Spotlight: Jean Prouvé

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One of Jean Prouvé's Demountable Houses on display. Image Courtesy of Forward

A figure whose work blurred the line between the mathematical and the aesthetic, French industrial designer, architect, and engineer Jean Prouvé (8 April 1901 – 23 March 1984) is perhaps best remembered for his solid yet nimble furniture designs, as well as his role in the nascent pre-fabricated housing movement. His prowess in metal fabrication inspired the Structural Expressionist movement and helped to usher in the careers of British High-Tech architects Richard Rogers and Norman Foster.

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Cite: Patrick Lynch. "Spotlight: Jean Prouvé" 08 Apr 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/785158/spotlight-jean-prouve> ISSN 0719-8884

One of Jean Prouvé's Demountable Houses on display with an Easy Armchair by Pierre Jeanneret. Image Courtesy of Forward

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