& Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)
Bed with pivoting tablet
Model SCAL 450, 'Antony'
Black lacquered and folded steel sheet, fabric and
oak
Edited by Steph Simon
Manufactured by the Ateliers Jean Prouvé Model created in 1955
H 42 × L 190 × W 80 cm
H 45 × L 36 cm (tablet)
Note: Designed in 1954 by Jean Prouvé for the
student rooms of the Jean Zay University Campus in
Antony, this bed was named ‘SCAL’ because an
early version had been created in 1939 for the staff
dormitories of SCAL.
(Société Centrale des Alliages Légers).
Bibliography:
- L. & P. Seguin, 'Jean Prouvé, Vol. 1', Galerie
Patrick Seguin, 2017, similar model pp. 352, 359
- P. Sulzer, 'Jean Prouvé, Œuvre complète Vol.
3: 1944-1954', Ed. Birkhauser, 2005, model
referenced under no. 1140.6, p. 166-167
