"Old Vitra Potence By Jean Prouvé"
Old wall lamp 'Vitra Potence' by Jean Prouvé. Designed as a pivoting wall lamp for the 'Maison Tropique', Potence (1950) is regarded as one of Jean Prouvé's puristic masterpieces. Jean Prouvé (8 April 1901 – 23 March 1984) was a French architect, furniture and industrial designer. He applied production technology in architecture, without losing aesthetic qualities. His design qualities were not limited to one discipline, but he expressed them in architectural, industrial, construction and furniture design.