This is a variant of the iconic Jean Prouvé “All-Wood” chair, manufactured by Vauconsant in the 1940s who worked closely with the Ateliers Jean Prouvé during the 40s producing high-quality wooden furniture. The design distills Prouvé’s thinking about structure and material to its essence, expressing strength and clarity through a deceptively simple form.

Executed entirely in wood, the chair articulates its engineering logic with visible joints and a poised, rhythmic silhouette. The seat and back are shaped for comfort, the legs splayed with purpose, and the overall balance feels both sturdy and nimble.

Despite its minimalist vocabulary, the piece carries a strong presence in a room — a blend of thoughtful proportion, structural integrity, and honest material use. It’s a quietly confident object, where every angle and detail contributes to an architecture of seating rather than decoration.

About the designer

Jean Prouvé (b. 1901–1984) was a designer, engineer, and builder whose pioneering use of sheet steel transformed the language of furniture and architecture. Trained as a metalworker, he brought industrial methods of stamping, bending, and welding to modern design.

Working alongside leading figures of the modern movement, Prouvé developed a philosophy based on the principles of construction, believing that ‘there is no difference between the construction of a house and that of a piece of furniture’. His work exposed the load-bearing structure through visible joints, folded metal forms, and engineered components, making the systems at work integral to the aesthetic.

The Standard Chair, Antony Chair as well as the prefabricated houses or landmark projects such as the Maison du Peuple in Clichy, exemplify how Prouvé's designs became defining works of modernism. Today, his work continues to be a landmark in twentieth-century design, uniting technical precision with functional clarity.