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Courier desk, natural oiled oak veneer - chalk
Description
Vitra's Courier desk is a minimalist workstation created by French designer Ronan Bouroullec, featuring a curved oak veneer top and slender aluminium legs with softly rounded lines. Also known for his work as a visual artist, Bouroullec has given the desk a light, flowing shape reminiscent of a line drawn with a Japanese felt-tip brush. The side profile of the desk brings to mind a serif – the small decorative strokes found at the ends of classic typefaces. This reference is echoed in the desk's name, as Courier is one of the most iconic serif fonts.
Despite its extremely pared-down appearance, the Courier desk offers ample surface space, adorned with subtle wood grain patterns and complemented by a raised back edge. There's room for all the essentials – a computer, monitor, desk lamp, stack of books, and perhaps a small houseplant or a framed photo. If you need additional storage, you can place a stylish stationery organiser or a small drawer unit on top of the desk.
- Width: 120 cm
- Depth: 72.5 cm
- Height: 89.5 cm
- Measurement details: Tabletop height 74,5 cm, tabletop depth 50,5 cm, distance between legs 116,5 cm, depth between legs 60 cm
- Colour Natural oak, light beige
- Table top material Plywood with natural oak veneer
- Frame material Powder-coated, die-cast aluminium
- Care instructions Wipe with a damp cloth.
- Product ID: AK21206100-70-37
Ronan Bouroullec (b. 1971) is a designer with a long and distinguished career, and he rightly ranks among France’s best-known design names. Born in Brittany, Bouroullec lives and works in Paris, and he is best known for the collaboration with his brother Erwan that began in 1998.
Alongside industrial design, Ronan Bouroullec’s portfolio also spans interior design, architecture and a variety of art projects, ranging from drawings and video works to entire exhibitions.
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Ronan Bouroullec – a multidisciplinary master of modern French design
The work of French designer Ronan Bouroullec sits at the crossroads of industrial design, spatial design and visual art. Bouroullec studied design at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and founded his own studio in the 1990s, before embarking on a long collaboration with his brother Erwan Bouroullec.
Bouroullec’s work reveals a fascination with the relationships between objects and spaces: rather than focusing on individual products alone, he also explores how people use, experience and share their surroundings. His output spans furniture and lighting through to textiles, ceramics, architectural elements and visual art.
Poetic structures
Ronan Bouroullec’s design is characterised by a subtle, often almost poetic relationship with materials, structures and scale. His pieces bring together the clarity of industrial production and the sensitivity of craftsmanship: the forms are pared down, yet they often carry an organic rhythm, a softness or references drawn from nature.
Drawing plays a particularly central role in his thinking, serving both as a tool for developing ideas and as an independent form of expression.
Alone and together
Over the course of his career, Ronan Bouroullec has designed numerous internationally renowned works both on his own and together with his brother Erwan, for the likes of Vitra, HAY and Artek. These include office and seating systems as well as furniture that emphasises comfort, modularity and new ways of organising work and living spaces.
Alongside the design work created with his brother, Ronan Bouroullec has also established a clear profile as an independent designer – his practice places weight not only on design but also on drawing, experimental research and exhibition-based work.
Who: Ronan Bouroullec
- French designer (b. 1971), known for his collaboration with Erwan Bouroullec.
- Studied design at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and founded his own studio in the 1990s.
- Designs furniture, products and spaces as well as art projects ranging from drawings to installations.
- One of the most acclaimed European designers of his generation.
- Notable works: Palissade Cantilever chairs (HAY), Courier desk (Vitra), Luce lights (Flos), Maasto furniture (Vaarnii).
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