Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Clouds
ART or Design
Temporary or PERMANENT
LARGE SCALE or Small Scale
Transforming and/or Defining and/or FORMING
IMMERSIVE and/or DISTANT
PATTERN and/or COLOUR and/or Repetition and/or SHAPE
The Bouroullec brothers use textiles to create connectable pieces, joined by elastic bands and composed to build textiles clouds. These clouds can be suspended from the ceiling or connected to the wall and can be used to divide space or to absorb sound.
The individual pieces have some flexibility and are able to bend into gentle undulations as they are connected together. The piece is both immersive, as you’re provided with separate segments that you must choose how to connect together, and a visual piece viewed from a distance as the final cloud.
Anders Briel who produces the Clouds, talks about a comeback for soft textiles in public spaces and in private homes and makes the important point that textiles aren’t just about sight and touch:
“For many years there has been a trend of using fewer and fewer textiles. Curtains and carpets have vanished, and even our chairs have wicker seats and backs. Interior design has focused on glass, concrete, stone and wood, all of which are attractive yet hard materials. But this trend is turning now as more and more people discover that the soft materials are not just soft to the touch, but also have an aesthetic beauty and significant impact on sound in our rooms. In fact, we have realised in recent years how important the sound level is to our everyday well-being”
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