prelude n°6


french design duo amaury poudray and rémi bouhaniche of usin-e presents their project 'prelude',
a furniture collection made from flexible rattan mats and thin steel rods for the gallery, brussels.
instead of being woven around it, the rattan mats are tucked into the frames to create new ambiguous
surfaces and spaces.

what we aim at is creating a link between things apparently in contrast: persons, techniques, materials.
creating paradoxes, tension and lightness, emptiness and fragility, like the world around us.
- amaury poudray and rémi bouhaniche

the rattan weaving is the work of the 'vannerie' sector of e.s.a.t. gallieni in villeurbanne in france,
which, since 1911, has offered visually-impaired workers the opportunity to have a profession
in support of their autonomy and social integration. the 'prelude' collection consists of 7 items -
4 furniture objects, produced in a numbered and limited edition of 20 pieces, and 3 large baskets.
on show now at the 'youngdesignersfair', interieur 2010 design biennale in kortrijk, belgium.



prelude n°3



prelude n°5 and n°7



prelude n°4



prelude n°2



prelude n°1



prelude series



'prelude' series at the usin-e booth
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