The object
Erwan Bouroullec co-designed Algues with Ronan Bouroullec, creating injection-moulded modules that users link into flexible room dividers. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogs the manufactured Vitra object under both brothers’ names. A 2025 profile documents Erwan’s continuing independent product-design practice after their long collaboration.
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What Erwan did
co-designed the injection-moulded Algues modular screen with Ronan Bouroullec
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Why it matters
Algues entered the Art Institute of Chicago collection and has remained a widely recognized modular interior-screen design.
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Living-status check
Le Monde profiled Bouroullec’s current solo practice in March 2025.