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"Vitra Chaise Tout Bois chair"
Design Jean Prouvé, 1941
Vitra Chaise Tout Bois - Design made entirely of wood
As the name suggests, the Chaise Tout Bois is made entirely of wood. It is the only chair of its kind by the French designer Jean Prouvé, which formally follows on from the well-known "Standard" chair. During the Second World War, its originally planned metal base was replaced by wood due to a lack of material. The shape of the Chaise Tout Bois was created by Prouvé's intention to give the chair particular strength at the transition from the seat to the back. The profile of the chair was created by the strain of natural sitting. Jean Prouvé developed several prototypes during the war to test strength, connections and leg positions. The type of wood used for the chairs was also dependent on their availability during the war. After the war, the choice fell on oak wood, which was once again in plentiful supply in France and was often used to build churches. In the end, the Chaise Tout Bois was made of oak and plywood - on customer request not only in light oak but also stained dark. In 1947, the Chaise Tout Bois won the "Meubles de France" competition as an attractive, mass-produced piece of furniture of the best quality for the needs of the post-war period. The designer chair was bought especially by refugees and young couples. Later, the Chaise Tout Bois was produced as a dismountable version, which in turn was replaced by model no. 305, now known as Chair Standard. The Vitra Chaise Tout Bois corresponds to a design variant by Prouvés from 1941, which does entirely without screws and meets today's requirements. The warm expression of the wood in light oak or dark oak creates a homely contrast to the functional and functional requirements of a chair.
Jean Prouvé
Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) was a French designer who also worked as an unskilled architect and therefore called himself a constructor. Prouvé trained as a blacksmith and opened his own workshop in Nancy in 1924, where he also met the famous designer Le Corbusier and received his first commission to design the gate of Villa Reifenberg. In 1929, Prouvé obtained a patent for doors made of sheet steel. One year later, in 1930, he founded the Union des Artistes Moderne - U.A.M. together with other artists. Already in 1931 his company Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé S.A. was transformed into a public limited company. After the war, in 1947, the company moved to Maxéville, where about 200 people were now employed. In 1949, the company Aluminium Française joined and Jean Prouvé left shortly afterwards (1952). In 1956, together with Michel Bataille, he founded the company "Les constructions Jean Prouvé". Prouvé became a Knight of the Legion of Honour and inspired famous designers and architects. As a designer, Prouvé strove to optimize production processes and to produce and offer furniture at a reasonable price.
Height: | 80,5 cm |
Width: | 46 cm |
Depth: | 49 cm |
Seating height: | 46 cm |
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