The Chaise Tout Bois was designed by the French designer Jean Prouvé in 1941 and is now produced by Vitra. It is one of Prouvé’s most popular and impressive wooden designs and assembled without a single screw or metal fixing. At the time of the design there was a great scarcity of metal due to World War II. Inspired by traditional Japanese joinery, a wooden jigsaw concept substituted all the metal parts of the chair to create Chaise Tout Bois - an all-wood chair.

The form of Chaise Tout Bois articulates Prouvé’s intention to provide added strength at the transition point between the seat and backrest, where the load weight of human anatomy is greatest. After he created several prototypes, he solved the weight distribution by creating lightweight front legs and thick curved back legs for support.

In 1947, Prouvé won an award for Chaise Tout Bois in the ‘Meubles de France’ competition in recognition of its attractive, high-quality, mass-produced furnishing. The warm look and feel of wood contrast appealingly with the chair’s functional and structural design which is perfectly fitting around any home interior.