Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (born 1971 and 1976) are brothers noted for their design work, which has been featured in publications and museums globally — and spans a wide range from tables and chairs to tableware, rugs, textile walls, office furniture, ceramics, art objects and urban projects.
Early life and education
Brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec were born in Quimper, Brittany,[1] where previous generations of their family had farmed. Ronan studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, subsequently assisted by his brother, Erwan, who graduated from École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy.
Career
In 2007, the firm's "North Tiles" design for Kvadrat in Denmark won the D – Design Forum AID Award[2] and has been included in Giulio Cappellini's design collection.[3] Their work has included a tree house bedroom and a "table sprouting a bowl molded from a single piece of heat-welded Corian". The designs have been described as representing poetic practicality.[3] "We don't want to make only functional pieces," Erwan Bouroullec noted.[3]
The design team works from their company base in Paris, Atelier Bouroullec, for clients including Cappellini, Ligne Roset, Habitat, Domeau & Peres, Authentics, EandW, Magis, Vitra
External links
- Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec on the Design Museum
- Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec collection at Vitra
References
- Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Design Museum, 22 June 2007, retrieved 12 August 2015^
- Bouroullec Ronan Design Addict, retrieved 2024-05-28^
- Design Notebook: Furniture fair: In Milan, form follows fashion The New York Times, 12 April 2001