Erwan Boulloud
Designer
Erwan Boulloud is a graduate of the Ecole Boulle. He began by collaborating with a number of designers, while simultaneously staging scenographies for various museums including the Louvre. In 2003 he set up his own workshop, where he creates unique or limited numbered pieces. He works with a wide range of materials, exploiting the uniqueness of each in relation to the other. The materials are raw, at times burnt, polished or peeled. Minerals meet flora; metal, wood or concrete enclose precious stones, in creations where strangeness meets humour. Erwan Boulloud is the heir of a time-honoured tradition of craftsmanship, a participant of the ever-evolving narrative of the decorative arts. His works are always functional, their mechanism often visible to remind us of the origins of their creation. Always holding a story, they offer surprises and wonderment.
Exhibited at DESIGN MIAMI. 2023 The Yareta collection takes its name from Azorella compacta, a cushion plant endemic to a region of the Andes mountain range. It is part of the "Cycles" line, which highlights our relationship with the passage of time. The passage of time only becomes visible when we carefully observe our environment: it manifests itself in signs of erosion or growth. By studying these phenomena, we are able to reconstruct an image of the past, and project one of the future. Yareta plants are a good example of this: since their growth is invisible to the naked eye, at first glance we can only see an inanimate object, frozen in time. Yet these plants are in constant motion, growing on their support until it disappears. Only by becoming aware of this mechanism can we give time a face. Materials: patinated brass marquetry, camaieu of fabric.
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