Designer Pierre Renart works together with global fashion house Longchamp to create its first breach into the realm of furniture with a collection of nine pieces. The designs are defined by materials such as supple leather and sculpted wood which perfectly merge as one. The collection features the Wave leather bench and a set of eight Ruban chairs.
Creative director at Longchamp, Sophie Delafontaine shares more on the designs, "These designs are all Pierre’s work, but we challenged him on a single point: to ensure that – even with the combination of wood and leather – the pieces looked as light and fluid as if they had been executed in wood alone. We wanted him to keep the idea of movement, of the single, unbroken line – and clearly, he has done exactly that."
Sculptural Mixed-Material Artful Furniture
Longchamp & Pierre Renart Launch a Capsule of Furniture
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