Jean Prouvé (April 8, 1901-1984) completed his metalsmith training before opening his own workshop in Nancy in 1924. In the following years he created numerous furniture designs and in 1947 Prouvé founded his own factory. In the following years, Prouvé worked as a consulting engineer on a number of important architectural projects in Paris.

Prouvé’s work covers a wide range of objects, from letter openers to door and window fittings, from lighting and furniture to façade elements and prefabricated houses, from modular building systems to large exhibition structures – essentially almost anything that lends itself to industrial production methods.