Amphitheater Chairs (Set of 4)

Jean Prouvé has become a leading figure in the history of design and has worked a longside Le Corbusier, Perriand and Mallet-Stevens. Becoming famous for applying industrial technology and processes to architecture and interior design without sacrificing aesthetic qualities, he developed the technique of the flattened tube which increases the resistance of the structure of its seats in the places where the greatest effort is exerted and improves their solidity. With these Amphitheater Chairs in oak wood, tube steel and leatherette, made for the Letters Faculty in Lille, Prouvé used a cinema-style configuration, asserting his love for balance and purity. Their revolutionary style makes them an iconic work. Literature: P. Sulzer, Jean Prouvé, Complete works, Volume 3 : 1944-1954, Bâle 2005, pp. 244-245, 250-251.