Jean Prouvé Furniture
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.
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Creator: Jean Prouvé
2018 Jean Prouvé Fauteuil Direction Dining Chairs by Vitra 12x Avail
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a single Fauteuil Direction dining / side chair designed by Jean Prouvé and produced by Vitra in 2018. Multiple chairs are available, though the price listed is for each chai...
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2010s German Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Fauteuil Direction by Jean Prouvé for VITRA
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Centreville, VA
The chair was intended for offices, but also for classrooms, which earned it the sobriquet of “teacher’s chair”.
Fauteuil Direction is especially suited for dining room seating or a...
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1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Tabouret Haut Jean Prouvé Bar Stool Vitra Dark Oak
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Set of 4 Tabouret Haut Jean Prouvé Bar Stools by Vitra in Dark Oak showcases iconic mid-century design with a contemporary twist. Designed by reno...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Brass, Chrome
Jean Prouvé Antony Chairs, 2002 Vitra edition. with original tags, Set of 2
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Denver, CO
These chairs are a very sought after set of Antony Chairs originally designed in 1950 by French Architect Jean Prouvé, released via license by Vitra USA on behalf of the Prouvé famil...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé Potence Wall Lamp by Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Jean Prouvé for his own groundbreaking La Maison Tropicale, the Potence Lamp (1950) provides a unique solution for suspension lighting with its ingenious engineering and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Metal
Midcentury Jean Prouvé Stools
By Jean Prouvé
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Atelier Jean Prouvé designed for the Lycée Fabert, Metz. France, 1930s. Lacquered metal base and turned plywood seat. All have markings on the underside. These wonderful stools also ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Steel
Antony Lounge Chair by Jean Prouvé for Vitra
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Antony lounge chair by Jean Prouvé for Vitra, 2002. Authentic and labeled. 2 available, priced and sold individually.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Metal
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. The Standard chair is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé. Originally designed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair in Natural Oak and Black Metal for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé standard chair in natural oak and black metal for Vitra. The standard chair is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engine...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Double Ceiling Element (MODEL 'METROPOLE') by Jean Prouvé for the Metrople House
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Long Island City, NY
Double ceiling element (Model 'Metropole') by Jean Prouve for The Metropole House. Jean Prouve built two of these houses, one in Vantoux in Moselle and the other in Bouqueval, near P...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Aluminum
Jean Prouvé Tabouret Solvay Stools in American Walnut
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé Tabouret Solvay stool in American walnut. Tabouret Solvay bears the unmistakable signature of Jean Prouvé, reflecting an aesthetic based on...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Antony Chair by Jean Prouve for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 2002. Iconic French design, produced by frites. Metal legs with wood seat.
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Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Wood
Jean Prouvé Antony Daybed Restored, Wood/ Metal, New Upholstery, France 1954
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Antony Daybed designed by Jean Prouvé. Manufactured in France, circa 1950. This bed has been restored: metal frame, wood, and new upholstery.
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1950s French Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouvé French Painted Wood and Iron Stool, France, circa 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
A Jean Prouvé painted four-legged wooden stool with wrought iron adjustable corkscrew mechanism in the center. Industrial in form and practicality, while remaining chic in design, ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Iron
Jean Prouvé Cite Lounge Chair (Prouvé RAW Edition) by G Star Raw and Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Saint Paul, MN
The Cité lounge chair is one of Prouvé's earlier furniture designs and it fits perfectly in the modern home where Prouvé himself used it. Jean Prouvé was a "constructeur" a builder a...
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Metal
Small Jean Prouvé Guéridon Dining Table in Natural Oak for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Small Jean Prouvé Guéridon dining table in natural oak for Vitra. Designed in 1949 for the University of Paris, the Guéridon is an ea...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé 'Petite Potence' Pivoting Wall Light in Black for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé 'Petite Potence' wall light in black for Vitra.
Jean Prouvé created the first version of the Potence wall lamp in the 1940s for his own ho...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé, S.C.A.L. Daybed, Metal, Fabric, Oak, France, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal, black fabric and oak daybed, designed by Jean Prouvé and produced by Ateliers Prouve, France, 1950s.
Side table adds 14.25" to width
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouvé Compas Direction Desk in Natural Oak and Black Metal for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé Compas Direction desk in natural oak and black metal for Vitra. Originally designed in 1953, Prouvé's iconic desk is based the design on t...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel, Metal
'Potence D'eclairage' Swing Jib Wall Light by Jean Prouve
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Potence d'Eclairage' swing jib wall light by Jean Prouve. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Truly iconic jib arm wall light by Prouve was at the forefront of the utilitarian swing arm light...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair in Natural Oak and Gray Metal for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé Standard chair in natural oak and gray metal for Vitra. The Standard chair is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé. Originally designed in...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
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. The Standard chair is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé. Originally designed in...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouve Lounge Chair, 1949
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Lounge chair manufactured by Atelier Jean Prouve for Franco, U. S. Memorial hospital in Saint - Lo. From 1947 to 1949 Charlotte Perriand acted as interior architect consultant for al...
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1940s French Industrial Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vitra Em Table in Solid Natural Oak and Deep Black by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Vitra EM table in solid natural oak and deep black by Jean Prouvé. The aesthetic of Jean Prouvé's EM table adheres to his iconic structural principles,...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouve Attributed Rare Tripod Stool
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Tripod stool attributed to Atelier Jean Prouvé. Designed for local schools in France in the 1940s.
Lacquered green metal base and plywood seat. Beautiful patina.
The Lycée Fabert...
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1930s French Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouvé Brise-Soleil/Sun Shutter c. 1960
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean Prouvé Brise Soleil c. 1960's.
Designed in 1956, executed c. 1962-65 for Cité Scolaire de la Dullague, Béziers, France.
