Mid-Century Modern Two Master Metal Workers, 1985 France

Stunning A-Frame bookcase by French designer Jacques Adnet. Frame is made of black iron with brass caps. The 5 shelves of this piece are each made of thick ply oak with the edges wra...

Stunning leather and wood side table by Jacques Adnet. Iron frame completely wrapped in green leather. Yellow table surfaces are made of plastic wicker woven to resemble caning. Sign...

Exceptional Art Deco era desk with matching chair by French modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Entire desk is wrapped in leather. Iron frame with 4 po...

Important pair of armchairs by French designer Jacques Adnet. Heavy, tubular iron frame makes a substantial and grounded seat. Cognac saddle leather with signature Adnet contrast sti...

Edited for the occasion of the May 1985, New York. Exhibition and the fall of 1985 Paris exhibition. Jean Prouvé (8 April 1901-23 March 1984) was a French metal worker, self-taught architect and designer. Le Corbusier designated Prouvé a constructer, blending architecture and engineering. Prouvé's main achievement was transferring manufacturing technology from industry to architecture, without losing aesthetic qualities. His design skills...

DeLorenzo 1950, Jean Prouve/Serge Mouille, 1985 exhibition catalog.

Rare Jean Prouve book, Jousse /Seguin-Enrico Navarra, 1998. Perfect condition.

As a young man, Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) longed to become an engineer, but as his family could not afford the requisite training, at 15 he was apprenticed to a master blacksmith in Pa...