{"id":2951,"date":"2015-04-30T15:21:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T15:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2015-04-30T15:22:19","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T15:22:19","slug":"belleville-play-lines-curves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/belleville-play-lines-curves\/","title":{"rendered":"Belleville \u2013 A play of lines and curves"},"content":{"rendered":"
Developed by Vitra in Switzerland Design: Ronan & Erwan<\/strong> The Belleville family \u2013 the Belleville Chair, the Belleville Armchair and the Belleville\u2019s familiar appearance \u201ccan speak different languages\u201d and is equally fitting in\u00a0classical and contemporary contexts. At the same time, the pieces evoke a sense of mystery\u00a0and curiosity, since their materiality, construction and fabrication only become apparent at\u00a0second glance.<\/p>\n Belleville is also the name of a Parisian neighbourhood known for its vibrant and creative\u00a0ambience and its bistros, bars and caf\u00e9s. Here is where the design studio of Ronan and\u00a0Erwan Bouroullec is found.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBelleville needs high engineering \u2013 visually and physically the chair follows a strictly defined\u00a0purpose and precise design\u201c, explain Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.<\/p>\n The Belleville Chair is a technically sophisticated hybrid chair of two components \u2013 a\u00a0structural frame in polyamide and a seat shell available in different materials. A slender black\u00a0frame traces the calligraphic lines of the legs and back of the chair. The contour of the back\u00a0of the Belleville side chair follows a continuous rounded trajectory. The curve of the Belleville\u00a0armchair, which has forward slanting armrests, changes directions twice and then resumes its\u00a0momentum. In both versions of the chair, the slender black frame supports an extremely thin\u00a0shell that tapers from the wide seat surface into a narrow backrest.<\/p>\n This type of construction opens up new perspectives for the materiality of the classic,\u00a0monobloc plastic chair. The surface of the seat shell is the defining characteristic of the\u00a0Belleville Chair’s identity \u2013 available in coloured polyamide, moulded plywood veneer or with\u00a0a leather or fabric cover. Depending on the seat shell, the perception of the Belleville Chair\u00a0changes from a polyamide chair to a wooden one to an upholstered seat.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n The Belleville Tables reveal a similar capacity for transformation, featuring table tops in\u00a0laminate, wood or stone, along with elegantly arched legs of cast aluminium. The Belleville\u00a0Tables are modelled on the typology of the classic bistro table. The slender legs flow in a\u00a0continuous sweeping line from their splayed bottom along the central column to the table top.\u00a0Forming star- or t-shaped bases, they can be arranged as graceful dining tables, single bistro\u00a0tables or long cafeteria tables.<\/p>\n The colour and surface texture of the cast aluminium table legs, which have a black powdercoated\u00a0finish, are nearly indistinguishable from the polyamide frame of the Belleville Chair.\u00a0Since the materials of the table tops and seat shells are either identical or harmoniously\u00a0coordinated, the tables and chairs form a unified yet diverse group \u2013 a hybrid family of\u00a0furnishings whose materiality resists classification. The various materials and subdued colours\u00a0are defining characteristics of the designs, yet they remain subordinate to the implicit\u00a0familiarity of their forms.<\/p>\n For all UK press enquiries regarding Vitra please contact Caro Communications: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Developed by Vitra in Switzerland Design: Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2015 The Belleville family \u2013 the Belleville Chair, the Belleville Armchair and the Belleville Tables \u2013 is a new collection developed by Vitra in collaboration with the\u00a0designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, launched at Salone del Mobile 2015.\u00a0Varied materials and muted colours characterize the remarkable hybrid chair and\u00a0versatile tables.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2954,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nBouroullec, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nBelleville Tables \u2013 is a new collection developed by Vitra in collaboration with the\u00a0designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, launched at Salone del Mobile 2015.\u00a0Varied materials and muted colours characterize the remarkable hybrid chair and\u00a0versatile tables. Through the harmonious coordination of their forms and\u00a0materials, the chairs and tables can be attractively combined in a broad range of\u00a0home interiors and environments.<\/p>\n
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