JEAN PROUVE

Jean Prouve 1901年出生于法国的南希。他的父亲 Victor创办了南希学院(Ecole de Nancy)，这是一所专注于手工制品的新艺术学校。在十几岁的时候，Prouve师从一位铁匠，他了解到简单的形式的价值，以及金属加工技术的重要性。1923年，Prouve创办了自己的工作室Ateliers Jean Prouve，他创造了拒绝过多的装饰的金属物件。在他的工作室里，Prouve喜欢使用钢板、不锈钢和铝等工业材料。工程师们在新兴的飞机工业中使用了这些材料，这些材料启发了Prouve，使他在1923年与勒柯布西耶(Le Corbusier)设计出了让人想起飞机的预制房屋。Prouve还与皮埃尔•杰内雷特(Pierre Jeanneret)和夏洛特•佩里安德(Charlotte Perriand)合作，创造出了令人惊叹的家具，展现打造了预制过程的重要性。他曾说过“家具制造与建筑没有区别。”Prouve的创作理念极大地影响了后代的建筑师。。 1971年，作为蓬皮杜中心建筑竞赛评审团主席，他发挥了巨大作用在伦佐·皮亚诺和理查德·罗杰斯设计被选中的过程中。

Jean Prouvé was born in Nancy, France, in 1901. Prouvé‘s father Victor founded the École de Nancy, an Art Nouveau school that focused on hand-made objects. Apprenticing with an ironsmith as a teenager, Prouvé learned the value of simple forms and the importance of correct metalworking techniques. Starting his studio “Ateliers Jean Prouvé” in 1923, Prouvé, created restrained metal objects that rejected excess decoration. Within his workshop, Prouvé favored industrial materials like sheet steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Engineers employed these materials in the emerging aircraft industry, and these materials inspired Prouvé to design airplane-reminiscent pre-fabricated houses with Le Corbusier in 1923. Working with both with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, Prouvé created breathtaking furniture that forged the process of prefabrication. “There is no difference between furniture manufacture and architecture”. His creative philosophy has greatly influenced later generations of architects. As chairman of the jury for the Centre Pompidou architectural competition in 1971, he played a major role in selecting the design of Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers.

Jean Prouve
S.C.A.L. bed
France c. 1951
Painted steel, Wool fabric
23.23 h x 74.61 w x 35.43 d in
59 x 189.5 x 90 cm

Jean Prouve
Bed designed for the Lycée Fabert, Metz
France c. 1955
steel, Wool,
33 h x 75 w x 30 d in
85.5 x 191 x 78.5 cm

Jean Prouve
Tout bois chair
France c. 1942
oak
32.28 h x 16.14 w x 19.29 d in
82 x 41 x 49 cm

Jean Prouve
S.C.A.L. double bed
France c. 1953
Painted metal, fabric
23.9 h x 74.9 w x 55.12 d in
60 x 190 x 140 cm

Jean Prouve
Folding Bench
France c. 1950-1979
Metal, Wood
46.46 h x 18.11 w x 46.06 d in
118 x 46 x 117 cm

Jean Prouve
Folding Bench
France c. 1950-1979
Metal, Wood
46.46 h x 18.11 w x 87.01 d in
118 x 46 x 221 cm

Jean Prouve
Standard Chair
France c. 1934
Metal, Wood
31.5 h x 19.69 w x 16.14 d in
81.5 x 50 x 41 cm

Jean Prouve
Bench
France c. 1955
Metal, Wood
30.5 h x 59 w x 20 d in
77.5 x 150 x 51 cm

Jean Prouve
Swing
France c. 1945
Metal
118.11 h x 78.74 w x 94.49 d in
300 x 200 x 240 cm

Jean Prouve
Compas Desk
France c. 1950
Metal
28.54 h x 27.56 w x 48.93 d in
72.5 x 70 x 122 cm

Jean Prouve
Sun Shutter
France c. 1956
Aluminum
77.56 h x 71.26 w x 11.81 d in
197 x 181 x 30 cm

Jean Prouve
Air Vent
France c. 1960s
Aluminum
14.57 h x 60 w x 4.72 d in
37 x 150 x 12 cm