officina collection by ronan + erwan bouroullec for magis
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challenging a contemporary visual language in wrought iron, the bouroullec brothers have developed the ‘officina’ collection, a range of tables and low tables with hammered metal structures, and tops in a variety of materials: wood, sheet metal, glass. presented during salone del mobile 2014, the furniture series for italian furniture company magis utilizes one of the oldest production techniques. ‘we wanted to work with this ancient fabrication process and give it a new visual language,’ explain ronan and erwan bouroullec. ‘the result is a system of legs with a newly made geometric shape to hold up tabletops of different size and nature – steel, wood, glass.’
‘as structural elements, they can create furniture of extreme sophistication, refinement and harmony,’ they add. ‘the surface of wrought iron is alive and imperfect, which lends the objects a special vibration. by reflecting the random, mechanical traces of the tools that gave them shape, these pieces bring a breath of fresh air to the industrial scheme.’
each table utilizes one of the oldest production techniques: wrought iron
the ancient fabrication process gives the collection a new visual language
