanese Red for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé Standard chair in Natural Oak and Japanese Red for Vitra.
Steel
$1,460 / item
H 32.25 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair in Natural Oak and Gray Metal for Vitra
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé Standard chair in natural oak and gray metal for Vitra.
Steel
$1,460 / item
H 32.25 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair in Natural Oak and Blue Metal for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé Standard chair in Natural Oak and Blue Metal for Vitra.
Steel
$800 / item
H 32.25 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
Jean Prouve for Vitra Standard SP Dining Chairs in Japanese Red w/ Plastic Seat
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Standard SP Dining Chairs, Model 204, initially designed in 1934 by Jean Prouve.
Steel
$800 / item
H 32.25 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
New in Box Jean Prouve for Vitra Standard SP Dining Chairs in Green w/ Grey Seat
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Standard SP Dining Chairs, Model 204, initially designed in 1934 by Jean Prouve.
Steel
Vitra Standard Chair in Dark Oak & Ecru by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Chairs take the most stress on their backlegs, where they bear the weight of the user‘s upper body. The engineer, arch...
Metal
Unavailable
H 19.3 in W 32.29 in D 16.54 in
Vitra Standard Chair in Dark Oak & Japanese Red by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Chairs take the most stress on their backlegs, where they bear the weight of the user‘s upper body. The engineer, arch...
Metal
Vitra Standard Chair in Dark Oak and Black by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Chairs take the most stress on their backlegs, where they bear the weight of the user‘s upper body. The engineer, arch...
Metal
Unavailable
H 19.3 in W 32.29 in D 16.54 in
Vitra Standard Chair in Natural Oak and Black by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Chairs take the most stress on their back legs, where they bear the weight of the user‘s upper body. The engineer, arc...
Metal
Unavailable
H 19.3 in W 32.29 in D 16.54 in
Vitra Standard Chair in Natural Oak and Japanese Red by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Chairs take the most stress on their backlegs, where they bear the weight of the user‘s upper body. The engineer, arch...
Metal
8 Mixed Vitra Standard SP Chairs
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Qty: 2 Base: Ecru / Back and seat: Olive / Glides: Hard glides Qty: 2 Base: Japanese red / Back and seat: Deep black / Glides: Hard glides Qty: 1 Base: Mint / Back and seat: ...
Steel
Vitra Standard SP Chair in Olive & Ecru by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Made of high quality plastic, the seat shell and backrest of the Standard SP (Siège en Plastique) chair by Jean Prouvé...
Plastic
Unavailable
H 19.3 in W 32.29 in D 16.54 in
Vitra Standard SP Chair in Citron & Chocolate by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Made of high quality plastic, the seat shell and backrest of the Standard SP (Siège en Plastique) chair by Jean Prouvé...
Plastic
Unavailable
H 19.3 in W 32.29 in D 16.54 in
Vitra Standard SP Chair in Basalt and Deep Black by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Made of high quality plastic, the seat shell and backrest of the Standard SP (Siège en Plastique) chair by Jean Prouvé...
Plastic
Unavailable
H 19.3 in W 32.29 in D 16.54 in
Vitra Standard SP Chair in Deep Black and Basalt by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Made of high quality plastic, the seat shell and backrest of the Standard SP (Siège en Plastique) chair by Jean Prouvé...
Plastic
Unavailable
H 19.3 in W 32.29 in D 16.54 in
Vitra Standard SP Chair in Teak Brown and Mint by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Made of high quality plastic, the seat shell and backrest of the Standard SP (Siège en Plastique) chair by Jean Prouvé...
Plastic
Unavailable
H 19.3 in W 32.29 in D 16.54 in
Vitra Standard SP Chair in Teak Brown and Japanese Red by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States. Made of high quality plastic, the seat shell and backrest of the Standard SP (Siège en Plastique) chair by Jean Prouvé...
Plastic
Prouve for Vitra Standard Chair/ 3 available!
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jean Prouve Standard Chair designed originally in 1934 and later produced by Vitra.
Metal
Jean Prouve Standard Chairs for Vitra - Set of Three
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three Standard chairs with white lacquered seats and backs on a black lacquered steel frame by Jean Prouve for Vitra.
Metal
Vitra Yellow Standard Chair by Jean Prouve
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Rochester, England
The Vitra Yellow Standard Chair by Jean Prouvé is an iconic piece that effortlessly blends industrial design with timeless elegance.
Oak
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair SP in Teak Brown and Mint for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé standard chair SP in Teak brown and mint metal for Vitra.
Steel
Jean Prouve Standard Chair for Vitra Edition 2002
Located in Astoria, NY
Jean Prouve (French, 1901-1984), Standard Chair for Vitra Edition 2002 in oak and patinated black aluminum supports, labeled "Vitra Edition 2002" to underside.
Oak
Sold
H 31.89 in W 16.54 in D 19.3 in
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair Limited RAW Steel and Natural Oak by Vitra
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
The classic standard chair was originally designed by Jean Prouvé in 1934.
Steel
Sold
H 32.75 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
Authentic Standard Chair in Natural Oak and Mint Color by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The authentic standard chair in natural oak and mint color by Jean Prouvé is as durable as it is comfortable with its mix of mint green steel base and natural oak seat. Metal work...
