[1st ed] Jean Prouve: The Poetics of the Technical Object
First edition, stated, of this scholarly monograph/exhibition catalog on the architecture and design work of modernist French master Jean Prouve, evincing his unparalleled mastery of industrial technique and sculptural form. Comprised of a series of short essays addressing and contextualizing various aspects of Prouve’s architecture and furniture design, looking at techniques, materials, important projects and commissions, marketing strategies, his underlying principles such as mobility and prefabrication, and the contemporary reception of his work. Published in 2005 by Vitra Design in conjunction with an exhibition organized by Vitra in collaboration with the Keio University Design Museum Factory Consortium and the Deutsches Architektur Museum, Frankfort. Under the general editorship of Alexander von Vegesack. 4to, 384 pages, hardcover with corrugated aluminum-clad boards and the original printed acetate band. Text in English. Fully illustrated. Some very minor bumping to extremities and slight rubbing to rear cover and acetate. A clean and lovely copy of this comprehensive and indispensable review of Prouve’s output.
First edition, stated, of this scholarly monograph/exhibition catalog on the architecture and design work of modernist French master Jean Prouve, evincing his unparalleled mastery of industrial technique and sculptural form. Comprised of a series of short essays addressing and contextualizing various aspects of Prouve’s architecture and furniture design, looking at techniques, materials, important projects and commissions, marketing strategies, his underlying principles such as mobility and prefabrication, and the contemporary reception of his work. Published in 2005 by Vitra Design in conjunction with an exhibition organized by Vitra in collaboration with the Keio University Design Museum Factory Consortium and the Deutsches Architektur Museum, Frankfort. Under the general editorship of Alexander von Vegesack. 4to, 384 pages, hardcover with corrugated aluminum-clad boards and the original printed acetate band. Text in English. Fully illustrated. Some very minor bumping to extremities and slight rubbing to rear cover and acetate. A clean and lovely copy of this comprehensive and indispensable review of Prouve’s output.
First edition, stated, of this scholarly monograph/exhibition catalog on the architecture and design work of modernist French master Jean Prouve, evincing his unparalleled mastery of industrial technique and sculptural form. Comprised of a series of short essays addressing and contextualizing various aspects of Prouve’s architecture and furniture design, looking at techniques, materials, important projects and commissions, marketing strategies, his underlying principles such as mobility and prefabrication, and the contemporary reception of his work. Published in 2005 by Vitra Design in conjunction with an exhibition organized by Vitra in collaboration with the Keio University Design Museum Factory Consortium and the Deutsches Architektur Museum, Frankfort. Under the general editorship of Alexander von Vegesack. 4to, 384 pages, hardcover with corrugated aluminum-clad boards and the original printed acetate band. Text in English. Fully illustrated. Some very minor bumping to extremities and slight rubbing to rear cover and acetate. A clean and lovely copy of this comprehensive and indispensable review of Prouve’s output.
