Jean Prouvé conceived the original Potence in the 1940s for his family home in Nancy, reducing the wall lamp to its absolute essentials: a pivoting steel bar, a tensioning wire, and a bulb. Nothing more was needed. The design carried the same conviction as his furniture and architecture, where structural logic and visual restraint arrive at the same place. Vitra's Petite Potence preserves those proportions in a compact format suited to tighter spaces. The 103 cm swing arm rotates freely, directing light where the moment calls for it. A powder-coated finish in colors drawn directly from Prouvé's original palette connects each lamp to its mid-century origins. The textile-sheathed cable and dimmable LED bulb bring the design into contemporary use without disturbing its character. Pivoting steel swing arm, 103 cm Powder-coated finish in Prouvé-original colorways High-quality textile cable casing Dimmable LED bulb included
