For the 17th edition of Design Miami/ Basel, GALERIE PATRICK SEGUIN will present a collection of key pieces by JEAN PROUVÉ, illustrating the creative genius of the constructor and the timelessness of his work.

An exceptional selection of 16 Jean Prouvé chairs will be exhibited, each a different model or colour. From the early 1930s, with the historic Cité chair, to the 1950s with his signature Métropole no. 305 chairs, not forgetting the masterful Direction no. 353 swivelling office chair, this selection of iconic pieces provides a remarkable testimony to Jean Prouvé’s unique vision and demonstrates the technical and aesthetic evolutions seen throughout his career.

A selection of three particularly noteworthy pieces from Cameroon – all in aluminum – will also be shown: a magnificent SAM Tropique no. 303 table, and an exceptional no. 101 wardrobe and no. 152 sideboard. Iconic Jean Prouvé pieces, characterized by their extreme rarity, they illustrate the fruit of his research into the concepts of convertibility and mobility for export, a demonstration of his audacity and modernity.

A very rare rolling stepladder made for the BNP Paribas bank vaults in Paris – of which two examples are currently held in the collections of the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Musée des Beaux-arts in Nancy; a Cafétéria no. 512 table with compass legs; a Cité bed in red – without doubt the most iconic model of this type in the work of Ateliers Jean Prouvé; and a large swing-jib lamp with sleek lines will complete the display.

DESIGN MIAMI/ BASEL Hall 1 Süd, Messe Basel, Switzerland
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For the eighth edition of TEFAF New York, GALERIE PATRICK SEGUIN will show a selection of pieces by JEAN PROUVÉ, CHARLOTTE PERRIAND and PIERRE JEANNERET, key figures of 20th-century architecture and design.

The gallery will exhibit a selection of iconic furniture, lighting and architectural pieces by JEAN PROUVÉ, “constructor” of visionary genius and resolutely modern.

Believing that “there is no difference between the construction of a piece of furniture and a building”, Jean Prouvé developed a “constructive idea” based on a rationale of fabrication and functionality that generated a clean aesthetic. This avant-garde thinking, coupled with humanitarian preoccupations and the notable innovative qualities that marked his work as a whole, continues to demonstrate their timeless modernity.

In particular, this exhibition will include a very rare rolling step-ladder made for the BNP Paribas bank vaults in Paris – of which an example is held in the collection of the Centre Pompidou; an exceptional lighting ramp made for the Social Security offices in Le Mans and produced in only 12 copies; a façade panel with portholes of contrasting-colored surfaces from one of the two “Maisons Tropicales” in Brazzaville (Congo), icons of modernist architecture; a panel with portholes from a “Metropole” house, characteristic of Prouvé’s functional approach to design; an ultra-rare sideboard characterized by its smaller size; and a large, very sleek swing-jib lamp.

A perfect blend of simplicity and elegance, a sofa and two fireside chairs designed by PIERRE JEANNERET for the High Court and the University of Punjab in Chandigarh (India); and majestic bookshelves by CHARLOTTE PERRIAND, a one-off piece commissioned to Editions Steph Simon in 1959, complete the setting.

TEFAF New York Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065
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GALERIE PATRICK SEGUIN is pleased to announce the launch of its brand new Youtube channel!

With this initiative, Galerie Patrick Seguin continues its rigorous work to promote JEAN PROUVÉ’s oeuvre, both his dismountable houses and his furniture: as of today, the gallery has assembled the most important collection of these small pieces of architecture, which for the most part are either unique examples or were produced in very few numbers. Benefiting from the same constructive principles than those applied to his furniture, Jean Prouvé’s structures, produced from the 1930s, are assembled and articulated by clever mechanisms, allowing the furniture as well as the buildings to be easily modified, disassembled, and moved: here’s a great opportunity to admire the assembly and disassembly of these unique houses in fast motion.

You will find animatics, made with the help of photos and original plans, allowing to apprehend in detail these real performances of transportable and dismountable architectures, like the 6×6 Demountable Houses for the WWII disaster victims realized from 1944 and rare survivors of the post-war period; or the “adaptation” of the building housing the Ferembal‘s offices (Nancy, 1948), carried out in 2010 by architect Jean Nouvel at the request of the gallery, which testifies to the lasting relevance of the method.

Immerse yourself in the practice of this pioneer in the innovative production of the twentieth century, by listening to the series in 11 episodes, “Jean Prouvé’s philosophy“, consisting of excerpts of interviews and images from the film “L’architecte et son temps” (The architect and his time) by J.M. Leuwen, H. Damisch & S. Faure (1973) and France Culture’s “La Grande Table, Retour sur l’œuvre de Jean Prouvé” (2012); or, watching a full interview with Mark Wigley, architect and author, conducted as part of the exhibition “Jean Prouvé Architect for Better Days” at the LUMA Foundation (Arles, France) in 2017-2018.

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