Vitra Fauteuil Kangourou Lounge Chair

Thu Aug 31, 2023LongueOak Wood, Beech Wood, Ash Wood, Walnut WoodColorfulVitra International AG

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.

DESIGNER

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.

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.