Aluminum.
Exceptiona...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Aluminum
Prouvé Raw Tabouret 307 Stool by Jean Prouvé and G Star Raw for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Limited edition Tabouret 307, designed by Jean Prouvé in 1951. Reissued for the Vitra x G Star Raw collaboration in 2011. Limited edition of 200 - 100 in ...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Metal
Jean Prouvé Bench, 1957
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Rare Jean Prouvé bench from the back row of the University of Paris Medical School Auditorium, circa 1957, in completely original condition, original...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of Ten Jean Prouvé "Standard" Chairs, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Great early set of ten black "Standard" chairs, style 305 manufactured by Atelier Prouve in the 1950s. Offered as a complete set.
Molded plywood seats and backs, bent steel enamele...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé Guéridon Bas Coffee Table in Walnut for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé guéridon bas coffee table in walnut for Vitra. In like new condition. Executed in solid American walnut. Retains manufacturer's label and cert...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Jean Prouvé Rare Green Compas Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Elegant green desk by Jean Prouvé in green color. Original untouched condition, produced by Atelier Jean Prouvé in 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouvé Black Compas Desk, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Elegant desk by Jean Prouvé in black color. Produced by Atelier Jean Prouvé in 1950s. Original Oak top.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Jean Prouvé Guéridon Dining Table in Natural Oak for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Jean Prouvé Guéridon dining table in natural oak for Vitra. Designed in 1949 for the University of Paris, the Guéridon is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé. The Guéridon is executed in solid wood with oiled finish; available in natural or smoked oak or American walnut as well as two sizes. This listings if for the large Guéridon table...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé "Guéridon" Table, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Jean Prouvé "Guéridon" pedestal table, manufactured by Atelier Prouvé for the use in university dining halls. In 1951 it appeared in Prouvés catalog as "Cafeteria".
Bent sheet steel,...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Sheet Metal
Mid-Century Jean Prouvè All Wood Standard Armchair
By Jean Prouvé
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Jean Prouve standard chair in all wood for Ateliers Jean Prouvè 1941. A rare collectors piece.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Wood
Jean Prouvé S.C.A.L. Metal and Wood Daybed, circa 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in West Hollywood, CA
S.C.A.L. daybed designed by Jean Prouvé.
Manufactured by Ateliers Prouve, France, circa 1950.
This bed has been restored. Metal frame, new upholstery. In good condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Jean Prouvé (1901-1984), French Industrial and furniture designer and architect. Jean Prouvé is one of the most influential furniture designers of the early modern design movement, Jean Prouvé introduced the machine age and Industrial engineered modern design aesthetic to interiors in the steel, aluminium and architecture he created. He then continued her experiments with different materials.
Jean Prouvé was born into an artistic family in Nancy, France, his famous father, Victor Prouve, collaborated with the great Art Nouveau artists Emile Galle and Louis Majorelle as a ceramicist. Jean Prouvé himself was trained as a metalsmith before attending engineering school in Nancy, and his intimate knowledge of metal remained the foundation of his work and career. After opening his own workshop in 1923, Jean Prouvé began producing modern metal furniture...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Metal
Jean Prouvé Side Chair
By Jean Prouvé, Jules Leleu
Located in Stockton, NJ
Side chair 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 Furniture
Materials
Steel
1980s German Metal Armchair By Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in High Point, NC
Step into the realm of minimalist design with the 1980s German Metal Armchair by Jean Prouvé. A true representation of functional art, this chair's sleek, chrome-plated frame gleams ...
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Late 20th Century German Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antony Chair by Jean Prouvé, Vitra Edition 2002
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Centreville, VA
“This new “relaxation chair” was designed as part of major programs for furniture for student accomodations, and in particular for the Cité Universitaire in Antony, near Paris.
Earl...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Beech
Tabouret Haut Jean Prouvé Bar Stool Vitra Dark Oak Unmarked a Set of 10
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A set of ten Jean Prouvé Tabouret Haut Bar Stools produced by Vitra in dark oak. The tags have been removed so the stools are all unmarked. We would be willing to break up the set......
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Nightstands by Jean Prouvé, France, c. 1935-1936
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York City, NY
Pair of Nightstands by Jean Prouvé, France, c. 1935-1936.
Originally designed for the Lycée de Metz in France, these quintessentially Prouvé nightstands...
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1930s Industrial Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé, Potence Wall Light, circa 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Jean Prouvé (1901 - 1984)
"Potence" light fixture, circa 1950
Black lacquered metal
Measures: 12 H x 40 W inches
30.5 H x 101.6 W cm
"Potence" wall light by French designer Je...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Jean Prouvé Standard SP Chairs in Teak Brown and Red for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Set of 6 Jean Prouvé standard SP chairs in teak brown and red for Vitra. In like new and unused condition with original Vitra boxes, stickers ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé Armchair
By Jules Leleu, Jean Prouvé
Located in Stockton, NJ
Enameled steel armchair for Martel de Janville Sanatorium, Plateau d'Assy. Ateliers Jean Prouvé, 1936.
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1930s French Vintage Jean Prouvé Furniture
Materials
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 Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé Bed Frame
By Jules Leleu, Jean Prouvé
Located in Stockton, NJ
Jean Prouvé and Jules Leleu enameled steel bedframe with attached two-door oak top cabinet. Fits a European twin size cushion. Designed for the Martel de Janville...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jean Prouvé Furniture
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Steel
Jean Prouvé furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Jean Prouvé furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jean Prouvé furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 96 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 11 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Jean Prouvé were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by André Sornay, Joseph-André Motte, and Pierre Guariche. Prices for Jean Prouvé furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $754 and can go as high as $1,078,195, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,900.
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