Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra, and Nora Fehlbaum, CEO of Vitra, discuss the Prouvé collection at the #VitraDesignMuseum and the collaboration with the Prouvé family.
On a visit to Paris in the early 1980s, Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra, acquired a vintage Antony chair by Jean Prouvé from 1954. ‘For me, Jean Prouvé was the French counterpart to Charles and Ray Eames. What they have in common is the combination of structural honesty and an ensuing creative expression of timeless beauty,’ explains Fehlbaum. The purchase marked the beginning of an intensive programme of collecting. Today the Vitra Design Museum has the most extensive museum collection of furniture and objects by Jean Prouvé.
Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra, and Nora Fehlbaum, CEO of Vitra, discuss the Prouvé collection at the #VitraDesignMuseum and the collaboration with the Prouvé family.