twentytwentyone present The Wrong Shop Editions
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twentytwentyone present The Wrong Shop Editions
Press Release, September 2012 twentytwentyone present The Wrong Shop Editions with prints by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and Pierre Charpin The print series are to be produced by The Wrong Shop and initiate a unique collaboration to offer previously unseen works by the designers. The hand-drawn sketches are an insight into their highly successful and influential design practices. The prints reveal core elements in the creativity of the designers and act as a new medium to understand and enjoy their work. For the first time drawings from the individual collections of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec will be produced in limited series as prints. The original works formed part of recent exhibitions at Vitra Design Museum and Centre Pompidou Metz. The Bouroullec prints will be mounted in custom-designed composite frames, or available unframed. Pierre Charpin’s Loop series will be offered in bleached Lime box frames, or unframed. Each print is signed and numbered and launched at a fixed price, eliminating the price increases often associated with limited editions in the art market. ‘I am interested in producing new works representing the creative expressions by designers who are known for their 3-dimensional designs. These prints are strong graphic statements that stand independently on their own merit’ says Sebastian Wrong. The collection will be launched at twentytwentyone who will act as The Wrong Shop’s exclusive retail partner. ‘The Wrong Shop prints communicate a previously inaccessible element in the designers’ output and thought processes. Treated in a sensitive manner, and produced and priced towards defined markets, the prints offer a logical extension to our retail offer.’ says Simon Alderson of twentytwentyone. Installation view The Wrong Shop Editions with prints by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and Pierre Charpin twentytwentyone showroom 18c River Street, London EC1R 1XN 19–23 September The collection will also be available online www.twentytwentyone.com www.thewrongshop.co.uk For more information, contact [email protected] [email protected] Katherine Sandford-Anderson, Sandford PR E [email protected] M 07802 481996 Ciara Phillips, Sandford PR E [email protected] M 07584 902347 About the prints Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec ‘The drawings of the Bouroullec brothers are works of independent artistic value, whose tender, often crosshatched and at times almost naïve-seeming pictorial motifs create their own unique world of forms. They act as important steps within the design process to gradually move toward the ultimate proposal of a new object. The designers proceed like natural scientists who investigate and continually retest the forms of their own array of ideas with a spirit of curiosity.’ Mateo Kries, Director of Vitra Design Museum Ten designs at 559 x 395 mm unframed, 611 x 447 mm framed Edition of 50 for each design (10 artist proofs) £250 unframed, £495 framed (inc. VAT) Five designs at 1582 x 1118 mm unframed, 1710 x 1251 mm framed Edition of 15 for each design (3 artist proofs) £550 unframed, £2,200 framed (inc. VAT) ERB 2012_05 1582 x 1118 mm (unframed) ERB 2012_02 1582 x 1118 mm (unframed) Pierre Charpin ‘Drawing is the point of departure for all my design projects, but I have always believed that it can also be an end in itself – something I call ‘drawing for drawing.’ I attach great importance to this practice because it is the link to my visual arts background and education. It is also the only time, as a designer, when I assume complete responsibility from the beginning to the end of the process. I moved to the large format of 700 x 1000mm to give the drawings more autonomy. It was at this time that I also started to consider the possibility of duplication; I was looking for a process whereby the reproduced drawing, having lost its status as a unique work, is neither an exact reproduction nor a duplicate of the original, but rather an interpretation of it. For the Loop series, produced and edited by The Wrong Shop, the original felt-tip pen drawings were converted using a basic vectorial program then screenprinted, or digitally printed. These ‘translated’ drawings possess a quality and a specificity of their own and while their interpretation remains close to the original they become new and different objects in themselves.’ Pierre Charpin Four designs, 1000 x 700 mm unframed, 1110 x 810 mm framed Edition of 50 for each design (15 artist proofs) £350 unframed, £795 framed (inc. VAT) Loop series no. 1 1000 x 700 mm (unframed) About Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec Ronan Bouroullec (born 1971) and Erwan Bouroullec (born 1976) have been working together for almost 15 years. Their collaboration is a permanent dialogue nourished by their distinct personalities and a shared notion of diligence with the intention to reach more balance and fineness. The Paris-based brothers design for numerous international manufacturers, namely Vitra, Kvadrat, Magis, Kartell, Established and Sons, Ligne Roset, Axor, Alessi, Cappellini, Mattiazzi and more recently Flos and Mutina. At the same time, they maintain an experimental activity which is essential to the development of their work at Galerie kreo, Paris, where four exhibitions of their designs have been held between 2001 and 2012. Several exhibitions have been devoted to their work from the Design Museum in London in 2012, to the Museum of Contemporary Art MOCA in Los Angeles in 2004 to the Centre Pompidou Metz and the Vitra Design Museum in 2012. This year, a new comprehensive monographic book was released called Works, by Phaidon Press. www.bouroullec.com About Pierre Charpin Pierre Charpin (born 1962) is a visual artist living and working in Ivry sur Seine, on the outskirts of Paris, France. Though he obtained his degree from the National School of Fine Arts in Bourges, he decided to concentrate on designing objects and furniture in the early 1990s, and has since embarked upon a number of research and production projects, carrying out his unflagging research under a variety of auspices. Since 2005, he has been working exclusively with Galerie Kreo for the production of limited edition pieces. He has also become involved in the actual production of his designs, teaming up with such big-name firms as Alessi, Issey Miyake Parfums, Ligne Roset, Montina, Pamar, Post Design, Schneider Electric, Tectona, Venini, and Zanotta. In addition to his own work, Charpin taught design at the Reims School of Art and Design from 1998 to 2008, and since 2006 he has led several workshops for the Lausanne Cantonal Art School. www.pierrecharpin.com About The Wrong Shop The Wrong Shop was launched in 2011 with a collection featuring new pieces by Konstantin Grcic, Richard Woods, Jerszy Seymour, and founder Sebastian Wrong, is making its debut in the 2D design market. The Wrong Shop is an innovative new platform started by designer Sebastian Wrong that allows the world’s leading designers to explore their creativity with experimental pieces that require unorthodox methods of production. We manufacture small series which can be ordered directly from the producers. This allows greater flexibility and results in products of a quality normally associated with bespoke manufacturing. It contributes to a greater transparency about the provenance of production and provides a direct insight into the skill and specialist knowledge in the making of a beautiful piece of furniture. For more information, contact: [email protected] www.thewrongshop.co.uk About twentytwentyone twentytwentyone supply furniture, lighting and accessories. twentytwentyone have a longstanding relationship with Sebastian Wrong. There is a shared enthusiasm for progressive design. twentytwentyone have worked closely with The Wrong Shop providing key experience as a specialist retailer and dealer in design-led products. Issues of pricing, market position, logistics and the execution of sales have been important elements in the development of the new venture. The company was founded in 1996, with the desire to offer forward-thinking contemporary design, alongside originals from the twentieth century, and to provide a selling platform for young designers. Their successful retail service grew to embrace a dedicated contract resource, working with leading architects and interior designers. The company also manufactures a small collection of furniture and accessories and act as UK Agents for several international suppliers. twentytwentyone work with over 60 of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers providing access to unparalleled portfolio of design. Their diverse activities are underlined by the quest to source and show the very best of international, modernist and progressive design. For more information, contact: [email protected] www.twentytwentyone.com