{"id":131347,"date":"2026-11-06T07:38:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T06:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/?p=131347"},"modified":"2026-11-06T07:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T06:38:34","slug":"bb-italia-abaco-ronan-bouroullec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/bb-italia-abaco-ronan-bouroullec\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction as Language: Ronan Bouroullec Designs Abaco for B&B Italia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Architecture, compositional precision, and material grafting define a table and seating system built on legible structural logic: component clarity and joint design determine its identity.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With Abaco, B&B Italia turns the act of building into a formal language. The table and seating project marks Ronan Bouroullec<\/strong>\u2019s debut with the company, at the invitation of Piero Gandini<\/strong>, taking its cue from the architectural rigor of the Brianza headquarters designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, as the designer recounts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I often drove along the road bordering the extraordinary building designed by Renzo Piano<\/strong> and Richard Rogers<\/strong>. I used to visit various manufacturers in Brianza, a distinct area on the outskirts of Milan. The building belongs to B&B Italia, a company whose history, early utopian vision, and milestone design pieces I deeply admire. When Piero Gandini, with his unmatched energy and vision<\/strong>, asked me to develop a project for the company, I was delighted to finally discover the site and become part of its history.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A dialogue with space and the brand’s industrial memory shapes the core of Abaco, as the designer<\/a> adds: “Perhaps unconsciously, the table and armchair project speaks of architecture, construction, and connection<\/strong>. In an era where everything seems built with little regard for legibility or precision, the design reveals itself here, drawing its singularity and sensibility from visible components and the way they interlock. Concrete, wood, lacquer, and saddle leather grip and rest upon one another to form structures suited for eating, reading, making love, and contemplating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Structural Logic of Abaco by B&B Italia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many contemporary products conceal their structural logic; Abaco reverses the perspective, making component clarity, proportion, and joinery the defining signature of the entire system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wood, lacquer, concrete, smoked glass, and saddle leather never act as mere surface finishes; instead, they operate as structural elements that mutually support and enhance one another. Precise joinery, exposed parts, and material tactility<\/strong> translate function into daily experience, shaping domestic architectures conceived to inhabit space naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n