Bouroullec at London Design Week

Textile Field - part of London Design Week

by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, in collaboration with Kvadrat

Gallery 48a, Raphael Court

‘Textile Field’ is an immersive installation made of coloured textiles and foam. Visitors are invited to lounge on this expansive sensual field within the magnificent environment of the Raphael Court, and to contemplate the surrounding Raphael Cartoons from a new, uninhibited perspective.

The inspirational French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec collaborated with Danish textile company Kvadrat to create 'Textile Field' for the London Design Festival 2011. measuring 30 meters long by 8 meters wide, and is on display at the Raphael Gallery of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

This room includes some of the most important surviving examples of renaissance art in the world and will provide a contrasting historical background to the modern structure.
'We wanted to propose a different approach to freely experience what can be quite an intimidating environment, such as a museum,' explains Erwan Bouroullec. 'It will provide a laid-back context to favour contemplation.'

'Textile Field' has been on show from 15 September, 2011.

The Bouroullec brothers have designed Axor Bouroullec for Axor Hansgrohe, (see our feature on Axor Bouroullec)