A MODERNIST ATELIER CHAIR, in Jean Prouvé Style, France 1950

A wall suspension with adjustable arm, Modernist, Fifties, Shabby-Chic, black lacquered metal base, adjustable arm in black lacquered folded metal, with orange finishes, supported by...

An elegant and light chair with rounded "Ladybug" style lines, Modernist, Free Form, Reconstruction, 4 legs in black lacquered folded tubular metal, rounded shell in gray-blue fiberg...

A set of 4 "T" chairs of tribal inspiration, Modernist, Brutalist, Popular Art, Free-Form, carved brown solid wood structure, to be attributed, Aranjou edition, France 1950-1960. Th...

A pair of chairs with armrests, Modernist, Free Form, chromed tubular metal structures, comfortable seats and armrests in superb red imitation leather, attributed to Pierre Paulin, S...

Jean Prouve 'Demountable' Wood Chair Model CB 22 c. 1950. Designed in 1947 and manufactured by Atelier Jean Prouvé until the studio’s closure in 1953. Solid wood, molded plywood, a...

Pair of original "semi-metal" Standard chairs, model 306, designed by Jean Prouvé, and dating from around 1950. Constructed from plywood with the original ribbed vinyl covering and...

Jean Prouvé - Lounge chair Lounge Chair " Grand Repos " and its ottoman Circa 1980 Tecta edition stainless steel - dimensions : 109 x 64 x 87 Limited to 100 pieces Very ...

"Tout Bois” armchair - 1940/50s - Armchair in stained Beech, recognizable base profile, curved armrests, oval backrest and seat in thermoformed Beech plywood, visible screws. Attributed to the Ateliers Jean Prouvé - Based on previous sales, their provenance, and verification by the particular gallery. Provenance: Medical university near Paris. Normal wear and tear due to age - very good condition. Overall dimensions: Depth: +/- 43 cm Width: +/- 53 cm Height: +/- 81 cm Jean Prouvé's "Tout Bois" chair was an all-wood version of his famous steel "Standard Chair." Because the exigencies of world war made supplies of steel unobtainable in 1942, Prouvé redesigned the chair to use as little metal as possible (the eight screws which fasten the seat and back are the only parts not made of wood). The switch from steel to wood gave Prouvé an opportunity to experiment with traditional furniture-making methods that were paradoxically new to him, the Machine Age Pioneer. Lovely through-tenons conspicuously join the horizontal members (that support the seat) to the rear legs, and also the front cross-bar to the front legs. Though consistent with the modernist ethic of structural honesty, such labor-intensive joinery links Prouvé to the craftsmen of an older era...