Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
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Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (b. 1971 and 1976) are a design team formed by brothers from Brittany
. In 2007
the firm's "North Tiles" design for Kvadrat
in Denmark
won the D - Design Forum AID Award
and has been included in Cappellini
's design collection. 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. "We don't want to make only functional pieces," Erwan Bouroullec noted.
The Bouroullecs work in Paris for clients including Cappellini
, Ligne Roset
, Habitat, Domeau & Peres, Authentics, EandW, Magis, Vitra
and Gallery Kreo. They received the grand prix du jury international at the Paris Furniture Fair in 1998 e de la ville de paris, the best new designer award in New York in 1999, a Compasso d'Oro
nomination in 2001 in Milan, and designed the interior for Issey Miyake
’s APOC
shop in Paris. In 2011, the Centre Pompidou-Metz hosts a major retrospective on the Bouroullec brothers.
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
. In 2007
the firm's "North Tiles" design for Kvadrat
Kvadrat (company)
Kvadrat is a Danish Textile design company. Founded in 1968, it now holds a leading position in the European market of design textiles, supplying renowned architects, designers and furniture manufacturers throughout the world, for use in upholstery and curtains.-Showrooms:Kvadrat's major...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
won the D - Design Forum AID Award
Forum AID Award
The Forum AID Award is Nordic architecture and design award handed out annually by the Swedish magazine Forum AID. AID is an acronym for the three subject-matters of the magazine - Architecture, Interior design and Design - and it is also the three categories of the award...
and has been included in Cappellini
Cappellini
Cappellini is an Italian surname, possibly a derivative of Capelli or Capello. It is also used as a Spanish surname. It may refer to:- People :*Anna Cappellini, Italian ice dancer*Ada Itúrrez de Cappellini, Argentine Justicialist Party politician...
's design collection. Their work has included a tree-house bedroom and a "table sprouting a bowl molded from a single piece of heat-welded Corian
Corian
Corian is the brand name for a solid surface material created by DuPont. It is composed of acrylic polymer and alumina trihydrate. Corian can be thermoformed by heating it to 300°F , allowing unique shapes to be created...
". The designs have been described as representing poetic practicality. "We don't want to make only functional pieces," Erwan Bouroullec noted.
The Bouroullecs work in Paris for clients including Cappellini
Cappellini
Cappellini is an Italian surname, possibly a derivative of Capelli or Capello. It is also used as a Spanish surname. It may refer to:- People :*Anna Cappellini, Italian ice dancer*Ada Itúrrez de Cappellini, Argentine Justicialist Party politician...
, Ligne Roset
Ligne Roset
Ligne Roset is a French modern furniture company that has over 200 stores and more than 1,000 retail distributors worldwide. The company was founded by Antoine Roset in 1860 in Montagnieu, France as a small business manufacturing bentwood walking sticks...
, Habitat, Domeau & Peres, Authentics, EandW, Magis, Vitra
Vitra (furniture)
Vitra is a Swiss manufacturer of designer furniture. Vitra is the European manufacturer and retailer of the works of many internationally renowned furniture designers...
and Gallery Kreo. They received the grand prix du jury international at the Paris Furniture Fair in 1998 e de la ville de paris, the best new designer award in New York in 1999, a Compasso d'Oro
Compasso d'Oro
Compasso d'Oro is the name of an Industrial Design award originated in Italy in 1954 by the La Rinascente company from an original idea of Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli. From 1964 it has been hosted exclusively by Associazione per il Disegno Industriale . It is the first and most recognized award...
nomination in 2001 in Milan, and designed the interior for Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake
is a Japanese fashion designer. He is known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances.-Life and career:Miyake was born 22 April 1938 in Hiroshima, Japan. As a seven year-old, he witnessed and survived the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. He studied...
’s APOC
Apoc
* Acute-Point-of-Care, a business segment of medical equipment manufacturers* Anglo-Persian Oil Company, later BP* Anarchist People of Color* Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships...
shop in Paris. In 2011, the Centre Pompidou-Metz hosts a major retrospective on the Bouroullec brothers.