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 will outlive you, being passed on to the next generation. A self-taught architect with a passion for industrialising 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 pned the whole century. In the early 1950s, Jean Prouvé designed the EM table for the “Maison Tropicale” project, the famous dismantlable metal house, designed for Africa. This table imprinted with constructive thought down to the smallest detail is based on an aesthetic of necessity. The inclined feet are connected by a crossbar, illustrating the propagation of forces and static relationships in the manner of engineering constructions. His unique style, in the pure modernist lineage, makes it a perfect designer piece for dining rooms or offices.

In detail:

Variation : Natural oak / Black base

Brand : Vitra

Designer : Jean Prouvé

Type : Rectangular table

Colour : Top : natural oak – Base: black

Material : Top : solid natural oak, oiled (thickness 34 mm) – Base: bent sheet steel and tubular steel, epoxy finish

Dimensions : 240 x 90 cm x H 74 cm

Weight : 180.4 lb

Characteristics : A design icon – Model designed in 1950 by Jean Prouvé (1901 – 1984) – Original piece made by Vitra (will always hold its value)

Country of Manufacture : Europe