{"product_id":"jean-prouve-mid-century-student-desk-in-oak-and-enameled-steel-1","title":"Jean Prouvé Mid-Century Student Desk in Oak and Enameled Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single-seat school desk in the manner of Jean Prouvé. An oak lift-top writing surface with its original inkwell hole, carried on a bent and welded black steel frame that supports the desk, swivel seat, and backrest as one continuous structure. The oak has darkened at the points of contact, and the top carries the marks of classroom use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Prouvé\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean Prouvé (1901–1984) trained as a metalworker rather than an architect. From his Ateliers Jean Prouvé in Nancy he produced furniture, prefabricated houses, and building façades in folded and welded sheet steel, with the means of assembly left visible throughout. He later taught at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris and chaired the competition jury that selected Piano and Rogers to build the Centre Pompidou.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Museum of Modern Art holds one of his 1946 school desks in the permanent collection: enameled steel and oak, manufactured by Ateliers Jean Prouvé, Nancy (object 502.2005, Dorothy Cullman Purchase Fund).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttribution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProuvé school furniture was produced by the Nancy workshops from the 1930s through the 1950s, and Vitra has made authorized reissues since the 2000s. Offered as attributed, not as a documented Ateliers example. We are happy to photograph the underside, the welds, and any stampings prior to purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67885778043201,"sku":"699a438dac1d5","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/6475\/9361\/files\/20260923-TBD24168.jpg?v=1792025432","url":"https:\/\/thebluedoorsb.com\/products\/jean-prouve-mid-century-student-desk-in-oak-and-enameled-steel-1","provider":"The Blue Door","version":"1.0","type":"link"}