| 1901: |
Born 1901
in Paris, died 1984 in Nancy |
| 1916-1921: |
Training as a blacksmith under Emile Robert, Enghien, and Szabo,
Paris |
| 1924: |
Opening
of his own metal workshop in Nancy |
| 1925: |
Design
and production of his earliest furniture made from formed sheet
steel |
| 1930: |
Founding
member of the "Union des Artistes Modernes" (U.A.M.)
|
| 1931: |
Establishment
of "Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé", Nancy |
| 1981: |
First
prize in the competition for student dormitory furniture at
the new university in Nancy |
| 1932-1933: |
Designs
for the "Memphis" group in Milan |
| 1935: |
First
prize in the furniture competition for the Paris electric company
(series production of furniture for 800 offices) |
| 1937-1939:
|
Maison
du Peuple, Clichy, Paris: Development and production of the
building structure, architects E. Beaudoin and M. Lods |
| 1939: |
Development
of prefabricated housing for the army and buildings for the
Société Centrale des Alliages Légers (SCAL)
in Issoire in collaboration with Pierre Jeanneret |
| 1941-1943:
|
"Les
Ateliers Jean Prouvé " diversify production during
the war: wooden furniture (due to the scarcity of steel), bicycles,
development of frame houses |
| 1941-1944:
|
Member
of the Resistance since 1940, mayor of the city of Nancy after
its liberation |
| 1944-1946:
|
Design
and construction of dwellings for the homeless |
| 1947: |
"Les
Ateliers Jean Prouvé " relocates to Maxville (near
Nancy) in financial partnership with Aluminium Francais: factory
with modern technical equipment, 25 000 m2 floor space, 200
employees |
| 1949: |
Establishment
of a separate furniture section at "Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé
‚" in order to meet increasing production demands.
Steph Simon assumes responsibility for exclusive marketing |
| 1954: |
Design
and construction of Prouvé’s private home |
| 1956: |
January
1st-Jean Prouvé withdraws from the factory in Maxville
April 1st-Steph Simon takes over production of Jean Prouvé's
furniture designs-"Ateliers Jean Prouvé" |
| 1957-1968: |
Head
of the office for building construction at the Compagnie Industrielle
de Matériel de Transport (CIMT), Paris. In addition,
collaboration on numerous major architectural projects |
| 1957-1969:
|
Lecturer
at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM),
Paris |
| 1968-1984:
|
Independent
office in Paris as architect and consultant |
| 1971: |
Head
of the jury, Project Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
| 1980-1984:
: |
Jean
Prouvé devotes himself to the further development of
his furniture designs |
