Métallique Stool metal red / Jean Prouvé (1936 - Vitra

Treat yourself to an ORIGINAL iconic piece by Vitra. An original will always hold its value. It will stay with you for your whole life and outlive you, being passed on to the next generation. Vitra expands the Jean Prouvé collection by introducing new, little-known models. Vitra is notably reissuing the Métallique stool, designed by Prouvé in 1936. Jean Prouvé designed the Métallique stool in 1936 for the House of Supervised Education of Saint-Maurice. The model produced in his workshops was not mass-produced at the time: today, it’s released by Vitra for the first time. The folded sheet metal base has affinities with the Trapeze table that Prouvé created later. The Métallique stool is a practical seat that can also be used as a small side table. It’s available in a range of original colours developed by Jean Prouvé A self-taught architect, passionate about the industrialisation of buildings, Jean Prouvé (1901 - 1984) is now considered a leading architect and one of the greatest designers of the 20th century, on a par with Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand. A pioneer, Prouvé played a major role in the development of mass production techniques in the European post-war modernist movement. Jean Prouvé developed a "constructive thought" based on a logic of series manufacturing and functionality to create an aesthetic that’s purified of all artifice. The designer has a wide portfolio of designs ranging from prefabricated homes to furniture for offices, classrooms and interiors. Jean Prouvé's creations have become icons of the post-war period and have spanned the whole century. From the 1930s, Jean Prouvé immediately affirmed the particularity of his approach: manufacturing furniture in series on industrial machines. After starting out in fine ironwork, Jean Prouvé discovered electric welding and various shaping techniques which he applied to sheet steel, a material which allowed him to obtain a very solid "hollow body". The use of this material is found in most of his furniture, such as the Métallique stool.