Description
The seat and backrest of the Standard chair Vitra by Jean Prouvé are available in various types of robust wood, and the chair's striking metal frame comes in different colours. This understated, iconic design is a famous classic by the French constructeur. Chairs take the most stress on their back legs, where they bear the weight of the user's upper body. The engineer and designer Jean Prouvé illustrated this simple insight in his distinctive design for the Standard chair Vitra: while steel tubing suffices for the front legs, since they bear a relatively light load, the back legs are made of voluminous hollow sections that transfer the primary stress to the floor.
