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Courier

Ronan Bouroullec, 2025

In addition to his design projects, Ronan Bouroullec is also an artist, producing intricate drawings in which he hand-draws intuitive sequences of lines with a Japanese felt tip brush. The contours of Courier can be read as an expression of this artistic approach, but also testify to Bouroullec's flair for form and composition as well as his technical expertise. The desk effortlessly combines two high-quality materials, wood and aluminium, to create a distinctive yet subtle design.

“I stripped everything down, until I got to something I like to call a ‘naked solution’ – just a thin wooden surface on legs. Courier provides enough surface to hold a laptop, some papers, and a screen or books.”
Ronan Bouroullec
Viewed from the side, the desk's silhouette recalls a serif letter design – hence the name Courier, which is one of the best-known serif typefaces.

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Ronan Bouroullec

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The artist and designer Ronan Bouroullec (*1971 in Quimper) is a graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD). After founding his own Paris-based studio in 1995, he was subsequently joined by his brother Erwan in 1998 to form a complementary duo. They have collaborated with Vitra since 1999 on the development of numerous important products and concepts for home and office. In 2023 the brothers parted ways and now work independently from one another. Ronan Bouroullec is also known for his drawings, which have been taken up by important public and private collections worldwide.