EM Table by Jean Prouve for Vitra r-bubble lights 150 x 175 cm approx

150 x 175 cm approx

This jug is slip cast and made of terracotta which has been fired to an unconventionally high temperature that vitrifies the body of the clay giving it the strength of stoneware and achieving the scorched colour

White beech wood

its supremely functional and the shape pays homage to Dutch designer and architect Rietveld

Designed by Mathieu Mategot from the Danish company Gubi

EM Table by Jean Prouve for Vitra r-bubble lights 150 x 175 cm approxAt the beginning of the 1950s Prouve designed the EM Table for the Maison Tropique project. With every single detail governed by its construction, the table follows the aesthetics of necessity. It illustrates the force vectors and static connections in a way that is otherwise only familiar in the context of civil engineering works. Materials Moulded sheet steel base, powder coated. Oak veneer table top, natural or impregnated dark, natural wood look