Description
This monographic publication covers the complete career of this exceptional French craftsman, designer and engineer. From the originality of his first furniture pieces to the sophistication of his later building systems, Prouvé’s work is an example of commitment with prefabrication and industrialization, but also with that tireless experimentation that turns him into a unique figure in the 20th century history of design and architecture. The issue, edited on the occasion of the exhibition devoted to Prouvé during the months of September and October 2011 at the Ivorypress gallery in Madrid, will include articles by prominent scholars and experts, as well as pieces by architects such as Norman Foster, Peter Sulzer and Jean-Louis Cohen.
CONTENTS
- Norman Foster & Luis Fernández-Galiano, Industrial Beauty
- Luis Fernández-Galiano, Prouvé Abridged
Preambles
- Catherine Prouvé, Itineraries: a Biographical Portrait
- Peter Sulzer, Shaping Years: from the Workshop to the Factory
- Mariano Bayón, First Architectures: Buc and Clichy
Processes
- Franz Graf, Complex Skins: the Facade of Windows
- Ignacio Paricio, Complex Skins: the Facade of Windows
- José María de Lapuerta, Prefabrication and Housing: Light Alternatives
Practices
- Jean-François Archieri, From Maxéville on: Creative Maturity
- Jean-Louis Cohen, Hands that See: the CNAM Lectures
- Norman Foster, Jean Prouvé: Master of Structural Form
160 pages, ills colour & bw / 24 x 30 cm / English, Spanish

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