Prouvé

Jean Prouvé, the French constructor and designer, joined inexpensive materials and industrial production with clear form and technical skill. He was a pioneer of industrial building, lightweight construction and modular systems, and his furniture and buildings share the same sober, functional elegance. His work stands for the innovation and growth of the postwar decades.

The author of this introduction, Nils Peters, studied art history, architecture and urban sociology and has run his own practice since 1998. The book is part of TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture series. Peter Gössel edited the volume. English edition, hardcover, 96 pages.