Compas Direction Desk
Made by Vitra
The slender, elegantly splayed legs of Compas Direction Desk call to mind the hinged arms of a compass – 'le compas' in French. With its compact dimensions, the desk is ideal for the contemporary home office.
Compas Direction was designed by Jean Prouvé. Jean Prouvé 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 Prouvé established his own factory. Due to disagreements with the majority shareholders, he left the company in 1953. During the ensuing decades, Prouvé served as a consulting engineer on a number of important architectural projects in Paris. In close cooperation with the Prouvé family, Vitra began in 2002 to issue re-editions of designs by this great French constructeur.
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