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“Direction” Desk, Metal and Oak, Circa 1950 | Jean Prouvé

Period : Circa 1950
Materials : Metal, oak
Dimensions : 30 x 63.3 x 32.6 in.
Artist : Jean Prouvé
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Direction Desk, “BM11” model.
Metallic structure. Folded sheet metal and steel feet, oak table top. Provided with four drawers. Circa 1950.
This desk was restored with the original “Citroën” colors.
30 x 63.3 x 32.6 in.

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About

Jean Prouvé (1901-1984)
Jean Prouvé is introduced and trained to metalworking at age 16. He opens his first workshop in 1924 and experiments with metal properties and try out new soldering and polishing techniques. His furniture is based on prototypes above all conceived to be functional and widely distributed.
Working hand in hand with architects like Tony Garnier of Beaudouin et Lods and Charlotte Perriand. He maintains numerous partnerships through the realization of several buildings and interior design projects, and teaches from 1957 to 1969 in the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. In 1963 he receives the prestigious Auguste Perret Price from the International Union of Architects.