20 May 2013
Although at the 2013 Milan Furniture Show we were presented with so many classics that we came out with a burning desire to see something new, an exhibition on Jean Prouvé is still worth a visit. Until September 8, the Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli in Turin will present the show A Passione for Jean Prouvé—From Furniture to the House, with prototypes and drawings from the collection of the Parisian gallery owners Laurence and Patrick Seguin, the most complete collection of JP’s works in the world. For the occasion, the Maison Metropole, a prefabricated construction for schools in rural areas, designed and built between 1949 and 1950 and winner of a competition held by the Ministry of Education, has been reconstructed on the roof of the Lingotto.
Jean Prouvé, Stool n° 307, 1951. © Centre G. Pompidou, Paris, Bibliothèque Kandinsky, fonds Jean Prouvé.
Jean Prouvé, Colonial-type Armchair n° 352, ca. 1952.
Jean Prouvé, Direction n° 353, 1951.
Jean Prouvé, Direction n° 352, 1951.
Jean Prouvé, Métropole chair n° 305, 1953.
Jean Prouvé, Cafétéria n° 300, ca. 1950.
Jean Prouvé, Fauteuil Léger n° 356, 1955.
Jean Prouvé, Cité, 1932.
Jean Prouvé, Demountable wooden chair CB 22, 1947.
Jean Prouvé, Maison Metropole, ca 1949.
Jean Prouvé, Maison Metropole, ca 1949.
Jean Prouvé, Maison Metropole, ca 1949.
Jean Prouvé, Maison Metropole, ca 1949.
Jean Prouvé, Maison Metropole, ca 1949.
Jean Prouvé, Maison Metropole, ca 1949.
Jean Prouvé, Maison Metropole, ca 1949.