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Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair

FAUTEUIL KANGOUROU LOUNGE CHAIR

Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair

FAUTEUIL KANGOUROU LOUNGE CHAIR

Designed by Jean Prouvé, 1948

Vitra has reissued the Fauteuil Kangourou in collaboration with Catherine Prouvé, the daughter of Jean Prouvé.

The lounge chair pairs a natural oak base structure with metal legs in the striking hue Prouvé Bleu Marcoule; the cushions are covered in a colour-coordinated, softly woven bouclé fabric.

Fauteuil Kangourou is limited to 150 pieces in this version and is only available directly from Vitra.

Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair

DESIGNER

Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair

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.

Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair

He left his mark on architectural history again in 1971, when he played a major role in selecting the design of Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers for the Centre Pompidou as chairman of the competition jury.

Prouvé's work encompasses a wide range of objects, from a letter opener to door and window fittings, from lighting and furniture to façade elements and prefabricated houses, from modular building systems to large exhibition structures – essentially, almost anything that is suited to industrial production methods.

Prouvé's work encompasses a wide range of objects, from a letter opener to door and window fittings, from lighting and furniture to façade elements and prefabricated houses, from modular building systems to large exhibition structures essentially, almost anything that is suited to industrial production methods.In close cooperation with the Prouvé family, Vitra began in 2002 to issue re-editions of designs by this great French constructeur.

INFORMATION

Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair

BRAND

Vitra

TYPOLOGY

Lounge Chair

DESIGNER

Jean Prouvé

COLLECTION 

Kangourou

ARMRESTS

- Natural Solid Oak
- Oiled Finish

COVER

- Karandash Fabric (Dedar)
- Colour Cobalt.

Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair

WOODEN PARTS OF BASE

- Natural Solid Oak
- Oiled Finish

METAL PARTS OF BASE

- Powder-coated Steel
- Colour Prouvé Bleu Marcoule.

Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair

DIMENSIONS

- Height : 840 cm (33")
- Width : 760 cm (30")
- Leg Height : 375 cm (14 3/4")

MATERIALS

KARANDASH (DEDAR) & METAL FRAME

- 006 cobalt (Karandash (Dedar)
- 41 Prouvé Bleu Marcoule powder-coated (smooth) (Metal Frame)

Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
006 cobalt
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
41 Prouvé Bleu...

SOLID WOOD

Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
Birch White
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
72 Natural Spruce
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
Natural Ash
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
54 Maple
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
Natural Beech
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
77 Cotton White Ash, Oiled
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
89 White-pigmented Oak
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
10 Natural Oak, With Protective Varnish
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
70 Natural Solid Oak, Oiled
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
75 Solid American Walnut, Oiled
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
45 Black Pigmented Walnut
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
Maple, Dark Honey
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
65 Honey-toned Ash
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
Walnut
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
02 Golden Maple
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
Maple...
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
04 Dark Stained Solid...
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
95 Dark Maple
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
Birch Dark Brown
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
77 Black Beech
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
68 Black Ash
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
Black Alder
Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair
30 Black Maple

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