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Jean Prouvé: From Furniture to Architecture

Renowned for his innovations in bent sheet steel and aluminum, Jean Prouvé is an icon of 20th-century furniture design. This fully bilingual publication showcases his work over three decades — from rarely seen pieces like the 1939 Saint-Brévin table to the now-prolific “Standard” chair in its many iterations — which hold pride of place in Laurence and Patrick Seguin’s private collection. The French decorative arts dealers have long championed Prouvé’s work, having acquired countless pieces since the late 1980s. “Over the years, Jean Prouvé has established himself as the cornerstone of this collection, because his modernity prefigured many contemporary approaches, and...