Returned and Raw

Back from my summer break just in time for these beautiful Jean Prouve additions!  Prouve is one of the most important designers of the twentieth century.  As one of the leaders of the French modernists, his prolific work has been translated superbly, using different materials and colors...Hard to imagine modernizing the classically modern without doing some damage but they really have done it respectfully and stylishly... G star, the dutch clothing company and Vitra worked together for two years to "revitalize" 17 of his classic pieces.  The new Prouve RAW collection is on exhibit in Weil Am Rhine, Germany (in the Zaha Hadid designed Firehouse) until August 14 and in the Fall nine out of the 17 will be available to Vitra retailers.

This Set of original Prouve's is available from Christie's for just over $95,000

The newer RAW version of the same chair is $3,600 and includes updated materials and colors

Check out the rest of the collection at Vitra's site here.