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A beautiful utilitarian offering from the brothers Bouroullec, the Vitra Alcove Fauteuil Lounge Chair in its Highback configuration offers unsurpassed intimacy. In bringing together a hardy metal frame with traditional sofa upholstery the brothers have created an object which sits perfectly in the home and the workplace. The Alcove Fauteuil, with its highback side panels, serves as a cocoon from the outside world, offering coverage from distraction and a sense of intimacy.
A lowback version is also available, offering similar cover from the world around, while the wider Alcove family features a range of diverse configurations.
Designed by
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
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”.
