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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.

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Creator: Jean Prouvé
Modernist Doors by Charlotte Perriand & Atelier Jean Prouvé, Mounted as Cabinet
Modernist Doors by Charlotte Perriand & Atelier Jean Prouvé, Mounted as Cabinet

Modernist Doors by Charlotte Perriand & Atelier Jean Prouvé, Mounted as Cabinet

By Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé

Located in Antwerp, BE

A finely crafted contemporary cabinet in okoumé wood featuring original 1950s sliding doors designed by Atelier Jean Prouvé with Charlotte Perriand for the Immeuble HLM Courboulay in...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean Prouvé Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Compass desk designed by Jean Prouve and produced by Vitra in 1953
Compass desk designed by Jean Prouve and produced by Vitra in 1953

Compass desk designed by Jean Prouve and produced by Vitra in 1953

By Jean Prouvé, Vitra

Located in Ravenna, IT

Compass executive desk designed by Jean Prouvé and produced by Vitra in 1953. The iconic piece gets its name from the aesthetics of the slender metal legs, resembling a compass. Comb...

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Steel

Charlotte Perriand "Le Courbolay” Cupboard for Atelier Jean Prouvè, 1958
Charlotte Perriand "Le Courbolay” Cupboard for Atelier Jean Prouvè, 1958

Charlotte Perriand "Le Courbolay” Cupboard for Atelier Jean Prouvè, 1958

By Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

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Jean Prouvé, Bureau "Surveillant" Bois Métal Laqué Et Plateau Formica Noir 50's
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Jean Prouvé, Bureau "Surveillant" Bois Métal Laqué Et Plateau Formica Noir 50's

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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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1956. Cabinet by Raymond Camus Et Jean Prouvé
1956. Cabinet by Raymond Camus Et 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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By Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand

Located in Perpignan, FR

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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.