Standard SP
Chairs take the most stress on their back legs, where they bear the weight of the user's upper body. The engineer, architect and designer Jean Prouvé incorporated this simple insight in his design for the Standard Chair: while steel tubing suffices for the front legs, since they are subject to less stress, the back legs are made of voluminous hollow sections that transfer the primary weight to the floor.
Standard is available in the classic version with seat and backrest in wood or as the Standard SP model with seat and backrest in robust plastic.
About Designer | |
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Jean Prouvé |
Jean Prouvé completed his
training as a metal artisan before opening his own workshop in Nancy in 1924.
In the following years he created numerous furniture designs, and in 1947
Prouvé established his own factory. Due to disagreements with the majority shareholders,
he left the company in 1953. During the ensuing decades, Prouvé served as a
consulting engineer on a number of important architectural projects in Paris. |