The Making of Modern Furniture

We visit the Bouroullec brothers' studio in Belleville, France, and discuss the process behind their designs. "All our projects are site-specific, created for a particular company," Erwan Bouroullec said. "All have their own logic and character—none are a copy-and-paste of something else. They generate from a simple question: how do you build this, how do you use this?" Shown, the Osso chair’s different parts. Image courtesy of Studio Bouroullec.

The Osso chair's component parts, laid out in an oddly anthropomorphic arrangement.

Image courtesy of Studio Bouroullec.