Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Lianes 15+
Auction Closed
November 25, 06:14 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Lianes 15+
2010
Resin, leather and Corian
Composed of 15 lights divided into 5 independent and adjustable units
Edited by Galerie kreo, Paris
Titled L15, monogrammed ERB, numbered 3/3 and dated 2010 on each unit
Variable dimensions
303 x 370 x 130 cm ; 119 ¼ x 145 ⅝ x 51 ⅛ in. (as illustrated in the catalog)
Large reflector : 20 x 23 cm ; 8 x 9 in.
Small reflector : 13 x 15,5 cm ; 5 ⅛ x 6 ⅛ in.
Galerie kreo, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private collection, France
Constance Rubini, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Paris, 2011, p. 58-59
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec : Bivouac, exhibition catalogue, Centre Pompidou-Metz, 7 October 2011 - 30 July 2012, n. p.
Anniina Koivu, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec : works, London, 2012, p. 226-227 and 300
Clément Dirié, Made in Kreo : Le laboratoire du design contemporain, Paris, 2019, p. 165
Clémence and Didier Krzentowski, The Complete Designers' Lights (1950-1990), Zurich, 2012, p. 389
In 2010, the Bouroullec brothers unveiled Galerie Kréo an unreleased suspension system: the Liane. As delicate stems bursting out of the ceiling, these long stems coated in leather unfold with grace, tracing full and lose forms into space, evoking the silent dance of plants. In many spaces, lighting globes are installed, projecting a soft light of which the height can be adjusted, transforming space into a luminous and poetic garden.
The Liane embodies two permanent features of the Bouroullec brothers’ universe: the fascination for the environment, an essential source of inspiration for their fluid and organic forms, and the work on indoor spaces’ structure. More than a simple light, the Liane is an installation which becomes a lively and adjustable sculpture. With the Liane, the Bouroullec brothers created one of the most innovative lights of our times, transforming a simple lighting into a true artistic installation.
