
Prouve
Utilitarian Simplicity, Graceful Beauty
Nils Peters(Author)
Peter Gossel(Editor)
TASCHEN (Publisher)
Published on 23. November 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-3-8228-4878-4 (ISBN)
Description
French architect and designer, Jean Prouve (1901-1984) was one of the most important constructors of the 20th century. Prouve's design innovations included cleverly-shaped metal parts for building prefabricated structures; he designed buildings and furniture that could be produced with economy of labor and material and efficiency in use, while maintaining high technical standards and quality materials. His simple and elegant style, while born from the desire for inexpensive production, has become an imitable aesthetic and has earned him a position as one of the century's most influential designers. This introduction to Prouve's work gives a profound insight into the variety of his oeuvre and the progressiveness of his inspirational vision.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cologne
Germany
Product notice
With flaps
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-8228-4878-4 (9783822848784)
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Persons
Nils Peters studied art history at the University of Hamburg, architecture at TFH Berlin, and urban sociology at Columbia University in New York. He has taught, published, and exhibited on the subject of architecture and has had his own practice since 1998.