Jean Prouve Style La Residence Universitaire Jean Zay Student Etagere

In the style of Jean Prouve a patinated Prussian blue and pink student storage cupboard with sliding bypass doors, from the dormitories of the La Residence Universitaire Jean Zay, Fr...

Polished bronze and aluminum cast vessel by Philippe Jean (1931-1987), France circa 1970's.

Pair of Brutalist walnut stools with turned legs t-stretcher and incised seat design, in the style of Charles Duduoyt, France circa 1950's.

Brutalist solid elm wood credenza with planked door fronts by Maison Regain, France circa 1970's.

Large sized cabinet in the style of Jean Prouve with industrial mint green steel base with fantastic patina and shape. Wonderfully constructed of cherry wood and oak Bypassing sl...

Rare Escande cabinet manufactured by Marcel Yvroud for Cité Universitaire, Antony, France circa 1954. Oak frames with sliding doors and open niche bo...

Very very rare Furniture having equipped a university residence in France. . Flat desk in stained beech and opening with a fully painted side drawer ; melamine top. . The profiled legs, the top finished in a chamfer on its underside circumference. . Brass drawer handle. . State of use, wear, many scratches, accidents and losses, painted in black. . I also have another one as you can see on the video, in another color. . Need to be restored but this is a piece of Franch design History...:) . H. 74 cm W. 131 cm D. 71 cm Provenance : University residence - France - 1950 Roger Landault . This office by Robert Charroy bears the marks of its use, and for good reason, it has equipped the Jean Zay university residence, for which it was designed. The patina of time therefore takes on all its charm, with a touch of nostalgia for some. This piece of furniture tells the story of an exceptional context, that of the student housing project launched in the emergency of post-war reconstruction, in 1948, and which has evolved to become the most ambitious university pilot program in Europe. In 1954, he offered to accommodate 3,000 students in functionally furnished accommodation and common areas, thanks to two competitions organized in 1955 and 1956. The watchword: quality produced at a lower cost using industrial processes . A beautiful playground for designers, including Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand Marcel Gascoin, Roger Landault, Jean Lesage...

Very very rare furniture having equipped Jean Zay university residence in France. 1950s. . Storage unit in exotic wood veneer painted on the front ; the ...