Steel
Prouvé Round Table & Set of 3 Standard Chairs
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Cambridge, US
A contemporary edition of Jean Prouvé's Guéridon Table with a set of three of his Standard Chairs by Vitra. Originally designed for the University of Paris in 1949, the table feature...
Steel
Sold
H 32 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair in Dark Oak w Deep Black Powder Coated Steel Vitra
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Hudson, NY
Like new Vitra standard chair in Dark Oak/ deep black. Jean Prouvé always strove for the most efficient designs, evident in classics such as his Standard Chair (1934).
Steel
Jean Prouve Limited Edition Standard Chair by G-Star for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Standard chair G-Star raw by Jean Prouve. Manufactured by Vitra in limited edition.
Metal
Sold
H 32.25 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
Pair of Jean Prouvé Standard Chairs in Natural Oak and Black Metal for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Jean Prouvé standard chair in natural oak and black metal for Vitra.
Metal, Steel
Vitra Yellow Standard Chair by Jean Prouve
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Rochester, England
The Vitra Yellow Standard Chair by Jean Prouvé is an iconic piece that effortlessly blends industrial design with timeless elegance.
Oak
Set of Four Standard SP Chairs by Jean Prouvé from Vitra
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set of Four Standard SP Chairs by Jean Prouvé from Vitra This set of four SP (Siege en Plastique) chairs feature vert-colored powder-coated sheet and tubular steel frames with a gra...
Steel
Standard chair, Jean Prouvé, first re-edition by Vitra in beech.
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
The classic Standard Chair was originally designed by Jean Prouvé in 1934.
Sold
H 32.75 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
Jean Prouvé Dining Chair Japanese Red Steel and Natural Oak by Vitra (3 avail)
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Hudson, NY
The Vitra Standard Prouve Dining Chair, designed by Jean Prouve, is the epitome of modern sophistication.
Steel
Vitra Standard Chair by Jean Prouvè
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Standard Chair by Jean Prouvé has evolved into one of the most famous classics of the French 'constructeur'. Chairs take the most strain on their back legs, where they bear the w...
Steel
Jean Prouvé Standard Chairs
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Denver, CO
Stunning set of four Jean Prouvé "Standard" chairs manufactured by Vitra (Germany) 2003, in basically "unused" condition.
Steel
Set of four Jean Prouve, "Standard, " chairs, 1930
By Jean Prouvé
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vitra licensed reissue of the, "Standard Chair.” Varnished oak seat and back with anthracite powder-coated steel frame.
Metal
Sold
H 29.25 in W 78.75 in D 35.5 in
Dining Suite with EM Table and Four Standard Chairs by Jean Prouvé for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Dorchester, MA
This set includes one "EM" dining table and four standard dining chairs with black legs and natural oak seats. Designed in 1950 by Jean Prouvé, these items have been classics of desi...
Sold|$557
H 20.48 in W 15.56 in D 1.78 in
Hand-Crafted Rattan Pencil Reed Wall Mirror, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Oxford, GB
This beautifully crafted wall mounted mirror is made of pencil reed rattan, providing a unique and elegant texture. Its durable design adds a touch of sophistication to any room whil...
Glass, Rattan
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$1,358 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
Mamun Bedside (Dark Brown/Dusty Blue)
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$706Sale Price / item|50% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and ready for you to upholster Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. ...
Oak
$3,515 / item
H 12.63 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Series03 Wall Sconce, "Smoke" Patinated Sculpted Brass, Goatskin Parchment Shade
By Adam Otlewski
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Sculpted solid brass in a "smoke" acid patinated finish, machined and mechanically fastened. Goatskin parchment shade with accordion-folded face and hand stitched edges. Hand-dyed br...
Brass
$6,944 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$1,750 / item
H 26 in W 16 in D 16 in
FIN Shade Ceramic Table Lamp, Hand Built, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green Please note that this listing includes the table base, light bulbs and finial. It is wired for use in the US. If you would like a linen shade as shown in the imag...
Ceramic
Ceramic Tissue Box
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
CERAMIC TISSUE BOX, designed in 2023. Artisanal ceramic tissue box created by skilled artisans in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade natu...
Ceramic, Clay
Beautiful Modern Ottoman in the Style of Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Modern Ottoman in the style of Josef Frank, ottoman has four solid wood bun feet, fabric is by Robert Allen. Ready for a new home, excellent condition.One ottoman ready to ...
Cotton, Wood
LU Louis SM Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The handsome LU Louis SM Sconce is a smaller version of our LU Louis Sconce, an all brass wall sconce in lightly patinated brass with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. M...
Brass
$3,502 / item
H 16.93 in W 46.46 in D 14.18 in
Kai Kristiansen Upholstered Bench in Fumed Oak and Mohair
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Kai Kristiansen, a key figure in the Danish Modern movement, designed the Entre Series in 1956 as a modular collection of bedside cabinets, benches, and chests. Combining Danish desi...
Velvet, Oak
Carl Auböck 'Nun' Floor Lamp in Brass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck 'Nun' floor lamp in brass. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is executed in brass with a cast brass base and sculptural hard paper shade by ...
Brass, Iron
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.