The Marcoule Bench is part of the important furniture commission ordered from Ateliers Jean Prouvé for Marcoule nuclear station in Gard, France.
Prouvé (1901–1984) was a 20th-century pioneer in the innovative production of furniture and architecture. He contributed considerably to the reconstruction and urbanization of postwar France and left an indelible stamp on European material culture.
DESIGNER/
>Jean Prouvé
DATE/
ca. 1954
MATERIALS/
Blue lacquered bent steel frame, wooden seat
DIMENSIONS/
H 74.5 x L 142.5 x D 48.2 cm
STYLE/
Historic
HERITAGE/
France
SHIPS FROM/
Paris
