ISSEY MIYAKE

A presentation of the career of the youngest stars of product design.Texts by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Giulio Cappellini, Rolf Fehlbaum and Issey Miyake The first book to present the joint career of Erwan (b.1976) and Ronan (b.1971) Bouroullec, perhaps the youngest, most talked-about stars of international product design Based in Paris, they work for many of the most important furniture manufacturers in the world, including Cappellini, littala, Habitat and Ligne Roset A showcase of their work, detailing their products (manufactured and prototypes) as well as their working practices through drawings, sketches, models and photographs, most published here for the first time With explanations of each product's development from commission to realization Texts by leading design entrepreneurs This is the first book to present the work of the designers Ronan (b.1971) and Erwan Bouroullec (b.1976), the rising stars of international design and the most promising international designers to have emerged from France since the legendary Phillippe Starck in the 1980s. Despite their youth, the Bouroullecs have already realized a wide range of products - from furniture to jewellery, lighting to interiors - for leading companies such as Cappellini, Vitra and Issey Miyake. This book, conceived and designed by the brothers themselves, displays the freshness, refinement and elegance of all their products. A fascinating collection of the images, showcasing their products and working practices, it also includes texts by leading design entrepreneurs Rolf Fehlbaum, Giulio Cappellini and Issey Miyake.