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Tabouret Métallique stool bleu

The name Tabouret Métallique, stands for "metal stool" in French, the stool consists of a round seat combined with a fascinating angular base structure, which Jean Prouvé later also used in his Trapèze table. The Tabouret Métallique stool can also serve as a side table, for example next to a sofa / lounge chair, it has plastic glides on the bottom to protect your floor from scratches.

This vibrant shade of blue belongs to Jean Prouvé's original color chart, which he developed himself. The color's name, Bleu Marcoule, comes from a power station in Marcoule, France, for which Prouvé designed blue-tinted furniture in the 1950s.

Colour: Bleu Marcoule.
Dimensions: Height 44.5 cm, Diameter 38 cm.
Seat diameter: 28.5 cm.
Material: Powder coated bent sheet steel.
Includes plastic glides.

About the designer:

Jean Prouvé (1909-1984) was a French metalworker, engineer and self-taught architect and designer, who had a major influence on European post-war design and design philosophy.