Jean Prouve [Import] [Paperback]

Galerie Jousse Seguin - Galerie Enrico Navarra (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1998

[FIRST EDITION] Paris: Galeries Jousse Seguin - Enrico Navarra, 1998: Oversize softcover in stiff illustrated French-fold wraps. Quarto, 270 pages with more than 270 color and 130 black and white reproductions. An important survey of the output in furniture and architecture of the iconic French industrial and furniture designer. Text in French and English, with essays by family members and colleagues. An important and quite useful reference.

Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: Galeries Jousse Seguin - Enrico Navarra (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2909187047
• ISBN-13: 978-2909187044
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 10 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,460,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars What's all the fuss about industrial design?, August 7, 2008

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This review is from: Jean Prouve (v. 1&2) (Hardcover)

Never has institutional furniture looked so beautiful. I appreciate the modern movement but never fully understood the impact of Jean Prouve. This two volume set contains beautiful photographs, interviews and essays about the architect/designer, his commissions and mainly his furniture. Seeing his work in other books never really gave you a feel for how well designed and beautiful his objects can be. His furniture output is well documented and described both in French and in English. These books are light on his thought process as well as his architecture but I know they are covered in other volumes. This is a must have for any enthusiast of 20th century design.