Drawing for the model completed by Henri Prouvé. Jean Prouvé and Pierre Bindschedler met in 1943 through their mutual involvement with the French resistance in Nancy. When Bindschedler was appointed to the military commission for rebuilding the area, he enlisted Prouvé to work on building low-cost, mass-produced housing designs. Once the war ended, Prouvé and his brother Henri used the same principles of easy-to-assemble pressed steel frames they had designed for the modular housing to create the new headquarters for Bindschedler’s company Ferembal. The resulting buildings were elegant and efficient, inspiring Bindschedler to commission the pair to build him a family home in Saint Briac. Emphasizing natural light and the surrounding landscape, Prouvé designed these benches to fit perfectly under the house’s large windows. Following the construction of this home in 1950, Bindschedler continued to support Prouvé’s work, investing in Atelier Jean Prouvé in Maxéville.
Image of the interior of the Sterenden Moor villa, Saint Briac, circa 1954. Provenance
Pierre and Edmée Bindschedler, Sterenden Moor villa, Saint Briac
Thence by decent
Artcurial, Paris, "Art Déco / Design," May 23, 2022, lot 71
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Property from a Private New York Collection
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Long bench, from the Sterenden Moor villa, Saint Briac
1950
Painted steel, ash, Villeroy & Boch glazed ceramic tiles, cement.
17 3/4 x 208 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (45.1 x 528.6 x 34.9 cm)
Estimate
$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $76,200
Patrizia Koenig
Specialist, Associate Vice President, Modern & Contemporary Art
+1 212 940 1279
pkoenig@phillips.com
Benjamin Green
Associate Specialist, Design
Head of Sale
+1 917 207 9090
bgreen@phillips.com
FREESTYLE: Living with Art & Design, Property from a Private New York Collection
New York Auction 5 June 2024
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