SOLVAY
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During 1941 and 1942, the Ateliers Jean Prouvé designed and executed several interior design projects for the chemical company Solvay. This contract resulted in numerous designs, including a wooden table that exemplifies Prouvé’s construction methods: its structural details demonstrate the interplay of forces and tensions, as was later the case with the EM Table, which differs from its predecessor in its metal legs.
The solid woods and oil finish give the Solvay table a refined and simple look that compensates for the technical coldness of the design.
Jean Prouvé designed the Solvay Table during World War II, and due to metal shortages, he created this elegant piece with wooden legs. The solid wood components—natural oak, dark smoked oak, or American walnut—give the table a sense of both simplicity and elegance.
