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Jean Prouvé Stools

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
Jean Prouvé Tabouret Solvay / Bois Stool in Solid Natural Walnut by Vitra
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Tabouret Bois (Solvay) is designed by Jean Prouvé and manufactured by Vitra. The design of the Tabouret Bois clearly bears the signature of Jean Prou...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Stools

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Metal

Jean Prouvé Tabouret Solvay / Bois Stool in Solid Natural Oak by Vitra
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Tabouret Bois (Solvay) is designed by Jean Prouvé and manufactured by Vitra. The design of the Tabouret Bois clearly bears the signature of Jean Prouvé. The shape is based on the...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Stools

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Metal

Vintage Jean Prouve Style Stool
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Designed for local schools in France in the 1940s. Lacquered green metal base and plywood seat. Beautiful patina. The Lycée Fabert is a senior high school in Metz, Moselle depart...
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1930s French Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Stools

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Metal

Tabouret 307 Stool by Jean Prouvé for Vitra
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Tabouret No. 307 in oak with tubular steel legs, designed by Jean Prouvé in 1951. Marked with Vitra label. Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) was a French architect, designer, and builder, ren...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Stools

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Midcentury Jean Prouvé Stools (one Left)
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 Stools

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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 Stools

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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 Stools

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Jean Prouvé stools for sale on 1stDibs.

Jean Prouvé stools 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 stools, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 9 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 2 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original stools by Jean Prouvé were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider stools by Roger Tallon, Charles Dudouyt, and Votre Maison. Prices for Jean Prouvé stools can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $878 and can go as high as $15,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,925.

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