Jean Prouve
Jean Prouve completed his training as a metal artisan before opening his own workshop in Nancy in 1924. In the following years he created numerous furniture designs, and in 1947 Prouve established his own factory. Due to disagreements with the majority shareholders, he left the company in 1953. During the ensuing decades, Prouve served as a consulting engineer on a number of important architectural projects in Paris. He left his mark on architectural history again in 1971, when he played a major role in selecting the design of Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers for the Centre Pompidou as chairman of the competition jury. Prouve
