Ronan Bouroullec

Ronan Bouroullec is a French designer born in Quimper (Brittany) in 1971. In 1999 he was awarded the New Designer Award by the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York.

He went to the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d'Art when he was 17. The following year he exhibited for the first time at the Salon du Meuble in Paris. In 1996 his Vase Soliflore took its place in the Centre Pompisou's permanent collection. After that, in 1997 the Néotù gallery gave him his first solo exhibition with base Vase Combinatories.

Passage: Hand-drawn design sketch of the chair frame and curved joint

"Passage is a multi-purpose word. It can be found in many spheres, from travel to literature and music."

Gallery

Passage: Red dining chair and table against a green tiled wall

Passage: Dark armchairs around a low table in a lounge framed by indoor trees

Passage: Rows of dining tables and chairs in a bright canteen with tall windows