Iconic design brothers Ronan & Erwan Bourellec have created an installation in France at Apartment 50. The designers have based the remodeling on the award winning Steelwood collection.
Images via Bouroullec & FLC/ADAGP Paris
Design by Alessandro Busana
Focused to combine design and functionality, simplicity and versatility, mixed with the exclusivity and elegance of the classical living room armchair; a new dialogue between personality and versatility.
Two completely different concepts merged in one product where the perfect balance among handiness, formal identity and accessibility is represented by the symbol +.
One of the 'founding fathers' of super normal design along with Naoto Fukasawa, Jasper Morrison was born in London in 1959, and graduated in Design at Kingston Polytechnic Design School, London (1979-82 BA(Des.) ) and The Royal College of Art for Post Graduate studies (1982-85 MA(Des.) RCA). In 1984 he studied at Berlin's HdK on a Scholarship.
In 1986 he set up an Office for Design in London. His work was included in the Documenta 8 exhibition in Kassel in 1987, for which he designed the Reuters News Centre. The following year he was invited to take part in Design Werkstatt, a part of the Berlin, Cultural City of Europe program, where he exhibited Some new items for the house, part i at the DAAD Gallery.
At this time he began designing products for SCP in London, the German door handle producer FSB, the Office furniture company Vitra, and the Italian furniture producer Cappellini. In 1992 together with James Irvine, he organised Progetto Oggetto for Cappellini, a collection of household objects designed together with a group of young European designers. He also woked with Andreas Brandolini and Axel Kufus on a variety of installations, exhibition designs and town planning projects under the umbrella of Utilism International.
1n 1992, his slide show lecture A world without words was published in book format by the graphic designer Tony Arefin.
In 1994 Jasper Morrison was guest of honour and held an exhibition at the Interieur 94 exhibition in Belgium. In 1995 he held a solo exhibition at Bordeaux's Arc en Rêve Centre d'architecture. He began a consultancy with Üstra the Hannover Transportation Authority by designing a Bus Stop for the City.
More recently exhibitions and instalations have included: The State of Things to complement the editing of the 1999 Design Year Book. Solo exhibitions at the Axis Gallery, Tokyo, for Flos at the Yamagiwa Centre in Tokyo, as Designer of the Year 2000 at the Paris Design Fair, a Magis exhibition with Marc Newson and Michael Young in Palermo, and another with Marc Newson at the Deste Foundation, Athens.
Recent projects include the design of furniture for Tate Modern in London,Luxmaster for Flos, Folding Air-Chair and Low Air-Table for Magis; a Monograph Everything but the Walls published by Lars Müller Publishers; a bench for the Roppongi Hills development in Tokyo; ATM desk system for Vitra and a line of kitchen appliances for Rowenta.
Designed by Marc Berthier, the same luminary behind the new Hermes Carre H watch has redesigned the casual folding chair. Made in 100% beech wood with a thin view when folded, it comes in 2 finishes, natural and black stained. Available Today!
