Image source: Vitra — Tabouret N° 307
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Tabouret N° 307
Jean Prouvé's 1951 stool with a saddle-shaped solid oak seat on tubular steel legs
455 × 445 × 435 mm
1951
Approx. $1,400 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Tabouret N° 307 is credited to Jean Prouvé, 1951. Its seat has the shape of a tractor saddle and, in the version produced by Vitra, is crafted from solid oak.
Construction
- Seat of solid oak, natural (oiled) or dark (hard-wax oil)
- Base of tubular steel, powder-coated, on plastic glides
- Two versions: light oak on one base colour, dark oak on another
- Oak from Croatia; plastic glides under the legs
Specifications
- Drawing values: 455 mm, 435 mm and 445 mm, without axis names
Story
Stools with numbers
Vitra's fact sheet says Jean Prouvé designed various stools in the early 1950s and named them with different numbers. The seat of Tabouret N° 307 is described as having the shape of a tractor saddle.
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Aluminium, then oak
The sheet explains that the seat was originally made of stamped aluminium sheeting; in Vitra's version it is solid oak.
More by Jean Prouvé
Guéridon
Jean Prouvé's round wooden Guéridon of 1949, made for the University of Paris, in two sizes
Tabouret Haut
Jean Prouvé's 1942 bar stool in solid oak, with a chromed steel ring that serves as footrest
Cité
Prouvé's 1930 Cité armchair for Nancy's student halls, with steel runners and leather belt armrests
Trapèze
Jean Prouvé's Trapèze table of 1950/1954, from Antony: trapezoidal steel legs and a black top
Collection
Jean Prouvé Collection
Vitra's Jean Prouvé Collection: furniture produced with the Prouvé family since 2000, from the Standard chair to the Compas Direction desk, in original colours.
