Vitra Compas Direction Table
COMPAS DIRECTION TABLE
COMPAS DIRECTION TABLE
Designed By Jean Prouvé, 1953
The slender, elegantly splayed legs of Compas Direction, designed by Jean Prouvé in 1953, call to mind the hinged arms of a compass – 'le compas' in French. With its compact dimensions, the desk is ideal for the contemporary home office.
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. In close cooperation with the Prouvé family, Vitra began in 2002 to issue re-editions of designs by this great French constructeur.
INFORMATION
ORIGIN OF WOOD
Oak (Quercus Robur) From Western Europe And/or Poland; American Walnut (Juglans Nigra) From The Usa.
BASE
- Bent Sheet Steel
- Powder-coated Finish (Smooth).
NOTE
The Steel Frame In Métal Brut Has A Raw Irregular Surface Protected By A Transparent Powder Coating.
TABLE TOP
- Solid Wood In Natural Oak With Oiled Finish
- Dark Stained Oak With Protective Natural Lacquer Finish
- American Walnut With Oiled Finish.
DIMENSIONS
- Small : 1250 x 600 cm
- Large : 1250 x 700 cm
CAD DATA
↓ Compas Direction 1250x600 2D DWG
↓ Compas Direction 1250x600 2D DXF
↓ Compas Direction 1250x700 2D dwg
↓ Compas Direction 1250x700 2D dxf
↓ Vitra-Desks-Compas Direction-1250x700 IFC
↓ Vitra-Desks-Compas Direction-1250x600 IFC
↓ Vitra-Desks-Compas Direction
↓ Compas Direction 1250x600 skp
↓ Compas Direction 1250x600 dae
colours
TABLE TOP
- 75 Solid American Walnut, Oiled
- 70 Natural Solid Oak, Oiled
- 04 Dark Stained Solid Oak, With Protective Varnish
BASE
-88 Prouvé Blanc Colombe (Ecru) powder-coated (smooth) -13 Prouvé Gris Vermeer Powder-coated (Smooth) -18 Prouvé Blé Vert Powder-coated (Smooth) -06 Japanese Red Powder-coated (Smooth) -94 Prouvé Métal Brut Powder-coated (Transparent, Smooth) -41 Prouvé Bleu Marcoule Powder-coated (Smooth) -14 Prouvé Bleu Dynastie Powder-coated (Smooth) -12 Deep Black Powder-coated (Smooth)
