Combining simplicity and innovation, the Kaari collection is the first collaboration between the Bourrelec brothers and the Finnish brand Artek. With a simple arch-like construction, the brothers have managed to bring a whole new expression to the classic table design, which is often static and unchanging. The standout feature of this collection is the arch-like metal band which brings a distinctive yet subtle character to an otherwise understated design.
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, the Breton-born brothers, are the stars of European design and the most promising industrial designers to have emerged from France since Philippe Starck in the 1980s.
A combination of romanticism and functionality runs throughout both brothers’ work. Like all truly talented designers, the Bouroullecs have defined a distinctive visual style, which Jasper Morrison (one of the designers they most admire) described as “thoughtful and disciplined, with a real spirit and poetry”.