Overview

Designers

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

Product Designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

Products by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

  • A Palissade Dining Table in olive green. Select to go to the Palissade Table product page. A Palissade Café Table in dark grey.
    Palissade Table HAY
  • A Palissade Barstool in olive green. Select to go to the Palissade Stool product page. A Palissade Barstool in light grey.
    Palissade Stool HAY
  • Three quarter front view of a Palissade Dining Bench in olive green. Select to go to the Palissade Dining Bench product page. Three quarter view of a Palissade Bench in grey.
    Palissade Dining Bench HAY
  • Three quarter view of a Palissade Chair without arms in dark gray. A front angle view of the Palissade Dining Armchair with seat cushion in dark gray. Select to go to the Palissade Chair product page.
    Palissade Chair HAY
  • A round Palissade Bistro Table with an olive finish. A round Palissade Bistro Table in dark grey. Select to go to the Palissade Bistro Table product page.
    Palissade Bistro Table HAY
  • gray Copenhague Side Table with wooden legs, and hover image is in all oak. Select to go to the Copenhague Side Table product page. gray Copenhague Side Table with wooden legs, and hover image is in all oak. Select to go to the Copenhague Side Table product page.
    Copenhague Side Table HAY
  • A front view of the Copenhague Table–Round in oak with green top. Front view of the Copenhague Table–Round in black.
    Copenhague Table HAY
  • A front angle view of the Copenhague Dining Table. Select to go to the Copenhague Dining Table product page. A front angle view of the Copenhague Dining Table.
    Copenhague Dining Table HAY
  • A back view of the Copenhague Desk in Walnut. Select to go to the Copenhague Desk product page. A side angle view of the Copenhague Desk in Walnut.
    Copenhague Desk HAY
  • Black Copenhague Bistro Table with hover image as black with wooden legs. Select to go to the Copenhague Bistro Table product page. Black Copenhague Bistro Table with hover image as black with wooden legs. Select to go to the Copenhague Bistro Table product page.
    Copenhague Bistro Table HAY
  • A 2-seat Can Sofa from HAY in green fabric upholstery and a black frame, viewed from the front at a slight angle. th_prd_can_sofa_lounge_seating_hv.jpg
    Can Sofa HAY
  • A Can Lounge Chair from HAY in light gray fabric upholstery and a black frame with an off-white sling, viewed from the front at a slight angle. A Can Lounge Chair from HAY in pink fabric upholstery and a black frame, viewed from the front at a slight angle.
    Can Lounge Chair HAY
  • A Palissade Ottoman in light grey. Select to go to the Palissade Ottoman product page. A Palissade Ottoman in olive green.
    Palissade Ottoman HAY
  • A three quarter view of a Palissade Lounge Sofa in dark grey. Select to go to the Palissade Lounge Sofa product page. A three quarter view of a Palissade Lounge Sofa in light grey.
    Palissade Lounge Sofa HAY
  • A three quarter view of a Palissade Lounge Chair, High in dark grey. Select to go to the Palissade Lounge Chair product page. A three quarter view of a Palissade Lounge Chair, Low in light grey.
    Palissade Lounge Chair HAY

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec grew up in the French countryside and moved to Paris after completing their educations. As partners in design since the 1990s, the brothers value what their relationship brings to their work.

“The fact that we can discuss everything openly and honestly with each other is important because often creativity does not come from a rational point of view but an emotional one,”says Erwan. “It’s about finding a certain balance or character when you are looking for solutions to problems that are difficult to solve.”

They feel the design process itself is similar to any of the arts because it’s about using one’s talents to make something people enjoy and appreciate. “Like a guitarist who uses only six strings to create something marvelous, a stitch placed just so on a pillow brings real beauty to it,”says Erwan.

“It’s about finding a certain balance or character when you are looking for solutions to problems that are difficult to solve.”

- Erwin Bouroullec

The two credit designers from the past with giving them a solid foundation for their work. “To me, contemporary design stands atop two massive columns: one was created by the American designers like Eames who was so innovative in the 40s and 50s and whose use of technology made such an incredible impact,”says Erwan. “And the other column is made up of the Italian designers of the 70s and 80s who created a whole new typology for modern living.”

The Bouroullecs have collaborated with numerous furniture and consumer product manufacturers around the world, including Vitra, Kvadrat, Kartell, Alessi, and Cappellini.

Their designs are also part of many international museum collections such as the Musée National d’Art Moderne - Centre Pompidou and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Design Museum in London.

Photo Credit: ©Studio Bouroullec

Office/Studio

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Design
Paris, France

Awards/Recognition

Premio Compasso d’Oro ADI Award, Steelwood Chair, 2011

Designer of the Year Award for Now! Maison & Objet, Paris, 2011

Danish Design Award, Copenhagen, 2010

International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) Award for Outdoor Furniture, Vegetal Chair, 2009

Finn-Juhl Prize, Copenhagen, 2008

“Best of the Best” Red Dot Design Awards for the Worknest office and Facett collection, 2008, 2005 respectively

Designers of the Year, Salon du Meuble, 2002

New Designer Award, ICFF, New York, 1999

Grand Prix du Design, Paris, 1998