Vitra Standard SP chair, Prouvé Blanc Colombe – deep black

Vitra’s Standard SP is a plastic version of Jean Prouvé’s iconic Standard Chair. Designed in 1934, Standard Chair has a unique metal structure inspired by Prouvé’s engineering background. Because most of the weight is carried by the chair’s back legs, Prouvé decided to place large, hollow steel legs on the back and slim ones on the front.

The subtle hue of the chair’s frame is part of Jean Prouvé’s original color palette. The color used to be called “ecru” in Vitra’s furniture, but in 2022, the name was changed to Blanc Colombe, Prouvé’s original name for the hue. The poetic name is French, and its direct translation would be “dove white”.

With its pleasantly shaped seat and backrest in durable plastic, the Standard SP (Siège en Plastique) makes an excellent dining chair, and its design matches perfectly with Vitra’s EM Table, which was also designed by Prouvé.