Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Retrospective
Frac Bretagne
2016
In 2016, FRAC Bretagne, Les Champs Libres, and the Parlement de Bretagne joined forces to celebrate the work of Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec through four interconnected exhibitions — Retrospective and 17 Screens at FRAC, Urban Rêveries at Les Champs Libres, and Kiosque at the Parlement de Bretagne. To accompany Retrospective, blam designed and developed a suspended display table specifically conceived to house major pieces from Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec’s creative output. The installation reflects their body of work as a whole: modular, with visible joints, balancing stabilizing masses with clean, refined lines.
Freed from the floor, the suspended tables operate via counterweights, creating a sense of weightlessness. This display system does more than just exhibit the works; it becomes part of their aesthetic composition, forming a unified tableau. The structure consists of 22 modules measuring 4.00 m × 1.00 m, suspended at a height of 5.00 m, and combines aluminum, steel, wood, and stainless steel cable.
More information:
location
Rennes, France
year
client
Frac Bretagne
images
blam
Studio Bouroullec
mission
Technical Development, Prototyping, Manufacturing
collaborators
Ronan et Erwan Bouroullec - Design
dimensions
22 suspended table modules
Length: 22 x 4.00m
Width: 1.00m
Height: 5.00m
role
Engineering, Metalwork
Freed from the floor, the suspended tables use balance and counterweights to give the artworks a sense of floating.
