AAV

1987 - shelves - Carte blanche v.i.a

Tapered like the wing of a plane, the shelving is installed wall to wall.

Telescopic shelving made of reverse-engineered dye-cast extruded aluminium, constituting a beam that slides on itself over a length of 2 to3 metres.Extendable by means of graduated notches on an aluminium runner.

VIA, the association created by CODIFA (Committee for the Development of French Furniture Industries) with the support of the French Ministry of Trade and Industry, enabled Jean Nouvel to produce his first pieces of furniture. Jean Nouvel has developed six prototypes in aluminium that reveal the basis of his approach to the objects.