Jean Prouvé French Painted Wood and Iron Stool, France, circa 1950

A Jean Prouvé painted four-legged wooden stool with wrought iron adjustable corkscrew mechanism in the center. Industrial in form and practicality, while remaining chic in design, highly emblematic of the the works of Prouvé. Jean Prouvé was an engineer and metalsmith, self-taught designer and architect, manufacturer and a teacher. H was a key force in the evolution of 20th-century French design, introducing a style that combined economy of means and stylistic chic. Along with his frequent client and collaborator Le Corbusier and others, Prouvé, used his practical skills and his understanding of industrial materials to steer French modernism onto a path that fostered principled, democratic approaches to architecture and design.

France, circa 1950
Size: 19" high x 12 1/4" diameter