Cecilie Manz

Designer Ronan Bouroullec moves between mediums, materials and scales with ease. To each new project he brings a philosophy of thoughtful, empathetic design. We asked Ronan – in conversation with writer Laura Houseley – how the Maasto family of furniture for Vaarnii reflects his design ethos, and how he got away with introducing plywood to the Vaarnii range.

The origin story Vaarnii’s Hans lighting series was first designed in the 1960s. Its story is one of popularity followed by obscurity. Ever since V...