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Compas Direction

Desks from Vitra, Designed by Jean Prouvé

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Product description

1250 x 730 x 700mm

Table top: solid wood in natural oak with oiled finish, dark stained oak with protective natural lacquer finish, or American walnut with oiled finish.
Base: bent sheet steel, powder-coated finish (smooth).
Note: the steel frame in Métal Brut has a raw irregular surface protected by a transparent powder coating.
Origin of wood: oak (Quercus robur) from Western Europe and/or Poland; American walnut (Juglans nigra) from the USA.

Concept

The slender, elegantly splayed legs of Compas Direction, designed by Jean Prouvé in 1953, 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.

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Categorised in Tables - Desks - Tabletop rectangular - Individual desks - Bureaus - Wood - Tabletop solid wood - Residential - Contract - Office.
Manufacturer Vitra
Family Compas Direction
Architonic ID 20125835
Order number 21202700
Year of Launch 1953

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Klünenfeldstrasse 22, 4127 Birsfelden Switzerland

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Phone: +41 61 377 00 00 Fax: +41 61 377 15 10

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Klünenfeldstrasse 22, 4127 Birsfelden Switzerland

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