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HAY Élémentaire Chairs
Why We Chose This
Keeping with our mission to make good design accessible to a broad audience, the Élémentaire Chair is democratic in both its pricing and material. "It's simple and inexpensive, like a white t-shirt or blue jeans," state the Bouroullec brothers, whose work is represented in MoMA's collection. The brothers were motivated to design the Élémentaire because they were unsatisfied with the plastic chairs currently on the market.
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are brothers and designers based in Paris who have been working together since the mid-90s. Their work consists of a wide range of designs, including furniture, home accents and tech. The earliest design by Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec in MoMA’s collection, the Square Vase, was created in 1999. Since then, several designs by the brothers have been added to the collection, and the MoMA Design Store regularly seeks out the latest examples of their designs, such as the Belleville Chair, a piece that manifests their core attributes of minimalism paired with elegance.
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At MoMA Design Store, all of the designs we sell are curator-approved and authentic. We ensure the integrity of our products through research and by working closely with the designers. Our products embody the spirit of good design objects in MoMA's collection. Some of them are actual designs represented in the Museum's collection.
