Kaari Wall Shelf Round - REB007

Shelving from Artek, Designed by Erwan Bouroullec, Ronan Bouroullec, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

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Product description

This whimsical round shelf can serve as bedside table, a dropping-off spot in an entrance area, or a platform to highlight a precious object. The shelf comprises a round panel, a vertical wall bracket, and the distinctive steel band common to the Kaari collection. The panel has a linoleum finish, while the wall bracket is made of oak. Offering diagonal support, the steel band, juxtaposed with the vertical and horizontal elements, creates a fluid, linear silhouette that enhances the curves of the round panel.

Concept

The Kaari collection by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec marks the ﬁrst collaboration between the French designers and Artek. In creating a simple yet elegant bent steel band to provide support for a series of furniture, the Paris-based brothers arrived at a practical and adaptable construction principle. In Finnish, Kaari means “arch,” and while the vertical load of table tops and shelves is held by a piece of wood, the bent steel band provides diagonal support similar to an arch.

With antecedents in Alvar Aalto’s work in bent wood, the metal band has a light, fluid outline. It could well have been drawn with a single stroke of a pen.