Dining Chair CHAISE TOUT BOIS Natural oak VITRA

Reissued by Vitra, the Chaise Tout Bois is the only chair made by French designer Jean Prouvé, entirely created in wood. Its shape is very similar to Prouvé's famous Standard chair, but the metal plate was replaced by wood due to the scarcity of metal during the Second World War. With its shape, the Chaise Tout Bois expresses Prouvé's intention to provide additional strength in the transition between the seat and the back, where the load is greatest. During the war, Prouvé created several prototypes of this chair to test the strength of its structure as well as the joints, the position of the legs and the connection between the seat and the back. The chosen material was based on availability at the time. After the war, oak was again available in sufficient quantity and was an ideal material for a wooden chair, due to its strength and durability. In 1947, Prouvé's Chaise Tout Bois won an award in the "Meubles de France" (French Furniture) competition. The concept of the competition was to find attractive, high-quality furniture and mass-produced products to meet the needs of the post-war society. The Chaise Tout Bois produced by Vitra corresponds to one of Jean Prouvé's 1941 models, whose construction did not require any screws. The height and geometry of the seat are the same as those of the Standard chair and therefore meet current standards and requirements. The warm appearance and feel of the wood offer an interesting contrast with the practical structural design, typical of the Prouvé functional approach.