Category: Art
A new print series in collaboration with The Wrong Shop showcases previously unseen works by some influential designers:
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Ronan Bouroullec (born 1971) and Erwan Bouroullec (born 1976) have been working together for almost 15 years. Their collaboration is a permanent dialogue nourished by their distinct personalities and a shared notion of diligence with the intention to reach more balance and fineness. The Paris-based brothers design for numerous international manufacturers, namely Vitra, Kvadrat, Magis, Kartell, Established and Sons, Ligne Roset, Axor, Alessi, Cappellini, Mattiazzi and more recently Flos and Mutina.
‘The drawings of the Bouroullec brothers are works of independent artistic value, whose tender, often crosshatched and at times almost naïve-seeming pictorial motifs create their own unique world of forms. They act as important steps within the design process to gradually move toward the ultimate proposal of a new object. The designers proceed like natural scientists who investigate and continually retest the forms of their own array of ideas with a spirit of curiosity.’ says Mateo Kries, Director of Vitra Design Museum.
Pierre Charpin
Pierre Charpin (born 1962) is a visual artist living and working in Ivry sur Seine, on the outskirts of Paris, France. Though he obtained his degree from the National School of Fine Arts in Bourges, he decided to concentrate on designing objects and furniture in the early 1990s, and has since embarked upon a number of research and production projects, carrying out his unflagging research under a variety of auspices. Since 2005, he has been working exclusively with Galerie Kreo for the production of limited edition pieces. He has also become involved in the actual production of his designs, teaming up with such big-name firms as Alessi, Issey Miyake Parfums, Ligne Roset, Montina, Pamar, Post Design, Schneider Electric, Tectona, Venini, and Zanotta.
‘Drawing is the point of departure for all my design projects, but I have always believed that it can also be an end in itself – something I call ‘drawing for drawing.’ I attach great importance to this practice because it is the link to my visual arts background and education. It is also the only time, as a designer, when I assume complete responsibility from the beginning to the end of the process. For the Loop series, produced and edited by The Wrong Shop, the original felt-tip pen drawings were converted using a basic vectorial program then screenprinted, or digitally printed. These ‘translated’ drawings possess a quality and a specificity of their own and while their interpretation remains close to the original they become new and different objects in themselves,’ says Pierre Charpin.
The Wrong Shop is an innovative new platform started by designer Sebastian Wrong that allows the world’s leading designers to explore their creativity with experimental pieces that require unorthodox methods of production. For this exhibition he works in collaboration with twentytwentyone, suppliers of furniture, lighting and accessories. Sounds like an interesting show!
Opening times:
Wed 19th -Sat 22nd Sept 9.30am-5.30pm
Sun 23rd Sept 11am-5pm