ronan + erwan bouroullec: textile field for kvadrat

‘textile field’ by ronan + erwan bouroullec for kvadrat all photos © studio bouroullec and V&A images, victoria and albert museum

french designers ronan and erwan bouroullec present ‘textile field’ a collaborative project with danish textile company kvadrat  on the occasion of london design week 2011.

installed at the victoria & albert museum, the duo was asked to intervene within any of the institution’s spaces for the project. the result is a 30 meter long, 8 meter wide installation which takes over the 240 meter square floor of the raphael cartoons gallery.

‘our intention is to propose a different, casual approach to freely experience what can be a quite intimidating environment, such as a museum. we conceived an expansive, colored foam and textile piece with gentle inclinations to produce a sensual field on which to comfortably lounge while meditating on the surrounding gallery. everyone can immerse within this temporary installation, for a minute, an hour or more. that is the idea. no efforts, no apprehension, just contemplation.‘ – ronan + erwan bouroullec

see designboom’s preview article of ‘textile field’ here.

general view

upholstered foam pieces are arranged at inclinations, offering an expansive installation whereby one can rest and contemplate

up close

detail

the field is composed of blue and green hues

process video