- Albers, Josef
- Arad, Ron
- Becker, Dorothee
- Bill, Max
- Bouroullec, Ronan and Erwan
- Citterio, Antonio
- Eames, Charles & Ray
- Gehry, Frank
- Girard, Alexander
- Herzog & de Meuron
- Jongerius, Hella
- Kuramata, Shiro
- Le Corbusier
- Lynn, Greg
- Meda, Alberto
- Morrison, Jasper
- Noguchi, Isamu
- Panton, Verner
- Prouvé, Jean
- Saarinen, Eero
- Starck, Philippe
- Taut, Bruno
- Van Severen, Maarten
- Yanagi, Sori
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Biography:
- Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, born 1971 and 1976, respectively, in Quimper, France, studied at the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Cergy-Pontoise. Ronan began independent design work immediately after completing his studies, while his brother, who was still in school, assisted him. Since 1999 both brothers have worked together as joint partners in their own design firm. Their work ranges from small utilitarian objects to architectural projects. In addition to the design of domestic and office furniture, vases, porcelain dishware, jewellery and diverse home accessories, a primary focus of their work is the design and organization of interior space. One of their most unconventional designs, Algues (2004), was created in this context. The collaboration between the Bouroullec brothers and Vitra began in 2000 with the office furniture system Joyn, which was developed between 2000-02 and is continually being refined and expanded. Along with Jasper Morrison and Hella Jongerius, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have made major contributions to the steadily growing Vitra Home Collection.
Projects:
- Exhibitions (selection):
- 2007 Stitch Room, "MyHome", Vitra Design Museum, Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein
- 2007 "Nature Design", Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich
- 2007 "Airs de Paris", Musée National d'Art Moderne / Centre George Pompidou, Paris
- 2006 "Anders als immer", Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa), Stuttgart
- 2006 "Futurotextiles", Tri Postal, Lille
- 2006 "Swarm", The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia
- 2006 "Brothers and Sisters in Art", Haus der Kunst, Munich
- 2005 "Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec“, honorary guests at the International Fair of Living, Mobitex, Brno
- 2005 "The Showroom", Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul
- 2005 Installation for Vitra, Spazio La Pelota, Fuori Salone, Milan
- 2004 "Céramiques contemporaines - trente artistes, trente céramistes", Musée National de la Céramique, Sèvres
- 2004 "Culture Design" ("Design en stock" / "40 ans de Mobilier National"), Palais de la Porte Dorée, Paris
- 2004 "Séjours éphémères", Stedelijke Musea, Kortrijk
- 2004 "La Maison Bouroullec", Interieur Lille, Lille
- 2004 "Trafic d'influences: Art et Design", Collection du Frac Nord-Pas de Calais, Tri Postal, Lille
- 2004 "Assemblages, 250, 150, 60", Galerie Kreo, Paris
- 2004 "Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec", Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
- 2004 "Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec", Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
- 2004 "Plant Power", Design Museum Tank, London
- 2004 "Ronan et Erwan Bouroullec, Parois", Musée de la Piscine, Roubaix
- 2004 Installation "The Ideal House", Internationale Möbelmesse, Cologne
- 2003 "Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec", Droog Design Gallery, Amsterdam
- 2002 "Une petite maison intéressante à habiter", Villa Noailles, Hyères
- 2002 "Ronan et Erwan Bouroullec", Design Museum, London
- 2002 "Les nuages en polystyrènes", Installation for Museum Night, Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg
- 2001 "Mutations", Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Bordeaux
- 2001 "Ronan et Erwan Bouroullec", Galerie Kreo, Paris
- 2001 "Manger", New Forms of Living, Salon du meuble, Paris
- 2001 "Ronan et Erwan Bouroullec", Miyake Design Studio Gallery, Tokyo
- 1998 "La vie en rose", Cartier Foundation, Paris
